Japan's Top Anime Movies of 2010

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Given that 2009 was a Ghibli-free year in the Japanese box office, it should come as little surprise that Karigurashi no Arrietty trounced last year's top-grossing anime movie in Japan. However, the latest Pokemon movie did well once again, as did the latest big-screen releases for One Piece, Detective Conan, & Doraemon. Check out the top theatrical movies of the year & how well they did below:

1. Karigurashi no Arrietty- 9.25 billion yen
2. One Piece Film Strong World- 4.8 billion yen
3. Pocket Monster Diamond & Pearl: Genei no Hasha Zoroark- 4.16 billion yen
4. Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in The Sky- 3.2 billion yen
5. Doraemon: Nobita no Ningyo Daikaisen- 3.16 billion yen
6. Crayon Shin-chan: Chō Jikū! Arashi o Yobu Ora no Hanayome- 1.25 billion yen
7. Precure All Stars DX2: Kibō no Hikari- Rainbow Jewel o Mamore!- 1.15 billion yen
8. Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen- 1.066 billion yen
9. Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower- 1.03 billion yen
10. Heartcatch Precure! Hana no Miyako de Fashion Show…Desu ka!?- 0.9 billion yen
11. Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer- 0.846 billion yen
12. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya- 0.83 billion yen
13. Macross Frontier ~Itsuwari no Utahime~- 0.645 billion yen
14. Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva- 0.589 billion yen
15. Metal Fight Beyblade VS Taiyō Shakunetsu no Shinryakusha/Duel Masters: Honō no Kizuna XX!!- 0.466 billion yen
16. Space Battleship Yamato Resurrection- 0.43 billion yen
17. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st- 0.38 billion yen
18. Konchū Monogatari Mitsubachi Hutch ~Yūki no Melody~- 0.309 billion yen
19. Soreike! Anpanman: Black Nose to Mahō no Uta- 0.3 billion yen
20. Colorful- 0.299 billion yen
21. Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works- 0.28 billion yen
22. Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunso 3: Keroro Tai Keroro - Tenkū Daikessen de Arimasu!- 0.23 billion yen
23. You Are Umasou- 0.16 billion yen
24. Eden of The East the Movie I: The King of Eden- 0.15 billion yen
25. Eden of The East the Movie II: Paradise Lost- 0.12 billion yen
26. Yona Yona Penguin- 0.084 billion yen
27. Trigun: Badlands Rumble- 0.072 billion yen
28. Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW- 0.072 billion yen
29. Mai Mai Miracle- 0.064 billion yen
30. Bungaku Shōjo- 0.059 billion yen
31. King of Thorn- 0.058 billion yen
32. Time of Eve- 0.02 billion yen
33. Mardock Scramble: The First Compression- 0.0185 billion yen

Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-12-24/top-anime-movies-at-japanese-box-office/2010