# List of 1994 box office number-one films in Japan

This is a list of films which have placed number one at the weekly box office in Japan during 1994. Amounts are in Yen and are from a sample of key cities.

## Number-one films

| † | This implies the highest-grossing movie of the year. |
| # | Week ending | Film | Box office | Notes |
| 1 | 7 January 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥432,282,256 | |
| 2 | 14 January 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥307,117,020 | |
| 3 | 21 January 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥254,075,472 | |
| 4 | 28 January 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥202,151,182 | |
| 5 | 4 February 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥184,610,556 | |
| 6 | 11 February 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥292,133,192 | |
| 7 | 18 February 1994 | Cliffhanger † | ¥164,929,275 | |
| 8 | 25 February 1994 | Cool Runnings | ¥128,904,195 | |
| 9 | 4 March 1994 | Schindler's List | ¥168,828,320 | |
| 10 | 11 March 1994 | Schindler's List | ¥167,138,574 | |
| 11 | 18 March 1994 | The Three Musketeers | ¥165,627,014 | |
| 12 | 25 March 1994 | Schindler's List | ¥196,263,585 | Schindler's List returned to number one in its fourth week of release |
| 13 | 1 April 1994 | Schindler's List | ¥241,936,240 | |
| 14 | 8 April 1994 | Schindler's List | ¥197,337,525 | |
| 15 | 15 April 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥199,629,141 | |
| 16 | 22 April 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥187,013,701 | |
| 17 | 29 April 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥222,232,602 | |
| 18 | 6 May 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥411,939,024 | |
| 19 | 13 May 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥149,585,384 | |
| 20 | 20 May 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥144,625,208 | |
| 21 | 27 May 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥111,504,952 | |
| 22 | 3 June 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥109,916,730 | |
| 23 | 10 June 1994 | Mrs. Doubtfire | ¥102,149,117 | |
| 24 | 17 June 1994 | Major League II | ¥287,534,903 | |
| 25 | 24 June 1994 | Major League II | ¥240,000,000 | |
| 26 | 1 July 1994 | Major League II | ¥185,177,916 | |
| 27 | 8 July 1994 | Wyatt Earp | ¥155,152,228 | |
| 28 | 15 July 1994 | Wyatt Earp | ¥146,586,342 | |
| 29 | 22 July 1994 | Pom Poko | ¥190,237,212 | |
| 30 | 29 July 1994 | The Lion King | ¥283,459,869 | |
| 31 | 5 August 1994 | The Lion King | ¥248,808,551 | |
| 32 | 12 August 1994 | The Lion King | ¥261,322,200 | |
| 33 | 19 August 1994 | The Lion King | ¥316,188,576 | |
| 34 | 26 August 1994 | The Lion King | ¥187,997,500 | |
| 35 | 2 September 1994 | The Lion King | ¥197,000,000 | |
| 36 | 9 September 1994 | When a Man Loves a Woman | ¥148,739,481 | |
| 37 | 16 September 1994 | True Lies | ¥588,305,322 | True Lies had a record opening weekend for Nippon Herald with a gross of ¥301 million |
| 38 | 23 September 1994 | True Lies | ¥413,087,444 | |
| 39 | 30 September 1994 | True Lies | ¥313,684,371 | |
| 40 | 7 October 1994 | True Lies | ¥272,963,300 | |
| 41 | 14 October 1994 | True Lies | ¥257,561,287 | |
| 42 | 21 October 1994 | True Lies | ¥180,038,499 | |
| 43 | 28 October 1994 | True Lies | ¥152,653,718 | |
| 44 | 4 November 1994 | True Lies | ¥185,835,510 | |
| 45 | 11 November 1994 | True Lies | ¥133,833,210 | |
| 46 | 18 November 1994 | True Lies | ¥116,459,378 | |
| 47 | 25 November 1994 | True Lies | ¥123,692,976 | |
| 48 | 2 December 1994 | True Lies | ¥122,684,300 | |
| 49 | 9 December 1994 | Speed | ¥494,536,000 | |
| 50 | 16 December 1994 | Speed | ¥197,680,000 | Weekend only |
| 51 | 23 December 1994 | Speed | TBD | |
| 52 | 30 December 1994 | Speed | ¥373,758,681 | |

## Highest-grossing films

| Rank | Title | Distributor | Distributor income (¥ million) |
| 1. | Cliffhanger | Toho Towa | 4,000 |
| 2. | True Lies | Nippon Herald | 3,500 |
| 3. | Pom Poko | Toho | 2,630 |
| 4. | Schindler's List | UIP | 2,050 |
| 5. | The Lion King | Buena Vista International | 2,000 |
| 6. | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla | Toho | 1,870 |
| 7. | A Perfect World | Warner Bros. | 1,700 |
| 8. | Mrs. Doubtfire | 20th Century Fox | 1,600 |
| 9. | Tora-san's Matchmaker/Tsuribaka Nisshi 6 (double bill) | Shochiku | 1,570 |
| 10. | Dragon Ball Z: Broly – Second Coming/Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark.../ Slam Dunk (triple bill) | Toei | 1,450 |