#12,435 All-time worldwide

#24 1952 releases

Movie profile

Ikiru

Name: Ikiru
Genre: Drama
Released: 1952-10-09
Duration: 143 min

1952 · 143 min · Toho

Drama

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Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.

Worldwide gross $55,240

Budget —

Gross minus budget —

ROI —

Domestic gross

$27,620

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$27,620

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$4,972

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Ikiru ranks

Positioned across the all-time chart, release year, studio, franchise and genre indexes where enough mapped data exists.

Open rankings

All-time worldwide #12,435 All-time chart position of 13,006 titles Compared with every rankable movie in the current worldwide dataset. 1952 releases #24 Release-year chart position of 26 titles Ranked against movies released in 1952. Studio / company #82 Toho of 83 titles Position inside the mapped Toho movie set. Primary genre #5,735 Drama of 6,006 titles Genre context based on the first mapped genre on this profile.

Nearby worldwide ranks

Comparable titles immediately around this movie by reported worldwide gross.

#12,431 Al Awbash 1986 · $56,000 #12,433 God Said, 'Ha!' 1998 · $55,970 #12,434 A Marriage in Danger 1963 · $55,900 #12,436 Nisaa' min Zahab 1967 · $55,000 #12,436 The Storm 1965 · $55,000 #12,438 Sue 1998 · $54,585

Quick answer

How did Ikiru (1952) perform at the box office?

Medium confidence

Ikiru (1952) has a reported worldwide box office gross of $55.2K. In this database it currently ranks #12,435 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #24 among 1952 releases.

Worldwide gross: $55,240
Budget: Not available
Gross minus budget: Not available
ROI: Not available

Source: Reported box office data. Last updated: Jul 8, 2026. Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

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Story

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Movie facts

Production details

Release date: Oct 9, 1952
Production: TOHO
Countries: JP

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Studio / production companyToho Release year chart1952 box office Genre chartDrama

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Why this movie matters

Released in 1952, Ikiru is positioned in this dataset as a Drama title from TOHO. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $55,240. For comparison, it currently sits #12,435 all-time in the current chart set and #24 among 1952 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

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Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.