
The below rankings are based on sales of movie releases on YesAsia.com from January 1 to December 31, 2017.
Besides tearing through the box office to become the second biggest Japanese film of all time,
Shinkai Makoto's beloved animated blockbuster
Your Name is also our best-selling movie of 2017.
Anno Hideaki's critically and commercially lauded Godzilla reboot comes in second. As always, manga adaptations and franchise extensions are popular with
I Am A Hero,
A Silent Voice and the new
Death Note making the top ten. The horror crossover curiosity
Sadako VS Kayako also skulked its way to sixth place, ahead of arthouse dramas by auteurs
Lee Sang Il,
Kore-eda Hirokazu and
Nishikawa Miwa.
In a year without a Donnie Yen-starring Chinese film release,
Derek Yee's Shaw Brothers homage
Sword Master somewhat surprisingly comes out on top, despite not having one of the conventional big-name movie stars.
Andy Lau's crime actioner
Shock Wave and the
Wong Kar Wai-produced star-powered comedy-drama
See You Tomorrow follow closely behind. Besides the usual period and action films, indie director
Scud's provocative queer film
Utopians charts high at #4, and nineties classic
Comrades, Almost a Love Story makes a return thanks to its long-awaited remastered Blu-ray.
Eddie Peng and
Louis Koo's prolific production give them each two films in the top ten.
Released on video in December 2016, zombie sensation
Train to Busan squeezed into tenth place on the
2016 Korean bestsellers chart. For 2017, it's the unrivalled #1 among Korean films and second overall.
Park Chan Wook's erotic blockbuster
The Handmaiden also ranks high for the second consecutive year. Crime and action thrillers featuring popular actors, like
Kim Jee Woon's
The Age of Shadows and the
Hyun Bin-starring
Confidential Assignment, occupy half the chart, but there's also room for other genres such as the one-man disaster drama
Tunnel, the historical biopic
Last Princess and the family sports film
My Annoying Brother starring EXO's
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Published January 4, 2018
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