
The below rankings are based on sales of movie releases on YesAsia.com from January 1 to December 31, 2013. Sales of all editions and versions of the same title are summed up to determine the total sales and ranking of each title.
Action was the name of the game in 2013, as the genre dominated the chart with six films.
Wong Kar Wai's highly anticipated epic
The Grandmaster was the top film of year, showing that the auteur is still a huge draw for audiences worldwide. Popular Hong Kong stars
Jackie Chan,
Andy Lau and
Stephen Chow also remained big names, though young stars show it's their time for the spotlight with
The Guillotines,
Saving General Yang and
Tai Chi Hero landing on the chart.
Animation once again dominated the Japanese movie bestseller chart in 2013 with animated films taking up six of the top ten spots.
Rurouni Kenshin fans clearly looked forward to seeing their favorite swordsman in live-action, as the popular manga series' first feature became the best-selling Japanese film. Studio Ghibli remained a favorite of film fans, with three of the studio's remastered Blu-rays landing on the list.
Helter Skelter,
Sawajiri Erika's return to the film world, also aroused the curiosity of many, becoming the second best-selling live-action film on the list.
Korea's highest-grossing film of all time
The Thieves fittingly also made off with the top spot on our Korean movie bestsellers. It's joined by other star-driven big players like
A Werewolf Boy,
Berlin File,
Masquerade and
Tower, all of which pulled in over five million admissions at the Korean box office. Besides the obvious blockbuster suspects, films with idol leads –
Kim Jae Joong's hitman comedy
Code Name: Jackal and
Rain's aerial actioner
R2B: Return to Base sold particularly well – while
Confession of Murder and
A Company Man nailed the crowd-pleasing cross-section of crime action genre with K-Drama heartthrobs.
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Published January 10, 2014
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