Belle box office: $64.7 million worldwide, Japan-led
Mamoru Hosoda's Studio Chizu film was a major Japan hit and a modest arthouse release elsewhere. The publicly reported totals depend on the tracker.
Published: 2026-08-19. Updated: 2026-08-19.
Short answer: Belle grossed $64,702,718 worldwide according to Box Office Mojo. North America contributed $4,018,313 and international markets contributed $60,684,405. Japan accounted for $57,146,644, making it the dominant territory. Variety reported Belle as the third-highest-grossing film in Japan for 2021 with about $58 million.
What is Belle's worldwide box office?
Box Office Mojo lists Belle with a worldwide total of $64,702,718. The domestic (North American) share is $4,018,313, or 6.2%, while international markets account for 93.8%, or $60,684,405.
The Numbers reports a slightly different picture: an international total of $59,316,126 and a Japan total of $55,552,240. The differences are within a few percentage points and reflect tracker methodology rather than a dispute over the film's scale.
Belle grosses by tracker. Japan is the dominant territory in both sources.| Source | Domestic | International | Japan | Worldwide |
|---|
| Box Office Mojo | $4,018,313 | $60,684,405 | $57,146,644 | $64,702,718 |
| The Numbers | $4,018,313 | $59,316,126 | $55,552,240 | $63,334,439 |
Tracker difference note: Box Office Mojo and The Numbers differ by about $1.4 million on the worldwide total. AnimeSignal reports both rather than choosing a single blended figure.
How did Belle perform by territory?
Japan supplied nearly 90% of the worldwide total. Box Office Mojo records $57,146,644 from Japan, where the film opened on July 16, 2021.
Other notable territories include South Korea at $542,866, Russia/CIS at $536,324, Australia at $234,747, and France at $716,105. The North American release, handled by GKIDS, opened on January 14, 2022, and reached $4,018,313.
What was Belle's 2021 Japan ranking?
Variety reported that Belle was the third-highest-grossing film in Japan for 2021, behind Evangelion 3.0+1.0 and Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet. The article estimated Belle's Japan gross at $58 million.
Box Office Mojo's higher Japan figure of $57.1 million likely includes receipts from the very end of 2021 and early 2022, while Variety's $58 million figure reflects the year-end position reported at the time.
When did Belle release in key markets?
Belle opened in Japan on July 16, 2021. It expanded to South Korea on September 29, 2021, and to France on December 29, 2021.
The North American release followed on January 14, 2022. This staggered rollout meant that the film's box office accumulated across different calendar years depending on the territory.
Where does public evidence stop?
Studio Chizu and distributor Toho have not published audited territorial revenue. The Japan gross is well documented through weekly box-office reports, but the international breakdown relies on third-party trackers.
Because the film's gross is concentrated in Japan, small differences in how Japanese box office is converted to dollars can shift the reported worldwide total. The headline figure of roughly $64 million is reliable; the exact decimal is not.
Frequently asked questions
What is Belle's total box office?
Box Office Mojo reports $64,702,718 worldwide. The Numbers reports $63,334,439. Both sources agree Japan supplies the vast majority.
How much did Belle make in Japan?
Box Office Mojo reports $57,146,644 from Japan. Variety reported about $58 million when naming Belle the third-highest-grossing Japanese film of 2021.
Was Belle a hit in Japan?
Yes. It was the third-highest-grossing film in Japan for 2021 and one of the highest-grossing non-franchise anime films of the pandemic era.