According to the AJA, overseas movie distribution and overseas home video distribution accounts for about 767.6 billion yen (about $6.8 billion US) in sales, while the next biggest category, character goods, accounts for about 562.7 billion yen (about $5 billion US) in sales.
The group calculates business done in 9 areas, including movies, television shows, home video distribution, and overseas distribution.
According to The Association of Japanese Animations, an industry group representing about 100 anime production companies, in 2016 the anime industry reached an industry income milestone of 2.9 trillion yen (about $25.5 billion US) for the first time in history.