Japanese Pokémon box office earnings exceed ¥40 billion: Difference between revisions
From Bulbanews, your community Pokémon newspaper.
Jump to navigationJump to search
m (Clean-up) |
mNo edit summary |
||
Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
tagline=Ninth movie continues to do poorly, however | | tagline=Ninth movie continues to do poorly, however | | ||
blurb=Toho has announced that the sum of the box office earnings of all the Pokémon movies has exceeded ¥40 billion (approx. US$342 million). This includes the ninth movie of the series, ''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy'', which completed its official theatrical run Friday, though over 250 cinemas will continue screening it. The ninth movie itself, however, has not fared so well compared to the last three movies. }} | blurb=Toho has announced that the sum of the box office earnings of all the Pokémon movies has exceeded ¥40 billion (approx. US$342 million). This includes the ninth movie of the series, ''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy'', which completed its official theatrical run Friday, though over 250 cinemas will continue screening it. The ninth movie itself, however, has not fared so well compared to the last three movies. }} | ||
{{CategorizeIn|Anime|8|06}} | {{CategorizeIn|Anime|8|06}}{{catm|9}} | ||
[[wp:Toho|Toho]] has announced that the sum of the box office earnings of all the Pokémon movies has exceeded ¥40 billion (approx. US$342 million). This includes the ninth movie of the series, ''[[bp:Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy|Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]]'', which completed its official theatrical run Friday, though over 250 cinemas will continue screening it. [http://www.toho.co.jp/gekijo/pokemon06/welcome-j.html] | [[wp:Toho|Toho]] has announced that the sum of the box office earnings of all the Pokémon movies has exceeded ¥40 billion (approx. US$342 million). This includes the ninth movie of the series, ''[[bp:Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy|Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]]'', which completed its official theatrical run Friday, though over 250 cinemas will continue screening it. [http://www.toho.co.jp/gekijo/pokemon06/welcome-j.html] |
Latest revision as of 05:39, 7 December 2016
Ninth movie continues to do poorly, however
|
|
Toho has announced that the sum of the box office earnings of all the Pokémon movies has exceeded ¥40 billion (approx. US$342 million). This includes the ninth movie of the series, Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy, which completed its official theatrical run Friday, though over 250 cinemas will continue screening it. [1]
Box office gross | Cumulative total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | Mewtwo Strikes Back | ¥7.3 billion* | $62.4 million | ||
1999 | Revelation Lugia | ¥6.2 billion* | $53.0 million | ¥13.5 billion | $115.4 million |
2000 | Lord of the Unknown Tower: Entei | ¥4.85 billion | $42.5 million | ¥18.35 billion | $156.9 million |
2001 | Celebi: A Timeless Encounter | ¥3.90 billion | $33.3 million | ¥22.25 billion | $190.2 million |
2002 | Guardians of the Water Capital: Latios and Latias | ¥2.67 billion | $22.8 million | ¥24.92 billion | $213.0 million |
Box office gross | Cumulative total | ||||
2003 | Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi | ¥4.50 billion | $38.5 million | ¥29.42 billion | $251.5 million |
2004 | The Visitor of the Space Fissure: Deoxys | ¥4.38 billion | $37.4 million | ¥33.80 billion | $288.9 million |
2005 | Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario | ¥4.30 billion | $36.8 million | ¥38.10 billion | $325.7 million |
2006 | Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy | ¥3.0 billion | $25.6 million | ¥41.10 billion | $351.3 million |
Note:
- Dollar figures are based on the conversion rate ¥100 = US$0.855.
- Revenue data for 1998 and 1999 are extrapolated from box office profits.
- Revenue data for 2006 is as of Aug. 23.
The ninth movie itself, however, has not fared so well compared to the last three movies:
2006 | July 15 - 16 | July 22 - 23 | July 29 - 30 | Aug. 5 - 6 | Aug. 12 - 13 | Aug. 19 - 20 | Aug. 26 - 27 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall ranking | ⇨ 2nd | ⇩ 3rd | ⇩ 4th | ⇩ 5th | ⇧ 4th | ⇩ 6th | ⇩ 8th |
Domestic movies | ⇨ 2nd | ⇨ 2nd | ⇩ 3rd | ⇩ 4th | ⇧ 3rd | ⇩ 4th | ⇩ 6th |
Anime movies | ⇨ 1st | ⇨ 1st | ⇩ 2nd | ⇨ 2nd | ⇨ 2nd | ⇨ 2nd | ⇨ 2nd |