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The ninth Pokémon movie, ''[[bp:Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy|Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]]'', ranked second in the box office for the first three days of its theatrical run. At ¥660 million (US$5.65 million) with 611,272 viewers, it has actually performed worse than last year's ''[[bp:Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Mew and Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario]]'': opening weekend revenue is down 14% from ¥766,849,650 (US$6.57 million), and viewership is down 16% from 724,964. ''Floundering Japan'' (日本沈没), another Tōhō movie that premiered July 15, beat the Pokémon movie. | The ninth Pokémon movie, ''[[bp:Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy|Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy]]'', ranked second in the box office for the first three days of its theatrical run. At ¥660 million (US$5.65 million) with 611,272 viewers, it has actually performed worse than last year's ''[[bp:Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Mew and Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario]]'': opening weekend revenue is down 14% from ¥766,849,650 (US$6.57 million), and viewership is down 16% from 724,964. ''Floundering Japan'' (日本沈没), another Tōhō movie that premiered July 15, beat the Pokémon movie. | ||
Lowered sales of the promotional advance tickets, which have not been revealed, is thought to be the reason for the decline in performance. In previous years, the advance tickets included a coupon for a download of otherwise unobtainable Pokémon to | Lowered sales of the promotional advance tickets, which have not been revealed, is thought to be the reason for the decline in performance. In previous years, the advance tickets included a coupon for a download of otherwise unobtainable Pokémon to the Game Boy Advance Pokémon RPG series: Jirachi, Deoxys (via the [[bp:Auroraticket|Auroraticket]]), and in 2005, Mew; however, this year, the coupon was for a peripheral Nintendo DS game, Pokémon Ranger. | ||
''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea'' is the last Advanced Generation movie; the next movie will be based on the new anime series starting in fall, ''Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl''. | ''Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea'' is the last Advanced Generation movie; the next movie will be based on the new anime series starting in fall, ''Pocket Monsters: Diamond & Pearl''. |
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