View source for Japanese Pokémon box office earnings exceed ¥40 billion

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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. }}
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[[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]

{| {{bluetable2|r lightbluebg}} style="margin: auto;"
|- 
! colspan="2" |
! colspan="2" class="l" | Box office gross
! colspan="2" class="l" | Cumulative total
|-
! 1998
| class="l" | [[bp:Mewtwo Strikes Back|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]
| ¥7.3 billion*
| $62.4 million
| class="bg3" colspan="2" |
|-
! 1999
| class="l" | [[bp:The Power of One|Revelation Lugia]]
| ¥6.2 billion*
| $53.0 million
| ¥13.5 billion
| $115.4 million
|-
! 2000
| class="l" | [[bp:Spell of the Unown|Lord of the Unknown Tower: Entei]]
| ¥4.85 billion
| $42.5 million
| ¥18.35 billion
| $156.9 million
|-
! 2001
| class="l" | [[bp:Pokémon 4Ever|Celebi: A Timeless Encounter]]
| ¥3.90 billion
| $33.3 million
| ¥22.25 billion
| $190.2 million
|-
! 2002
| class="l" | [[bp:Pokémon Heroes|Guardians of the Water Capital: Latios and Latias]]
| ¥2.67 billion
| $22.8 million
| ¥24.92 billion
| $213.0 million
|-
! colspan="2" |
! colspan="2" class="l" | Box office gross
! colspan="2" class="l" | Cumulative total
|-
! 2003
| class="l" | [[bp:Jirachi: Wish Maker|Wishing Star of the Seven Nights: Jirachi]]
| ¥4.50 billion
| $38.5 million
| ¥29.42 billion
| $251.5 million
|-
! 2004
| class="l" | [[bp:Destiny Deoxys|The Visitor of the Space Fissure: Deoxys]]
| ¥4.38 billion
| $37.4 million
| ¥33.80 billion
| $288.9 million
|-
! 2005 
| class="l" | [[bp:Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario]]
| ¥4.30 billion
| $36.8 million
| ¥38.10 billion
| $325.7 million
|-
! 2006
| class="l" | [[bp:Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy|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:

{| {{bluetable2|c lightbluebg}} style="margin: auto;"
|- class="plainlinks"
! 2006
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060719.html July 15 - 16]
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060725.html July 22 - 23]
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060801.html July 29 - 30]
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060808.html Aug. 5 - 6]
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060814.html Aug. 12 - 13]
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060822.html Aug. 19 - 20]
! [http://movie.goo.ne.jp/ranking/boxoffice/20060829.html Aug. 26 - 27]
|-
! style="text-align: right;" | Overall ranking
| ⇨ 2nd 
| ⇩ 3rd 
| ⇩ 4th 
| ⇩ 5th
| ⇧ 4th
| ⇩ 6th
| ⇩ 8th
|-
! style="text-align: right;" | Domestic movies
| ⇨ 2nd
| ⇨ 2nd
| ⇩ 3rd
| ⇩ 4th
| ⇧ 3rd
| ⇩ 4th
| ⇩ 6th
|-
! style="text-align: right;" | Anime movies
| ⇨ 1st
| ⇨ 1st
| ⇩ 2nd
| ⇨ 2nd
| ⇨ 2nd
| ⇨ 2nd
| ⇨ 2nd
|}