Pokémon movie comes second in Japan in 2005

Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario grossed 4.3 billion yen at the box office

Article Discussion* Report error Thursday, December 15, 2005 Originally reported on Yahoo Japan News This article brought to you by Bulbanews, your community Pokémon newspaper.

Of the movies that opened in Japan in 2005 (including the movies that opened at the end of 2004), Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation: Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario came second only to Miyazaki Hayao's Howl's Moving Castle. Other top movies included Densha Otoko and Nana. Tōhō dominated the box office this year, with only one Tōei movie making the top ten.

	Title		Distributor
1	ハウルの動く城	Howl's Moving Castle	Tōhō	¥19.6 billion ($166 million)
2	ミュウと波導の勇者ルカリオ	Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario	Tōhō	¥4.3 billion ($36.4 million)
3	義交渉人　真下正義	Negotiator: Mashita Masayoshi	Tōhō	¥4.2 billion ($35.6 million)
4	NANA	Nana	Tōhō	¥4.03 billion ($34.1 million)
5	容疑者　室井慎次	The Suspect: Muroi Shinji	Tōhō	¥3.83 billion ($32.4 million)
6	電車男	Densha Otoko	Tōhō	¥3.7 billion ($31.3 million)
7	北の零年	Zero Year of the North	Tōei	¥2.7 billion ($22.9 million)
8	ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日	Always: The Setting Sun of 3-chōme	Tōhō	¥2.5 billion ($21.2 million) (forecast)
9	ローレライ	Lorelei	Tōhō	¥2.4 billion ($20.3 million)
10	星になった少年	The Boy Who Became a Star	Tōhō	¥2.3 billion ($19.5 million)