Pokemon Opens big in Japan

[Hollywood53]

From Variety.com
week of July 12

Film Title Distributor Genre Reported Box Office (full week) % Change in Box Office This Week Number of Engmnts. Week's $ Avg. per Theatre Number Weeks Release Local Box Office Cumulative

1. A.I. Artificial Intelligence
WB $6,542,602 -24 524 $12,486 2 $25,118,842

2. Pokemon 4
Toho $3,114,391 - 306 $10,178 1 $3,114,391

3. The Mummy Returns
UIP $1,078,498 -32 324 $3,329 5 $24,342,008

4. Hotaru
Toei $489,888 -33 285 $1,719 7 $15,034,137

5. Minna No Ie
Toho $349,998 -65 165 $2,121 5 $8,155,046

6. Miss Congeniality
WB $238,261 -62 140 $1,702 5 $5,549,224

7. The Gift
Amuse Pictures $231,676 -33 115 $2,015 4 $2,050,854

8. Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Gaga/Humax $145,312 -37 129 $1,126 2 $588,559

9. The Contender
Herald $96,667 -35 123 $786 3 $980,136

10. Joint Security Area
Cine Qua Non $96,451 -47 146 $661 7 $9,646,045

[James Harvey]

It's so weird to see Pokemon 4 right there with A.I.. I've heard that WB won't be releasing anymore Pokemovies over here. So that means we won't, thankfully, be getting them at all?

[Leaping Larry Jojo]

Originally posted by DickGrayson
It's so weird to see Pokemon 4 right there with A.I.. I've heard that WB won't be releasing anymore Pokemovies over here. So that means we won't, thankfully, be getting them at all?

Keep in mind 10 million is already a success. It doesn't take a lot of money to get the rights to them, and it all adds up to only about 5 million if you include the marketing costs.

[The Mad Hatter]

Even if it isn't released theatrically, I'm sure WB will bring it over on video.