Toon Zone Talkback - "Howl's Moving Castle", "Pokemon" Top Japan Box Office in 2005

[Duke]

This is the talkback thread for "Howl's Moving Castle", "Pokemon" Top Japan Box Office in 2005 (http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=8695).

Miyazaki and Pokémon. Japan's biggest blockbusters.

[Rabi~en~Rose]

pokemon going strong I guess they were happy to see Mew again (now when will we get to?) but thats a very distance second to the #1 movie :(

[Duke]

Well, Howl's Moving Castle is, I believe, the highest grossing movie in Japan (I know it's in the Top 5), which explains how far it is from #2. Remember, it IS Miyazaki.

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Well, Howl's Moving Castle is, I believe, the highest grossing movie in Japan (I know it's in the Top 5), which explains how far it is from #2. Remember, it IS Miyazaki.

Spirited Away is #1 in Japan. Prior to this year the Top 3 was Spirited Away, Mononoke, and Titanic. I'm not sure if Howl's passed Titanic or not.

[Dogasu]

pokemon going strong I guess they were happy to see Mew again (now when will we get to?)

Well, it's an early Battle Frontier movie, so we shouldn't see it until late spring/early summer. But, given how early "Destiny Deoxys" came out over here, I'd say it's anyone's guess as to when we'll see the Lucario movie on US shores.

[sdp]

With Pokemon Ranger coming out so soon for the gba/ds we might see an earlier release, even if they have nothing to od with each other.

I wonder how much a Pokemon movie could do if released nationwide again, hopefully with Nintendo in charge we'll see it happen. Of course we wouldn't get near the first movie numbers but i think it could do decent and show to to the world (again) how Pokemon is still a force.