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| Movies & Specials Guide | Mewtwo
Strikes Back Evolution
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Evolution
How did Mewtwo
Strikes Back Evolution do during its time in Japanese theaters?
This page provides a detailed week-by-week look at how the
franchise's first all-CG movie did at the Japanese box office.
| Week One (Friday, July
12th - Monday, July 15th) |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution opened on Friday, July 12th
and managed to debut in 2nd place at the box office.
Entertainment news site eiga.com reports that the CG remake of 1998's Pocket Monsters The Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back! was shown in 408 screens (despite the 367 number you see in the table below, also provided by eiga.com) and watched by a total of 454,000 people between July 13th and 14th. The film brought in 553,000,000 yen in that same two-day period. That's a 110.6% increase in the first weekend earnings that its predecessor, Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story."
When you put Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution up against the more recent films you'll see that it had the best opening weekend of any Pokemon movie in Japan in the last half decade:
First place went to Toy Story 4, which is only just now making its way into Japanese theaters. That movie brought in an astounding 1.38 billion yen, more than double that of what Pokemon was able to earn, so there really was no contest here. Its predecessor was able to stay in the Top 3 of the Japanese box office at least eight weeks in a row back in 2010 so this year's film will probably stick around a while as well. Rounding out the Top 3 is the live action Aladdin remake, now in its sixth week in theaters in Japan.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (posted July 16th, 2019)
In its second week in theaters Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution fell to third place with the debut of Weathering With You, the sorta-kinda spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Your Name.
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution was watched by 200,000 people over the two-day weekend and made an additional 251 million yen. Eiga.com is reporting that the movie has been seen by 1,050,000 people and has made 1.2 billion yen altogether.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (posted July 22nd, 2019)
The movie fell from third to seventh place in its third week in theaters.
The only number that's been released for the 22nd Pocket Monsters movie in its third week is news that the film has now earned a total of 1.7 billion yen. 2018's Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story" reached 1.6 billion yen in its third week, so Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is doing slightly better than its predecessor, box office wise.
As for the rankings, newcomer The Great War of Archimedes took the Number 3 spot, the annual Kamen Rider / Super Sentai double feature took the Number 4 spot, and the Japanese debut of The Secret Life of Pets 2 took the Number 5 spot. The live action Aladdin remake, which up until now has been right behind Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution rankings-wise, managed to climb its way up the charts to wedge itself in between Toy Story 4 and the 22nd Pocket Monsters movie.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (posted July 29th, 2019)
The 22nd Pocket Monsters movie came in 8th place in its fourth week at the box office.
Eiga.com reports that as of this week, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution has reached the 2 billion yen mark. That's only a tiny bit less than the 2.1 billion that Pocket Monsters The Movie "I Choose You!" (2017) had made by its fourth week in theaters.
Looking at the rest of the Top Ten, newcomer Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw debuted at Number 2 and Dragon Quest Your Story came in at Number 4.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (retrieved August 5th, 2019)
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution spent the first week of its second month in theaters in the Number 9 spot.
The first all-CG Pocket Monsters movie has been seen by 1,940,000 people and earned over 2.3 billion yen since its debut on July 12th, according to eiga.com. Last year's movie, in comparison, had also reached the 2.3 billion yen mark but had been seen by slightly more people (2.04 million). 2017's "I Choose You!" had made 2.5 billion by its fifth week.
The Top Ten this week is joined by newcomers One Piece The Movie "Stampede" and the Japanese release of Disney's The Lion King remake. It's also worth noting that, as of this week, Toy Story 4 is the only other movie on the Top 10 to have been on the charts as long as Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution has.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (posted August 13th, 2019)
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution got a bit of an o-bon summer break boost in its sixth week in theaters.
The CG remake of the very first Pocket Monsters movie climbed up to 8th place after spending the previous week in the Number 9 spot. This isn't unheard of; previous Pocket Monsters films have moved up the charts during the summer break period in August. The newest Pocket Monsters movie has made 2.6 billion yen and has been seen by 2,160,000 people so far.
The Top Ten is mostly the same as it was last week, only shuffled around a bit. Now that all the big summer blockbusters have come out we probably won't see too much movement in the coming weeks. The only real change is that the Kamen Rider / Super Sentai movie has fallen out of the Top Ten and been replaced with newcomer Dance With Me.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (posted August 19th, 2019)
The final full weekend in August saw Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution slip into the Number Ten spot.
The latest numbers for the 22nd Pocket Monsters movie has it earning 2.7 billion yen since its debut.
The Number 1 and 2 movies from last week switched spots while newcomer Ossan's Love The Movie "Love or Dead" rounded out the Top Three. Other newcomes include the Japanese debut of the Elton John biopic Rocketman at Number 6 and the Ni no Kuni movie at Number 7.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
Source: Eiga.com (posted August 26th, 2019)
Unfortunately, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution fell out of the Top Ten in its eighth week in theaters. News outlets typically don't provide box office numbers for films that don't make it to the Top Ten and so the seventh week's numbers are the most recent ones we have. This page will be updated with the final box office numbers should Toho ever release them.
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Entertainment news site eiga.com reports that the CG remake of 1998's Pocket Monsters The Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back! was shown in 408 screens (despite the 367 number you see in the table below, also provided by eiga.com) and watched by a total of 454,000 people between July 13th and 14th. The film brought in 553,000,000 yen in that same two-day period. That's a 110.6% increase in the first weekend earnings that its predecessor, Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story."
When you put Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution up against the more recent films you'll see that it had the best opening weekend of any Pokemon movie in Japan in the last half decade:
| Year |
Movie
Title |
Dates |
Earnings
(JPY) |
| 2019 |
Mewtwo Strikes
Back Evolution |
7/13
- 7/14 |
553
million |
| 2019 |
Pokémon:
Detective Pikachu |
5/4
- 5/5 |
457 million |
| 2018 |
Pocket Monsters
The Movie "Everyone's Story" |
7/14
- 7/15 |
500
million |
| 2017 |
Pocket Monsters
The Movie "I Choose You!" |
7/15
- 7/16 |
516
million |
| 2016 |
Pokémon
the movie XY&Z "Volcanion and the Tricky Magearna" |
7/16
- 7/17 |
323
million |
| 2015 |
Pokémon
the movie XY "The Archdjinn of the Rings, Hoopa" & "Pikachu and the Pokemon Band" |
7/18
- 7/19 |
384
million |
First place went to Toy Story 4, which is only just now making its way into Japanese theaters. That movie brought in an astounding 1.38 billion yen, more than double that of what Pokemon was able to earn, so there really was no contest here. Its predecessor was able to stay in the Top 3 of the Japanese box office at least eight weeks in a row back in 2010 so this year's film will probably stick around a while as well. Rounding out the Top 3 is the live action Aladdin remake, now in its sixth week in theaters in Japan.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
NEW |
Toy
Story 4 |
Disney |
369 |
1 |
| 2 |
NEW | Mewtwo
Strikes Back Evolution |
Toho |
367 |
1 |
| 3 |
1 | Aladdin | Disney |
370 |
6 |
| 4 |
2 | Spider-Man:
Far From Home |
Sony
Pictures Entertainment |
352 |
3 |
| 5 |
3 | Diner |
Warner Bros. Movies | 336 |
2 |
| 6 |
4 |
The
Fable |
Shochiku |
327 |
4 |
| 7 |
5 |
Go!
Anpanman: Sparkle! Princess Vanilla of the Land of Ice Cream |
Tokyo
Theatres |
233 |
3 |
| 8 |
6 | Uta
no ☆ Prince-sama The Movie ♪ Maji Love Kingdom |
Shochiku |
126 |
5 |
| 9 |
8 |
Shimbunkisha
(The Newspaper Reporter) |
Star
Sands Entertainment |
143 |
3 |
| 10 |
9 | Free!
The Movie - Road to the World - Dream |
Shochiku |
73 |
2 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted July 16th, 2019)
| Week Two (Saturday,
July 20th - Sunday, July 21st) |
In its second week in theaters Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution fell to third place with the debut of Weathering With You, the sorta-kinda spiritual successor to the critically acclaimed Your Name.
 |
|
|
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution was watched by 200,000 people over the two-day weekend and made an additional 251 million yen. Eiga.com is reporting that the movie has been seen by 1,050,000 people and has made 1.2 billion yen altogether.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
NEW |
Weathering
With You |
Toho |
358 |
1 |
| 2 |
1 | Toy Story 4 | Disney | 369 |
2 |
| 3 |
2 |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Toho | 367 |
2 |
| 4 |
3 |
Aladdin | Disney | 370 |
7 |
| 5 |
4 |
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 352 |
4 |
| 6 |
NEW |
Child's
Play |
Towa
Pictures |
188 |
1 |
| 7 |
NEW |
Tokyo
Ghoul S |
Shochiku |
292 |
1 |
| 8 |
5 |
Diner | Warner Bros. Movies | 336 |
3 |
| 9 |
6 |
The Fable | Shochiku | 327 |
5 |
| 10 |
8 |
Uta no ☆ Prince-sama The Movie ♪ Maji Love Kingdom | Shochiku | 126 |
6 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted July 22nd, 2019)
| Week Three (Saturday,
July 27th - Sunday, July 28th) |
The movie fell from third to seventh place in its third week in theaters.
|
|
 |
The only number that's been released for the 22nd Pocket Monsters movie in its third week is news that the film has now earned a total of 1.7 billion yen. 2018's Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story" reached 1.6 billion yen in its third week, so Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution is doing slightly better than its predecessor, box office wise.
As for the rankings, newcomer The Great War of Archimedes took the Number 3 spot, the annual Kamen Rider / Super Sentai double feature took the Number 4 spot, and the Japanese debut of The Secret Life of Pets 2 took the Number 5 spot. The live action Aladdin remake, which up until now has been right behind Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution rankings-wise, managed to climb its way up the charts to wedge itself in between Toy Story 4 and the 22nd Pocket Monsters movie.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
1 |
Weathering
With You |
Toho |
358 |
2 |
| 2 |
2 | Toy Story 4 | Disney | 369 |
3 |
| 3 |
NEW | The
Great War of Archimedes |
Toho |
343 |
1 |
| 4 |
NEW | Kamen
Rider Zi-O The Movie "Over Quartzer" / Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie "Time Travel! Dinosaur Panic!!" |
Toei |
324 |
1 |
| 5 |
NEW | The
Secret Life of Pets 2 |
Toho
Towa |
364 |
1 |
| 6 |
4 |
Aladdin | Disney | 370 |
8 |
| 7 |
3 |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Toho | 367 |
3 |
| 8 |
5 |
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Sony Pictures Entertainment | 352 |
5 |
| 9 |
6 |
Child's Play | Towa Pictures | 188 |
2 |
| 10 |
8 |
Diner | Warner Bros. Movies | 336 |
4 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted July 29th, 2019)
| Week Four (Saturday,
August 3rd - Sunday, August 4th) |
The 22nd Pocket Monsters movie came in 8th place in its fourth week at the box office.
|
 |
|
Eiga.com reports that as of this week, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution has reached the 2 billion yen mark. That's only a tiny bit less than the 2.1 billion that Pocket Monsters The Movie "I Choose You!" (2017) had made by its fourth week in theaters.
Looking at the rest of the Top Ten, newcomer Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw debuted at Number 2 and Dragon Quest Your Story came in at Number 4.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
1 |
Weathering
With You |
Toho |
358 |
3 |
| 2 |
NEW | Fast
& Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw |
Toho
Towa |
346 |
1 |
| 3 |
2 | Toy Story 4 | Disney | 369 |
4 |
| 4 |
NEW | Dragon
Quest Your Story |
Toho |
312 |
1 |
| 5 |
3 | The Great War of Archimedes | Toho | 343 |
2 |
| 6 |
5 |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Toho Towa | 364 |
2 |
| 7 |
4 |
Kamen
Rider Zi-O The Movie "Over Quartzer" / Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie "Time Travel! Dinosaur Panic!!" |
Toei | 324 |
2 |
| 8 |
7 |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Toho | 367 |
4 |
| 9 |
6 |
Aladdin | Disney | 370 |
9 |
| 10 |
- |
Uta no ☆ Prince-sama The Movie ♪ Maji Love Kingdom | Shochiku | 126 |
8 |
Source: Eiga.com (retrieved August 5th, 2019)
| Week Five (Saturday,
August 10th - Sunday, August 11th) |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution spent the first week of its second month in theaters in the Number 9 spot.
 |
 |
|
The first all-CG Pocket Monsters movie has been seen by 1,940,000 people and earned over 2.3 billion yen since its debut on July 12th, according to eiga.com. Last year's movie, in comparison, had also reached the 2.3 billion yen mark but had been seen by slightly more people (2.04 million). 2017's "I Choose You!" had made 2.5 billion by its fifth week.
The Top Ten this week is joined by newcomers One Piece The Movie "Stampede" and the Japanese release of Disney's The Lion King remake. It's also worth noting that, as of this week, Toy Story 4 is the only other movie on the Top 10 to have been on the charts as long as Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution has.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
NEW |
One
Piece The Movie "Stampede" |
Toei |
352 |
1 |
| 2 |
NEW | The
Lion King |
Disney |
372 |
1 |
| 3 |
1 | Weathering With You | Toho | 358 |
4 |
| 4 |
3 | Toy Story 4 | Disney | 369 |
5 |
| 5 |
2 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Toho Towa | 346 |
2 |
| 6 |
6 |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Toho Towa | 364 |
3 |
| 7 |
4 |
Dragon Quest Your Story | Toho | 312 |
2 |
| 8 |
5 |
The Great War of Archimedes | Toho | 343 |
3 |
| 9 |
8 |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Toho | 367 |
5 |
| 10 |
7 |
Kamen
Rider Zi-O The Movie "Over Quartzer" / Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger The Movie "Time Travel! Dinosaur Panic!!" |
Toei | 324 |
3 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted August 13th, 2019)
| Week Six (Saturday,
August 17th - Sunday, August 18th) |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution got a bit of an o-bon summer break boost in its sixth week in theaters.
|
|
|
The CG remake of the very first Pocket Monsters movie climbed up to 8th place after spending the previous week in the Number 9 spot. This isn't unheard of; previous Pocket Monsters films have moved up the charts during the summer break period in August. The newest Pocket Monsters movie has made 2.6 billion yen and has been seen by 2,160,000 people so far.
The Top Ten is mostly the same as it was last week, only shuffled around a bit. Now that all the big summer blockbusters have come out we probably won't see too much movement in the coming weeks. The only real change is that the Kamen Rider / Super Sentai movie has fallen out of the Top Ten and been replaced with newcomer Dance With Me.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
2 |
The Lion King | Disney | 372 |
2 |
| 2 |
3 | Weathering With You | Toho | 358 |
5 |
| 3 |
1 | One
Piece The Movie "Stampede" |
Toei |
352 |
2 |
| 4 |
4 | Toy Story 4 | Disney | 369 |
6 |
| 5 |
5 | Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Toho Towa | 346 |
3 |
| 6 |
6 |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Toho Towa | 364 |
4 |
| 7 |
8 |
The Great War of Archimedes | Toho | 343 |
4 |
| 8 |
9 |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Toho | 367 |
6 |
| 9 |
7 |
Dragon
Quest Your Story |
Toho |
312 |
3 |
| 10 |
NEW | Dance
With Me |
Warner
Bros Movies |
305 |
1 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted August 19th, 2019)
| Week Seven (Saturday,
August 24th - Sunday, August 25th) |
The final full weekend in August saw Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution slip into the Number Ten spot.
| |
|
 |
The latest numbers for the 22nd Pocket Monsters movie has it earning 2.7 billion yen since its debut.
The Number 1 and 2 movies from last week switched spots while newcomer Ossan's Love The Movie "Love or Dead" rounded out the Top Three. Other newcomes include the Japanese debut of the Elton John biopic Rocketman at Number 6 and the Ni no Kuni movie at Number 7.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
2 |
Weathering With You | Toho | 358 |
6 |
| 2 |
1 |
The
Lion King |
Disney |
372 |
3 |
| 3 |
NEW | Ossan's
Love The Movie "Love or Dead" |
Toho |
313 |
1 |
| 4 |
3 |
One Piece The Movie "Stampede" | Toei | 352 |
3 |
| 5 |
4 |
Toy Story 4 | Disney | 369 |
7 |
| 6 |
NEW | Rocketman |
Towa
Pictures |
319 |
1 |
| 7 |
NEW | Ni
no Kuni |
Warner Bros Movies | 320 |
1 |
| 8 |
5 |
Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Toho Towa | 346 |
4 |
| 9 |
6 |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 | Toho | 364 |
5 |
| 10 |
8 |
Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Toho | 367 |
7 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted August 26th, 2019)
| Week Eight onwards |
Unfortunately, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution fell out of the Top Ten in its eighth week in theaters. News outlets typically don't provide box office numbers for films that don't make it to the Top Ten and so the seventh week's numbers are the most recent ones we have. This page will be updated with the final box office numbers should Toho ever release them.
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