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Pokémon:
Detective Pikachu
Finding out how Pokémon:
Detective Pikachu did in the U.S. is one thing, but how about
its performance in the country that birthed the franchise in the first
place?
This page provides a detailed week-by-week look at how the
franchise's first live action movie did at the Japanese box office.
The film debuted in third place in its first week in theaters.
According to entertainment news site Eiga.com, Pokémon Detective Pikachu brought in 457 million yen and was seen by 317,000 people for the two day period between Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th. For the entire four day weekend (the film opened on Friday the 3rd, Monday was a national holiday) Pokémon Detective Pikachu brought in 948 million yen and was seen by 676,000 people. Expectations are for the film to eventually top 2.5 billion.
For comparison's sake, last summer's film, Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story" brought in a little over 836 million yen in its first four days.
First place, meanwhile, went to Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" while second place went to Avengers: Endgame. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 7th, 2019)
| Week One (Saturday, May
4th - Sunday, May 5th) |
The film debuted in third place in its first week in theaters.
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According to entertainment news site Eiga.com, Pokémon Detective Pikachu brought in 457 million yen and was seen by 317,000 people for the two day period between Saturday May 4th and Sunday May 5th. For the entire four day weekend (the film opened on Friday the 3rd, Monday was a national holiday) Pokémon Detective Pikachu brought in 948 million yen and was seen by 676,000 people. Expectations are for the film to eventually top 2.5 billion.
For comparison's sake, last summer's film, Pocket Monsters The Movie "Everyone's Story" brought in a little over 836 million yen in its first four days.
First place, meanwhile, went to Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" while second place went to Avengers: Endgame. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
2 |
Detective
Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" |
Toho |
363 |
4 |
| 2 |
1 | Avengers:
Endgame |
Disney |
365 |
2 |
| 3 |
NEW | Pokémon
Detective Pikachu |
Toho |
349 |
1 |
| 4 |
3 | Kingdom | Toho,
Sony Pictures Entertainment |
341 |
3 |
| 5 |
4 | Crayon
Shin-chan the Movie "Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~" |
Toho |
355 |
3 |
| 6 |
NEW |
Kakegururi
The Movie |
Gaga |
135 |
1 |
| 7 |
5 |
Shazam! |
Warner
Bros Movies |
337 |
3 |
| 8 |
6 |
Tonde
Saitama |
Toei |
318 |
11 |
| 9 |
NEW |
King
of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars |
Avex
Pictures |
32 |
1 |
| 10 |
9 |
Doraemon
The Movie "Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration" |
Toho |
370 |
10 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 7th, 2019)
| Week Two (Saturday, May
11th - Sunday, May 12th) |
In its second week in theaters Pokémon Detective Pikachu
managed to become the Number One movie in Japan.
That's right, the first Hollywood live action Pokémon movie managed to beat the odds and climb its way to the Number One spot after coming in at Number Three its opening weekend! For the weekend of May 11th - 12th, the film was watched by an additional 209,000 people and made 312 million yen in Japan. To date the film's been watched by 1,030,000 people and has made 1.4 billion yen.
Avengers: Endgame remained at Number Two while Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" took Detective Pikachu's old Number Three spot.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like in Japan:
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 13th, 2019)
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That's right, the first Hollywood live action Pokémon movie managed to beat the odds and climb its way to the Number One spot after coming in at Number Three its opening weekend! For the weekend of May 11th - 12th, the film was watched by an additional 209,000 people and made 312 million yen in Japan. To date the film's been watched by 1,030,000 people and has made 1.4 billion yen.
Avengers: Endgame remained at Number Two while Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" took Detective Pikachu's old Number Three spot.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like in Japan:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
3 |
Pokémon
Detective Pikachu |
Toho |
349 |
2 |
| 2 |
2 |
Avengers:
Endgame |
Disney |
365 |
3 |
| 3 |
1 | Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" | Toho |
363 |
5 |
| 4 |
4 | Kingdom | Toho,
Sony Pictures Entertainment |
341 |
4 |
| 5 |
5 | Crayon
Shin-chan the Movie "Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~" |
Toho |
355 |
4 |
| 6 |
6 |
Kakegururi
The Movie |
Gaga |
135 |
2 |
| 7 |
NEW |
Hit
and Run - The Greatest Worst Day Ever - |
Toei |
105 |
1 |
| 8 |
NEW | Cheer
Boys!! |
Bandai
Namco Arts, Pony Canyon |
106 |
1 |
| 9 |
NEW |
The
Curse of La Llorona |
Warner
Bros. Movies |
168 |
1 |
| 10 |
NEW | Kabaneri
of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato |
Shochiku
Media Division |
28 |
1 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 13th, 2019)
| Week Three (Saturday,
May 18th - Sunday, May 19th) |
The first live action Pokémon movie fell to second
place in its third week in theaters.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu was watched by 180,000 people and earned 276 million yen over the weekend, bringing its earning total up to 1.9 billion yen.
The American Pokémon movie is joined by The Confidenceman JP at Number One, According to Our Butler at Number Five, Iwane: Sword of Serenity at Number Seven, and the Japanese debut of 2018's Replicas at Number Ten.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like in Japan:
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 20th, 2019)
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Pokémon Detective Pikachu was watched by 180,000 people and earned 276 million yen over the weekend, bringing its earning total up to 1.9 billion yen.
The American Pokémon movie is joined by The Confidenceman JP at Number One, According to Our Butler at Number Five, Iwane: Sword of Serenity at Number Seven, and the Japanese debut of 2018's Replicas at Number Ten.
Here's what the rest of the Top Ten look like in Japan:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
NEW |
The
Confidenceman JP |
Toho |
323 |
1 |
| 2 |
1 |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Toho | 349 |
3 |
| 3 |
4 | Kingdom | Toho, Sony Pictures Entertainment | 341 |
5 |
| 4 |
3 | Detective
Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" |
Toho |
363 |
6 |
| 5 |
2 | Avengers: Endgame | Disney | 365 |
4 |
| 6 |
NEW |
According
to Our Butler |
Toei |
194 |
1 |
| 7 |
NEW |
Iwane:
Sword of Serenity |
Shochiku |
326 |
1 |
| 8 |
5 |
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie "Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~" | Toho | 355 |
5 |
| 9 |
6 |
Kakegururi The Movie | Gaga | 135 |
3 |
| 10 |
NEW | Replicas |
Showgate |
83 |
1 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 20th, 2019)
| Week Four (Saturday,
May 25th - Sunday, May 26th) |
Detective
Pikachu settled back
into its old third place slot in its fourth week in theaters.
Director Rob Letterman's first Pokémon movie was watched by an additional 138,000 people and earned 211 million yen over the weekend, bringing the total audience numbers to 1,630,000 people and box office earnings up to 2.3 billion yen.
The newcomers to the Top Ten this week are Aircraft Carrier Ibuki at Number Two, the new Sadako movie at Number Four, and Promare at Number Eight. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 27th, 2019)
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Director Rob Letterman's first Pokémon movie was watched by an additional 138,000 people and earned 211 million yen over the weekend, bringing the total audience numbers to 1,630,000 people and box office earnings up to 2.3 billion yen.
The newcomers to the Top Ten this week are Aircraft Carrier Ibuki at Number Two, the new Sadako movie at Number Four, and Promare at Number Eight. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
1 |
The
Confidenceman JP |
Toho |
323 |
2 |
| 2 |
NEW |
Aircraft
Carrier Ibuki |
Kino
Films |
331 |
1 |
| 3 |
2 |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Toho | 349 |
4 |
| 4 |
NEW | Sadako |
Kadokawa |
341 |
1 |
| 5 |
3 |
Kingdom | Toho, Sony Pictures Entertainment | 341 |
6 |
| 6 |
4 |
Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" | Toho | 363 |
7 |
| 7 |
5 |
Avengers: Endgame | Disney | 365 |
5 |
| 8 |
NEW | Promare |
Toho
Visual |
200 |
1 |
| 9 |
8 |
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie "Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~" | Toho | 355 |
6 |
| 10 |
6 |
According to Our Butler | Toei | 194 |
2 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted May 27th, 2019)
| Week Five (Saturday,
June 1st - Sunday, June 2nd) |
Hollywood's Pokémon Detective Pikachu
dropped to fifth place in its fifth week in Japanese theaters.
During those five weeks the film's been seen by 1,850,000 people and has earned 2.6 billion yen.
This week only saw two newcomers to the Japanese Top Ten: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which took the Number One spot; and Parallel World Love Story, which debuted at Number Four. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
Source: Eiga.com (posted June 3rd, 2019)
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During those five weeks the film's been seen by 1,850,000 people and has earned 2.6 billion yen.
This week only saw two newcomers to the Japanese Top Ten: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which took the Number One spot; and Parallel World Love Story, which debuted at Number Four. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
NEW |
Godzilla:
King of the Monsters |
Toho |
362 |
1 |
| 2 |
1 |
The Confidenceman JP | Toho | 323 |
3 |
| 3 |
2 |
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki | Kino Films | 331 |
2 |
| 4 |
NEW |
Parallel
World Love Story |
Shochiku |
316 |
1 |
| 5 |
3 |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Toho | 349 |
5 |
| 6 |
5 |
Kingdom | Toho, Sony Pictures Entertainment | 341 |
7 |
| 7 |
4 |
Sadako | Kadokawa | 341 |
2 |
| 8 |
6 |
Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" | Toho | 363 |
8 |
| 9 |
7 |
Avengers: Endgame | Disney | 365 |
6 |
| 10 |
8 |
Promare | Toho Visual | 200 |
2 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted June 3rd, 2019)
| Week Six (Saturday,
June 8th - Sunday, June 9th) |
How did Pokémon
Detective Pikachu do in its sixth week?
The Pokémon movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith has been seen by 1,960,000 people and has earned 2.7 billion yen in Japan since its debut on May 3rd.
The Japanese Top Ten was joined by Disney's live action Aladdin remake, a film that will remain in the Top Three even after the debut of Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. The other newcomer this week is Children of the Sea, a film based on the manga of the same name (怪獣の子供) and which debuted at Number Five. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
Source: Eiga.com (posted June 10th, 2019)
Unfortunately, Pokémon Detective Pikachu fell out of the Top Ten in its seventh 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 Week Six'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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The Pokémon movie starring Ryan Reynolds and Justice Smith has been seen by 1,960,000 people and has earned 2.7 billion yen in Japan since its debut on May 3rd.
The Japanese Top Ten was joined by Disney's live action Aladdin remake, a film that will remain in the Top Three even after the debut of Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution. The other newcomer this week is Children of the Sea, a film based on the manga of the same name (怪獣の子供) and which debuted at Number Five. The rest of the Top Ten looks like this:
| Rank |
Last
Week |
Title |
Distributor |
No.
of Theaters |
Weeks
in Theaters |
| 1 |
NEW |
Aladdin |
Disney |
370 |
1 |
| 2 |
1 |
Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Toho | 362 |
2 |
| 3 |
2 |
The Confidenceman JP | Toho | 323 |
4 |
| 4 |
3 |
Aircraft Carrier Ibuki | Kino Films | 331 |
3 |
| 5 |
NEW |
Children
of the Sea |
Toho
Visual |
164 |
1 |
| 6 |
6 |
Kingdom | Toho, Sony Pictures Entertainment | 341 |
8 |
| 7 |
5 |
Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Toho | 349 |
6 |
| 8 |
4 |
Parallel World Love Story | Shochiku | 316 |
2 |
| 9 |
7 |
Sadako | Kadokawa | 341 |
3 |
| 10 |
8 |
Detective Conan "The Fist of Blue Sapphire" | Toho | 363 |
9 |
Source: Eiga.com (posted June 10th, 2019)
| Week Seven onwards |
Unfortunately, Pokémon Detective Pikachu fell out of the Top Ten in its seventh 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 Week Six'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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