Pokemon: The First Movie (1999)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $85,744,662Details
International Box Office $77,900,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $163,644,662
Further financial details...

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,036,678 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,043 opening theaters/3,043 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $177,537,358

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $85,744,662
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,410 $77,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,155 $163,644,662

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: October 15th, 2015 (Limited), released as Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (Australia)
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Pokemon
Comparisons: vs. Pokemon 2000
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Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Anime, Family Adventure, Cloning
Source:Based on Game
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 211 $7,105,860 Nov 26, 1999 19
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $15,806,338 Nov 26, 1999 19
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 205 $9,021,860 Nov 26, 1999 19
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 170 $16,267,757 Nov 26, 1999 19
Top Based on Game Weekend Domestic 14 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Top G Weekend Domestic 33 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Top Hand Animation Weekend Domestic 6 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 25 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 15 $69,038,277 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $69,038,277 Nov 12, 1999 5

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 1999 1 $31,036,678   3,043 $10,199   $50,754,104 1
Nov 19, 1999 3 $12,502,869 -60% 3,043 $4,109   $67,372,092 2
Nov 26, 1999 5 $7,105,860 -43% 3,043 $2,335   $77,724,392 3
Dec 3, 1999 6 $2,343,365 -67% 3,043 $770   $80,771,180 4
Dec 10, 1999 9 $1,184,559 -49% 2,426 $488   $82,369,077 5
Dec 17, 1999 13 $537,573 -55% 1,804 $298   $83,127,955 6
Dec 24, 1999 36 $112,214 -79% 1,051 $107   $83,608,861 7
Dec 31, 1999 32 $164,248 +46% 625 $263   $84,091,099 8
Jan 7, 2000 45 $103,643 -37% 298 $348   $84,286,792 9
Jan 14, 2000 25 $492,031 +375% 701 $702   $84,797,478 10
Jan 21, 2000 33 $251,540 -49% 591 $426   $85,118,270 11
Jan 28, 2000 40 $163,007 -35% 520 $313   $85,340,365 12
Feb 4, 2000 42 $134,623 -17% 476 $283   $85,503,823 13
Feb 11, 2000 52 $86,173 -36% 375 $230   $85,611,561 14
Feb 18, 2000 59 $66,364 -23% 299 $222   $85,693,123 15
Feb 25, 2000 65 $39,838 -40% 189 $211   $85,744,662 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 10, 1999 1 $10,096,848     2,901 $3,480   $10,096,848 1
Nov 11, 1999 1 $9,620,578 -5%   2,901 $3,316   $19,717,426 2
Nov 12, 1999 1 $9,070,000 -6%   2,901 $3,127   $28,787,000 3
Nov 13, 1999 1 $13,060,000 +44%   3,043 $4,292   $41,847,000 4
Nov 14, 1999 1 $8,974,000 -31%   3,043 $2,949   $50,754,104 5
Nov 15, 1999 1 $1,218,805 -86%   3,043 $401   $51,972,909 6
Nov 16, 1999 1 $1,104,513 -9%   3,043 $363   $53,077,422 7
Nov 17, 1999 1 $928,893 -16% -91% 3,043 $305   $54,006,315 8
Nov 18, 1999 1 $862,908 -7% -91% 3,043 $284   $54,869,223 9
Nov 19, 1999 3 $2,453,000 +184% -73% 3,043 $806   $57,322,000 10
Nov 20, 1999 3 $6,115,000 +149% -53% 3,043 $2,010   $63,437,000 11
Nov 21, 1999 3 $4,009,000 -34% -55% 3,043 $1,317   $67,372,092 12
Nov 22, 1999 3 $577,766 -86% -53% 3,043 $190   $67,949,858 13
Nov 23, 1999 3 $682,073 +18% -38% 3,043 $224   $68,631,931 14
Nov 24, 1999 5 $1,089,000 +60% +17% 3,043 $358   $69,721,000 15
Nov 25, 1999 6 $827,000 -24% -4% 3,043 $272   $70,548,000 16
Nov 26, 1999 5 $2,846,000 +244% +16% 3,043 $935   $73,394,000 17
Nov 27, 1999 5 $2,629,000 -8% -57% 3,043 $864   $76,023,000 18
Nov 28, 1999 5 $1,638,000 -38% -59% 3,043 $538   $77,724,392 19
Nov 29, 1999 6 $222,497 -86% -61% 3,043 $73   $77,946,889 20
Nov 30, 1999 7 $176,734 -21% -74% 3,043 $58   $78,123,623 21
Dec 1, 1999 7 $157,602 -11% -86% 3,043 $52   $78,281,225 22
Dec 2, 1999 7 $146,590 -7% -82% 3,043 $48   $78,427,815 23
Dec 3, 1999 8 $420,000 +187% -85% 3,043 $138   $78,848,000 24
Dec 4, 1999 6 $1,141,000 +172% -57% 3,043 $375   $79,989,000 25
Dec 5, 1999 5 $788,000 -31% -52% 3,043 $259   $80,771,180 26
Dec 6, 1999 9 $103,638 -87% -53% 3,043 $34   $80,874,818 27
Dec 7, 1999 10 $114,733 +11% -35% 3,043 $38   $80,989,551 28
Dec 8, 1999 10 $103,438 -10% -34% 3,043 $34   $81,092,989 29
Dec 9, 1999 11 $91,529 -12% -38% 3,043 $30   $81,184,518 30
Dec 10, 1999 10 $182,000 +99% -57% 2,426 $75   $81,367,000 31
Dec 11, 1999 8 $572,000 +214% -50% 2,426 $236   $81,939,000 32
Dec 12, 1999 7 $438,000 -23% -44% 2,426 $181   $82,369,077 33
Dec 13, 1999 10 $57,501 -87% -45% 2,426 $24   $82,426,578 34
Dec 14, 1999 12 $57,860 +1% -50% 2,426 $24   $82,484,438 35
Dec 15, 1999 11 $54,046 -7% -48% 2,426 $22   $82,538,484 36
Dec 16, 1999 14 $51,898 -4% -43% 2,426 $21   $82,590,382 37
Dec 19, 1999 13 $208,000   -53% 1,804 $115   $83,127,955 40
Dec 20, 1999 13 $106,707 -49% +86% 1,804 $59   $83,234,662 41
Dec 21, 1999 14 $114,391 +7% +98% 1,804 $63   $83,349,053 42
Dec 28, 1999 18 $88,639   -23% 1,051 $84   $83,765,560 49
Dec 29, 1999 18 $81,795 -8%   1,051 $78   $83,847,355 50
Jan 17, 2000 19 $120,542     701 $172   $84,797,478 69

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 1999 1 $35,151,797   3,043 $11,552   $54,869,223 2
Nov 19, 1999 4 $15,749,309 -55% 3,043 $5,176   $70,618,532 3
Nov 26, 1999 5 $7,809,283 -50% 3,043 $2,566   $78,427,815 4
Dec 3, 1999 7 $2,756,703 -65% 3,043 $906   $81,184,518 5
Dec 10, 1999 9 $1,405,864 -49% 2,426 $579   $82,590,382 6
Dec 17, 1999 14 $906,265 -36% 1,804 $502   $83,496,647 7
Dec 24, 1999 26 $430,204 -53% 1,051 $409   $83,926,851 8
Dec 31, 1999 36 $256,298 -40% 625 $410   $84,183,149 9
Jan 7, 2000 46 $122,298 -52% 298 $410   $84,305,447 10
Jan 14, 2000 25 $561,283 +359% 701 $801   $84,866,730 11
Jan 21, 2000 34 $310,628 -45% 591 $526   $85,177,358 12
Jan 28, 2000 40 $191,842 -38% 520 $369   $85,369,200 13
Feb 4, 2000 46 $156,188 -19% 476 $328   $85,525,388 14
Feb 11, 2000 58 $101,371 -35% 375 $270   $85,626,759 15
Feb 18, 2000 63 $78,065 -23% 299 $261   $85,704,824 16
Feb 25, 2000 69 $39,838 -49% 189 $211   $85,744,662 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/15/2015 $21,935 15 15 22 $32,192 11/30/2020
 
Rest of World $77,867,808
 
International Total$77,900,000 11/30/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Leading Cast

Veronica Taylor    Ash Ketchum

Supporting Cast

Racheal Lillis    Misty/Jessie of Team Rocket
Eric Stuart    Brock Harrison/James of Team Rocket
Ikue Ootani    Pikachu
Jay Goede    Narrator/Mewtwo
Maddie Blaustein    Meowth/Additional Voices
Ted Lewis    Giovanni
Michael Haigney    Psyduck
Kayzie Rogers    Vaporeon
Hirotaka Suzuoki    Sakaki
Lee Quick    Officer Jenny

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Kunihiko Yuyama    Director
Takeshi Shudo    Screenwriter
Satoshi Tajiri    Story Creator

  1. Summary
  2. News
  3. Box Office
  4. International
  5. Video Sales
  6. Cast & Crew
  7. Trailer

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$31,036,678 (36.2% of total gross)
Legs:2.76 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:52.4% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$30,000,000 (worldwide box office is 5.5 times production budget)
Theater counts:3,043 opening theaters/3,043 max. theaters, 7.1 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $177,537,358

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 901-1,000) 972 $85,744,662
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,401-1,500) 1,410 $77,900,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 1,101-1,200) 1,155 $163,644,662

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: November 10th, 1999 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: October 15th, 2015 (Limited), released as Pokemon: The First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (Australia)
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 96 minutes
Franchise: Pokemon
Comparisons: vs. Pokemon 2000
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Anime, Family Adventure, Cloning
Source:Based on Game
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day) 211 $7,105,860 Nov 26, 1999 19
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 188 $15,806,338 Nov 26, 1999 19
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day) 205 $9,021,860 Nov 26, 1999 19
Thanksgiving (All Movies, 5-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 170 $16,267,757 Nov 26, 1999 19
Top Based on Game Weekend Domestic 14 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Top G Weekend Domestic 33 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Top Hand Animation Weekend Domestic 6 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day) 25 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 15 $69,038,277 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day) 14 $31,036,678 Nov 12, 1999 5
Veterans Day (Opening, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 12 $69,038,277 Nov 12, 1999 5

Leading Cast

Veronica Taylor    Ash Ketchum

Supporting Cast

Racheal Lillis    Misty/Jessie of Team Rocket
Eric Stuart    Brock Harrison/James of Team Rocket
Ikue Ootani    Pikachu
Jay Goede    Narrator/Mewtwo
Maddie Blaustein    Meowth/Additional Voices
Ted Lewis    Giovanni
Michael Haigney    Psyduck
Kayzie Rogers    Vaporeon
Hirotaka Suzuoki    Sakaki
Lee Quick    Officer Jenny

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Kunihiko Yuyama    Director
Takeshi Shudo    Screenwriter
Satoshi Tajiri    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 1999 1 $31,036,678   3,043 $10,199   $50,754,104 1
Nov 19, 1999 3 $12,502,869 -60% 3,043 $4,109   $67,372,092 2
Nov 26, 1999 5 $7,105,860 -43% 3,043 $2,335   $77,724,392 3
Dec 3, 1999 6 $2,343,365 -67% 3,043 $770   $80,771,180 4
Dec 10, 1999 9 $1,184,559 -49% 2,426 $488   $82,369,077 5
Dec 17, 1999 13 $537,573 -55% 1,804 $298   $83,127,955 6
Dec 24, 1999 36 $112,214 -79% 1,051 $107   $83,608,861 7
Dec 31, 1999 32 $164,248 +46% 625 $263   $84,091,099 8
Jan 7, 2000 45 $103,643 -37% 298 $348   $84,286,792 9
Jan 14, 2000 25 $492,031 +375% 701 $702   $84,797,478 10
Jan 21, 2000 33 $251,540 -49% 591 $426   $85,118,270 11
Jan 28, 2000 40 $163,007 -35% 520 $313   $85,340,365 12
Feb 4, 2000 42 $134,623 -17% 476 $283   $85,503,823 13
Feb 11, 2000 52 $86,173 -36% 375 $230   $85,611,561 14
Feb 18, 2000 59 $66,364 -23% 299 $222   $85,693,123 15
Feb 25, 2000 65 $39,838 -40% 189 $211   $85,744,662 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Nov 10, 1999 1 $10,096,848     2,901 $3,480   $10,096,848 1
Nov 11, 1999 1 $9,620,578 -5%   2,901 $3,316   $19,717,426 2
Nov 12, 1999 1 $9,070,000 -6%   2,901 $3,127   $28,787,000 3
Nov 13, 1999 1 $13,060,000 +44%   3,043 $4,292   $41,847,000 4
Nov 14, 1999 1 $8,974,000 -31%   3,043 $2,949   $50,754,104 5
Nov 15, 1999 1 $1,218,805 -86%   3,043 $401   $51,972,909 6
Nov 16, 1999 1 $1,104,513 -9%   3,043 $363   $53,077,422 7
Nov 17, 1999 1 $928,893 -16% -91% 3,043 $305   $54,006,315 8
Nov 18, 1999 1 $862,908 -7% -91% 3,043 $284   $54,869,223 9
Nov 19, 1999 3 $2,453,000 +184% -73% 3,043 $806   $57,322,000 10
Nov 20, 1999 3 $6,115,000 +149% -53% 3,043 $2,010   $63,437,000 11
Nov 21, 1999 3 $4,009,000 -34% -55% 3,043 $1,317   $67,372,092 12
Nov 22, 1999 3 $577,766 -86% -53% 3,043 $190   $67,949,858 13
Nov 23, 1999 3 $682,073 +18% -38% 3,043 $224   $68,631,931 14
Nov 24, 1999 5 $1,089,000 +60% +17% 3,043 $358   $69,721,000 15
Nov 25, 1999 6 $827,000 -24% -4% 3,043 $272   $70,548,000 16
Nov 26, 1999 5 $2,846,000 +244% +16% 3,043 $935   $73,394,000 17
Nov 27, 1999 5 $2,629,000 -8% -57% 3,043 $864   $76,023,000 18
Nov 28, 1999 5 $1,638,000 -38% -59% 3,043 $538   $77,724,392 19
Nov 29, 1999 6 $222,497 -86% -61% 3,043 $73   $77,946,889 20
Nov 30, 1999 7 $176,734 -21% -74% 3,043 $58   $78,123,623 21
Dec 1, 1999 7 $157,602 -11% -86% 3,043 $52   $78,281,225 22
Dec 2, 1999 7 $146,590 -7% -82% 3,043 $48   $78,427,815 23
Dec 3, 1999 8 $420,000 +187% -85% 3,043 $138   $78,848,000 24
Dec 4, 1999 6 $1,141,000 +172% -57% 3,043 $375   $79,989,000 25
Dec 5, 1999 5 $788,000 -31% -52% 3,043 $259   $80,771,180 26
Dec 6, 1999 9 $103,638 -87% -53% 3,043 $34   $80,874,818 27
Dec 7, 1999 10 $114,733 +11% -35% 3,043 $38   $80,989,551 28
Dec 8, 1999 10 $103,438 -10% -34% 3,043 $34   $81,092,989 29
Dec 9, 1999 11 $91,529 -12% -38% 3,043 $30   $81,184,518 30
Dec 10, 1999 10 $182,000 +99% -57% 2,426 $75   $81,367,000 31
Dec 11, 1999 8 $572,000 +214% -50% 2,426 $236   $81,939,000 32
Dec 12, 1999 7 $438,000 -23% -44% 2,426 $181   $82,369,077 33
Dec 13, 1999 10 $57,501 -87% -45% 2,426 $24   $82,426,578 34
Dec 14, 1999 12 $57,860 +1% -50% 2,426 $24   $82,484,438 35
Dec 15, 1999 11 $54,046 -7% -48% 2,426 $22   $82,538,484 36
Dec 16, 1999 14 $51,898 -4% -43% 2,426 $21   $82,590,382 37
Dec 19, 1999 13 $208,000   -53% 1,804 $115   $83,127,955 40
Dec 20, 1999 13 $106,707 -49% +86% 1,804 $59   $83,234,662 41
Dec 21, 1999 14 $114,391 +7% +98% 1,804 $63   $83,349,053 42
Dec 28, 1999 18 $88,639   -23% 1,051 $84   $83,765,560 49
Dec 29, 1999 18 $81,795 -8%   1,051 $78   $83,847,355 50
Jan 17, 2000 19 $120,542     701 $172   $84,797,478 69

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Nov 12, 1999 1 $35,151,797   3,043 $11,552   $54,869,223 2
Nov 19, 1999 4 $15,749,309 -55% 3,043 $5,176   $70,618,532 3
Nov 26, 1999 5 $7,809,283 -50% 3,043 $2,566   $78,427,815 4
Dec 3, 1999 7 $2,756,703 -65% 3,043 $906   $81,184,518 5
Dec 10, 1999 9 $1,405,864 -49% 2,426 $579   $82,590,382 6
Dec 17, 1999 14 $906,265 -36% 1,804 $502   $83,496,647 7
Dec 24, 1999 26 $430,204 -53% 1,051 $409   $83,926,851 8
Dec 31, 1999 36 $256,298 -40% 625 $410   $84,183,149 9
Jan 7, 2000 46 $122,298 -52% 298 $410   $84,305,447 10
Jan 14, 2000 25 $561,283 +359% 701 $801   $84,866,730 11
Jan 21, 2000 34 $310,628 -45% 591 $526   $85,177,358 12
Jan 28, 2000 40 $191,842 -38% 520 $369   $85,369,200 13
Feb 4, 2000 46 $156,188 -19% 476 $328   $85,525,388 14
Feb 11, 2000 58 $101,371 -35% 375 $270   $85,626,759 15
Feb 18, 2000 63 $78,065 -23% 299 $261   $85,704,824 16
Feb 25, 2000 69 $39,838 -49% 189 $211   $85,744,662 17

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 10/15/2015 $21,935 15 15 22 $32,192 11/30/2020
 
Rest of World $77,867,808
 
International Total$77,900,000 11/30/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records