Pokemon 3: The Movie (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $17,052,128Details
International Box Office $51,400,000Details
Worldwide Box Office $68,452,128
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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,240,752 (48.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 22.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,675 opening theaters/2,675 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,724,184

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,199 $17,052,128
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,940 $51,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,457 $68,452,128

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 6th, 2001 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: July 13th, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 74 minutes
Franchise: Pokemon
Comparisons: vs. Pokemon 2000
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Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Anime, Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: Japan

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 345 $5,405,796 Apr 13, 2001 10

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2001 4 $8,240,752   2,675 $3,081   $8,240,752 1
Apr 13, 2001 8 $2,707,680 -67% 2,675 $1,012   $12,953,396 2
Apr 20, 2001 15 $1,325,886 -51% 2,012 $659   $15,754,369 3
Apr 27, 2001 23 $418,548 -68% 867 $483   $16,373,155 4
May 4, 2001 28 $186,537 -55% 467 $399   $16,622,570 5
May 11, 2001 38 $100,637 -46% 336 $300   $16,752,205 6
May 18, 2001 56 $33,456 -67% 158 $212   $16,805,370 7
May 25, 2001 40 $89,052 +166% 364 $245   $16,905,820 8
Jun 1, 2001 44 $50,348 -43% 199 $253   $17,007,167 9
Jun 8, 2001 57 $26,951 -46% 146 $185   $17,052,128 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 6, 2001 4 $2,848,500     2,675 $1,065   $2,848,500 1
Apr 7, 2001 4 $3,128,000 +10%   2,675 $1,169   $5,976,500 2
Apr 8, 2001 4 $2,089,000 -33%   2,675 $781   $8,240,752 3
Apr 9, 2001 4 $485,383 -77%   2,675 $181   $8,726,135 4
Apr 10, 2001 5 $502,443 +4%   2,675 $188   $9,228,578 5
Apr 11, 2001 7 $468,275 -7%   2,675 $175   $9,696,853 6
Apr 12, 2001 7 $550,000 +17%   2,675 $206   $10,247,000 7
Apr 13, 2001 8 $1,144,500 +108% -60% 2,675 $428   $11,391,500 8
Apr 14, 2001 10 $990,000 -13% -68% 2,675 $370   $12,381,000 9
Apr 15, 2001 10 $608,000 -39% -71% 2,675 $227   $12,953,396 10
Apr 16, 2001 8 $562,120 -8% +16% 2,675 $210   $13,515,516 11
Apr 17, 2001 8 $337,632 -40% -33% 2,675 $126   $13,853,148 12
Apr 18, 2001 8 $318,749 -6% -32% 2,675 $119   $14,171,897 13
Apr 19, 2001 9 $256,586 -20% -53% 2,675 $96   $14,428,483 14
Apr 22, 2001 11 $471,000   -23% 2,012 $234   $15,754,000 17
Apr 23, 2001 21 $48,989 -90% -91% 2,012 $24   $15,802,989 18
Apr 24, 2001 19 $54,840 +12% -84% 2,012 $27   $15,857,829 19
Apr 25, 2001 19 $51,446 -6% -84% 2,012 $26   $15,909,275 20
May 28, 2001 32 $27,259     364 $75   $16,933,079 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2001 4 $10,245,716   2,675 $3,830   $10,245,716 1
Apr 13, 2001 8 $4,182,767 -59% 2,675 $1,564   $14,428,483 2
Apr 20, 2001 16 $1,526,124 -64% 2,012 $759   $15,954,607 3
Apr 27, 2001 25 $481,426 -68% 867 $555   $16,436,033 4
May 4, 2001 31 $215,535 -55% 467 $462   $16,651,568 5
May 11, 2001 40 $120,346 -44% 336 $358   $16,771,914 6
May 18, 2001 59 $44,854 -63% 158 $284   $16,816,768 7
May 25, 2001 39 $140,051 +212% 364 $385   $16,956,819 8
Jun 1, 2001 46 $68,358 -51% 199 $344   $17,025,177 9
Jun 8, 2001 62 $26,951 -61% 146 $185   $17,052,128 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 7/13/2001 $0 0 168 168 $713,823 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $50,686,177
 
International Total$51,400,000 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.

Leading Cast

Rica Matsumoto    Ash Ketchum (Japanese)
Veronica Taylor    Ash Ketchum (English)
Ikue Ōtani    Pikachu

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
Hideki Sonoda    Screenwriter
Satoshi Tajiri    Story Creator

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Metrics

Opening Weekend:$8,240,752 (48.3% of total gross)
Legs:2.07 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:24.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$3,000,000 (worldwide box office is 22.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:2,675 opening theaters/2,675 max. theaters, 3.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $31,724,184

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 4,101-4,200) 4,199 $17,052,128
All Time International Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,940 $51,400,000
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 2,401-2,500) 2,457 $68,452,128

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


Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 6th, 2001 (Wide) by Warner Bros.
International Releases: July 13th, 2001 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
MPAA Rating: G
Running Time: 74 minutes
Franchise: Pokemon
Comparisons: vs. Pokemon 2000
Create your own comparison chart…
Keywords: Toy Adaptations, Anime, Family Adventure
Source:Based on TV
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production Countries: Japan

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Easter (All Movies, 3-Day, Inflation Adjusted) 345 $5,405,796 Apr 13, 2001 10

Leading Cast

Rica Matsumoto    Ash Ketchum (Japanese)
Veronica Taylor    Ash Ketchum (English)
Ikue Ōtani    Pikachu

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
Hideki Sonoda    Screenwriter
Satoshi Tajiri    Story Creator

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2001 4 $8,240,752   2,675 $3,081   $8,240,752 1
Apr 13, 2001 8 $2,707,680 -67% 2,675 $1,012   $12,953,396 2
Apr 20, 2001 15 $1,325,886 -51% 2,012 $659   $15,754,369 3
Apr 27, 2001 23 $418,548 -68% 867 $483   $16,373,155 4
May 4, 2001 28 $186,537 -55% 467 $399   $16,622,570 5
May 11, 2001 38 $100,637 -46% 336 $300   $16,752,205 6
May 18, 2001 56 $33,456 -67% 158 $212   $16,805,370 7
May 25, 2001 40 $89,052 +166% 364 $245   $16,905,820 8
Jun 1, 2001 44 $50,348 -43% 199 $253   $17,007,167 9
Jun 8, 2001 57 $26,951 -46% 146 $185   $17,052,128 10

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 6, 2001 4 $2,848,500     2,675 $1,065   $2,848,500 1
Apr 7, 2001 4 $3,128,000 +10%   2,675 $1,169   $5,976,500 2
Apr 8, 2001 4 $2,089,000 -33%   2,675 $781   $8,240,752 3
Apr 9, 2001 4 $485,383 -77%   2,675 $181   $8,726,135 4
Apr 10, 2001 5 $502,443 +4%   2,675 $188   $9,228,578 5
Apr 11, 2001 7 $468,275 -7%   2,675 $175   $9,696,853 6
Apr 12, 2001 7 $550,000 +17%   2,675 $206   $10,247,000 7
Apr 13, 2001 8 $1,144,500 +108% -60% 2,675 $428   $11,391,500 8
Apr 14, 2001 10 $990,000 -13% -68% 2,675 $370   $12,381,000 9
Apr 15, 2001 10 $608,000 -39% -71% 2,675 $227   $12,953,396 10
Apr 16, 2001 8 $562,120 -8% +16% 2,675 $210   $13,515,516 11
Apr 17, 2001 8 $337,632 -40% -33% 2,675 $126   $13,853,148 12
Apr 18, 2001 8 $318,749 -6% -32% 2,675 $119   $14,171,897 13
Apr 19, 2001 9 $256,586 -20% -53% 2,675 $96   $14,428,483 14
Apr 22, 2001 11 $471,000   -23% 2,012 $234   $15,754,000 17
Apr 23, 2001 21 $48,989 -90% -91% 2,012 $24   $15,802,989 18
Apr 24, 2001 19 $54,840 +12% -84% 2,012 $27   $15,857,829 19
Apr 25, 2001 19 $51,446 -6% -84% 2,012 $26   $15,909,275 20
May 28, 2001 32 $27,259     364 $75   $16,933,079 53

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 6, 2001 4 $10,245,716   2,675 $3,830   $10,245,716 1
Apr 13, 2001 8 $4,182,767 -59% 2,675 $1,564   $14,428,483 2
Apr 20, 2001 16 $1,526,124 -64% 2,012 $759   $15,954,607 3
Apr 27, 2001 25 $481,426 -68% 867 $555   $16,436,033 4
May 4, 2001 31 $215,535 -55% 467 $462   $16,651,568 5
May 11, 2001 40 $120,346 -44% 336 $358   $16,771,914 6
May 18, 2001 59 $44,854 -63% 158 $284   $16,816,768 7
May 25, 2001 39 $140,051 +212% 364 $385   $16,956,819 8
Jun 1, 2001 46 $68,358 -51% 199 $344   $17,025,177 9
Jun 8, 2001 62 $26,951 -61% 146 $185   $17,052,128 10

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
United Kingdom 7/13/2001 $0 0 168 168 $713,823 4/8/2020
 
Rest of World $50,686,177
 
International Total$51,400,000 4/8/2020

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.