Japan Synopsis
“New Monsters. New Battles. Now on the Big Screen.”
When a powerful new Internet Digimon hatches and begins to consume data at an alarming rate, the Digidestined – kids chosen to save the digital world – must put an end to the destruction before the damage becomes irreversible and worldwide communication halts forever. As computer-based missiles are launched, and a wayward Digimon kidnaps the Digidestined, only the combined efforts of a worldwide network of kids and a new group of "Digidestined" can rescue the others and stop global disaster.
The 1999–2001 Japan Window
205 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Digimon: The Movie sits at position #115.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Digimon: The Movie. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
5 sharedDigimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence
★ 7.3 · Japan
5 sharedDigimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss
★ 6.9 · Japan
4 sharedYu-Gi-Oh! The Movie
★ 6.1 · Japan
4 sharedDigimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
★ 8.1 · Japan
4 sharedDigimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown! The Golden Digimentals
★ 7.2 · Japan
4 sharedDigimon Adventure: Our War Game
★ 8.2 · Japan
Other Titles From Saban Entertainment
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Digimon: The Movie premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 29m runtime, production spent $62K per minute on screen and earned $187K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,909 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (36th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.3 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #967 of 1,274 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Saban Entertainment, Toei Company, Fox Family Films, Fox Kids Europe Properties, Fox Kids International Programming |
| Runtime | 1h 29m |
| Release Date | March 4, 2000 |
| IMDb | tt0259974 |