Japan Pokémon the Movie 2000 returned 5.5× its production cost, earning $163.6M against a $30.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
劇場版ポケットモンスター 幻のポケモン ルギア爆誕
“One person can make all the difference.”
When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.
Audience Engagement
781 audience reviews — more than 96% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Japan films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 24m runtime, production spent $357K per minute on screen and earned $1.9M per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Pokémon the Movie 2000. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Nintendo
Adventure + Fantasy in Japan
719 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Adventure and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pokémon the Movie 2000 itself).
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
Pokémon the Movie 2000 holds position #95 of 187 Japan films in the 1998–2000 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon the Movie 2000 premiered alongside 60 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 60 other Japan films in 1999.
The 1216th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Pokémon the Movie 2000, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- tropical island · 5
- prophecy · 4
- chosen one · 3
- collector · 3
- legend · 10
- ocean · 6
- anime · 711
- based on video game · 90
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,710 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Adventure productions specifically: #867 of 1,216 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, English |
| Production Companies | Nintendo, OLM, Pikachu Project '99, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo |
| Runtime | 1h 24m |
| Release Date | July 17, 1999 |
| IMDb | tt0210234 |
| Official Site | www.warnerbros.com |