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.
The 1998–2000 Japan Window
187 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pokémon the Movie 2000 sits at position #95.
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.
3 sharedPokémon Heroes
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Death Island
★ 7.6 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Vendetta
★ 6.9 · Japan
2 sharedPokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle
★ 7.2 · Japan
2 sharedPokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
★ 7.0 · Japan
2 sharedResident Evil: Damnation
★ 6.9 · Japan
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The 1990s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pokémon the Movie 2000 premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 24m runtime, production spent $357K per minute on screen and earned $1.9M per minute back.
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 |