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Pokémon: The First Movie

 1998
 96 minutes (1 hrs 36 mins)
Pokémon: The First Movie
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Production Country

Japan

Production Studio

Oriental Light and Magic (OLM)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Michael Haigney · Kunihiko Yuyama

Starring

Rica Matsumoto · Ikue Otani · Mayumi Izuka · Yuji Ueda · Satomi Korogi · Megumi Hayashibara

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release
12th November 1999
Japan release date Japan release
18th July 1998
Canada release date Canada release
10th November 1999

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 14th Apr '00
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: £2.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 8

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 12th Nov '99
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $50.8 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

14 Apr, 2000
1
21 Apr, 2000
2
28 Apr, 2000
4
5 May, 2000
7
12 May, 2000
8
19 May, 2000
11
26 May, 2000
10
2 Jun, 2000
11

US box office

12 Nov, 1999
1

Global box office

Other movies in this series

Pokémon: The First Movie
Pokémon: The Movie 2000
Pokémon 3: The Movie
Pokémon 4ever
Pokémon Heroes
Pokémon Jirachi Wish Maker
Pokémon Destiny Deoxys
Pokémon Lucario and the Mystery of Mew
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Pokémon the Rise of Darkrai
Pokémon Giratina and the Sky Warrior
Pokémon Arceus and the Jewel of Life
Phantom Ruler Zoroark

Certificates

US
NotRated

Livre

G

K-8/5

Atp

G

G

G

12

G

0+

6

7

Touspublics

M/6

U

P

A

G

L

6

7

U

A

G

Apt

PG

DA

T

A

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £10.8 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $85.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $0

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