Synopsis
In the town of Greenfield, a young, lonely girl's dreams and wishes are brought into reality by a collective of reality-warping Pokémon.
Scores
Overall Score
61.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.2%
Review Aggregate
41.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 47 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, psychological. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
family-friendlythin plotpsychologicalsuspensefulscaryaction-packeduplifting
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rica Matsumoto | 2001 | $666,000 | $1,179,000 | (est) |
| Ikue Ōtani | 2001 | $410,000 | $726,000 | (est) |
| Mayumi Iizuka | 2001 | $309,000 | $546,000 | (est) |
| Yūji Ueda | 2001 | $252,000 | $447,000 | (est) |
| Megumi Hayashibara | 2001 | $216,000 | $382,000 | (est) |
| Shin-ichiro Miki | 2001 | $190,000 | $336,000 | (est) |
| Inuko Inuyama | 2001 | $170,000 | $302,000 | (est) |
| Yumi Tōma | 2001 | $155,000 | $275,000 | (est) |
| Satomi Kōrogi | 2001 | $143,000 | $253,000 | (est) |
| Unshō Ishizuka | 2001 | $133,000 | $235,000 | (est) |
| Kōichi Yamadera | 2001 | $124,000 | $220,000 | (est) |
| Naoto Takenaka | 2001 | $117,000 | $207,000 | (est) |
| Hirohide Yakumaru | 2001 | $111,000 | $196,000 | (est) |
| Ai Kato | 2001 | $105,000 | $186,000 | (est) |
| Noriko Sakai | 2001 | $100,000 | $177,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count54
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes16,201
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2001 | $17,052,128 | $30,204,701 |
| International | 2001 | $51,359,147 | $90,973,260 |
| Worldwide | 2001 | $68,411,275 | $121,177,961 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2001 | $29,069,723 | $51,491,655 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2001 | $18,904,000 | $33,484,951 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2001 | $28,245,000 | $50,030,810 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2001 | $4,092,511 | $7,249,128 |
| Total Revenues | 2001 | $80,311,234 | $142,256,544 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2001 | $16,000,000 | $28,341,050 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2001 | $17,858,000 (est) | $31,632,155 (est) |
| Participations | 2001 | $6,425,000 | $11,380,703 |
| Residuals ? | 2001 | $3,676,000 | $6,511,356 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2001 | $3,200,000 | $5,668,210 |
| Total Expenses | 2001 | $47,159,000 | $83,533,474 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2001 | $33,152,234 | $58,723,070 |
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