Pokémon: The First Movie - Mewtwo Strikes Back

1999 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Anime, TV Show Adaptation, Video Game Adaptation

Synopsis

Scientists genetically create a new Pokémon, Mewtwo, but the results are horrific and disastrous.

Scores

Overall Score
75.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.9%
Review Aggregate
63.0

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rica Matsumoto1999$1,334,000$2,511,000(est)
Ikue Ōtani1999$821,000$1,546,000(est)
Mayumi Iizuka1999$618,000$1,164,000(est)
Yūji Ueda1999$505,000$951,000(est)
Megumi Hayashibara1999$432,000$814,000(est)
Shin-ichiro Miki1999$380,000$716,000(est)
Inuko Inuyama1999$342,000$643,000(est)
Unshō Ishizuka1999$311,000$586,000(est)
Kōichi Yamadera1999$286,000$539,000(est)
Raymond Johnson1999$266,000$501,000(est)
Sachiko Kobayashi1999$249,000$469,000(est)
Aiko Satō1999$234,000$441,000(est)
Masachika Ichimura1999$221,000$417,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count0
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes48,731

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$85,744,662$161,453,184
International1999$77,900,000$146,682,053
Worldwide1999$163,644,662$308,135,237

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue1999$74,032,331$139,399,413
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$26,316,000$49,551,796
Physical Purchases ?1999$34,013,000$64,044,887
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$24,008,505$45,206,892
Total Revenues1999$158,369,836$298,202,987
Expenses
Budget ?1999$30,000,000$56,488,595
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$28,457,000 (est)$53,583,199 (est)
Participations1999$12,670,000$23,857,017
Residuals ?1999$5,608,000$10,559,601
Interest & Overhead1999$5,100,000$9,603,061
Total Expenses1999$81,835,000$154,091,474
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$76,534,836$144,111,514

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