Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!

2016 | Action, Animation, Comedy, Anime

Synopsis

Nate, Whisper, and Jibanyan travel to the past to help Nathaniel and Hovernyan create the Yo-kai Watch when dark forces conspire to undo the history of the watch.

Scores

Overall Score
48.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.4%
Review Aggregate
73.9

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, funny, action-packed. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfunnyaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Haruka Tomatsu2016$820,000$1,072,000(est)
Tomokazu Seki2016$505,000$660,000(est)
Etsuko Kozakura2016$380,000$497,000(est)
Romi Park2016$311,000$406,000(est)
Yūki Kaji2016$266,000$347,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes362

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$257,343$336,369
International2016$51,581,502$67,421,322
Worldwide2016$51,838,845$67,757,690

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 Revenue2016$20,761,272$27,136,713
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,715,000$2,241,648
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,749,000$2,286,089
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,506,000$1,968,468
Physical Purchases ?2016$4,250,000$5,555,104
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$115,804$151,366
Total Revenues2016$30,097,077$39,339,387
Expenses
Budget ?2016$2,803,000 (est)$3,663,755 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$5,057,000 (est)$6,609,920 (est)
Participations2016$1,204,000$1,573,728
Residuals ?2016$530,000$692,754
Interest & Overhead2016$560,600$732,751
Total Expenses2016$10,154,600$13,272,908
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$19,942,477$26,066,479

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