Japan Release: 2019
Running Time: 104 minutes

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu

Japanese Title

名探偵ピカチュウ
[Meitantei Pikachu]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Toho / Legendary Pictures / Warner Bros. / The Pokémon Company

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Titles
International Title Pokémon: Detective Pikachu	Initial US Title Pokémon: Detective Pikachu US Distributor: Warner Bros. (2019) / Time: 104 Minutes
Alternate Titles
Detective Pikachu [Literal translation]

Staff

Cast

Directed by Rob Letterman
Writing credits Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Rob Letterman, Derek Connolly, Nicole Perlman, Tomokazu Ohara, Haruka Utsui
Produced by Hidenaga Katakami, Don McGowan, Mary Parent
Executive Producer Kenji Okubo, Toshio Miyahara, Tsunekazu Ishihara, Joseph Caracciolo
Music by Henry Jackman
Cinematography by John Mathieson
Film Editing by Mark Sanger, James Thomas
Production Design by Nigel Phelps
Assistant Director Cliff Lanning
Director of Special Effects Katsuro Onoue

Detective Pikachu Ryan Reynolds
Tim Goodman Justice Smith, Max Fincham
Lucy Stevens Kathryn Newton
Howard Clifford Bill Nighy
Hide Yoshida, Lieutenant Ken Watanabe
Roger Clifford Chris Geere
Ms. Norman Suki Waterhouse
Grams Josette Simon
Bartender Alejandro De Mesa
Ann Laurent, Doctor Rita Ora
Jack Karan Soni
Girlfriend Simone Ashley
Boyfriend Edward Davis
DJ Diplo
Sebastian Omar Chaparro
Police Ben Fox
Mayor Kadiff Kirwan
Pokémon Trainer Ryoma Takeuchi

Posters

Japan

Japan IMAX

Box Office

Release Date: March 5th, 2019 (Japan)
Opening Weekend: ¥456,940,746 / $4,112,878 (Japan, 349 Theaters)

Release Date: May 10th, 2019 (US)
Budget: $150,000,000 (US)
Opening Weekend: $54,365,242 (US, 4202 Theaters)

DVDs and Blu-rays

	Region 1 Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Warner Bros. (2019)
	Blu-ray Pokémon: Detective Pikachu Warner Bros. (2019)
	Blu-ray Pokémon: Detective Pikachu 4K Warner Bros. (2019)

Background and Trivia

Although the role of Detective Pikachu eventually went to actor Ryan Reynolds, a host of others were considered including Dwayne Johnson, Hugh Jackman and Mark Wahlberg as noted by Screenrant.
To help promote the movie, a ten day event was run in the mobile game Pokémon Go from May 7th to the 17th. The event included a hat and shirt related to the movie while spawns were tied to those that appeared in the film.

Reviews
Nicholas Driscoll May 12, 2019	Noah Percival May 18, 2019

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