Digimon: The Movie

Digimon: The Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Screenplay by
Based on

by Toei Animation
Produced byTerri-Lei O'Malley
Starring
CinematographyShigeru Ando
Edited by
  • Douglas Purgason
  • Gary A. Friedman
Music by
  • Udi Harpaz
  • Amotz Plessner
Production
companies
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • October 6, 2000 (2000-10-06) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Japan
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$5 million[1]
Box office$16.6 million

Digimon: The Movie is a 2000 animated film adaptation produced by Saban Entertainment and distributed by 20th Century Fox as part of the Digimon franchise. The film used footage from the short films Digimon Adventure (1999), Digimon Adventure: Our War Game![2] (2000), and Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals (2000), while the events of the film take place during the first two seasons of Digimon: Digital Monsters.

Production of the film began in 2000 after Fox sought to bring a feature film to the Digimon franchise. Only three seasonal short films were produced for the series in Japan, which Fox was contractually obligated to produce as one cohesive film by Toei Animation.[3] Due to the drastically different plots and budget restraints, more than 40 minutes of scenes from the individual Japanese films were cut to save time and introduced several changes in tone, dialogue, and plot.[4] Owing to the number of changes made, it is considered an original work by the press.[5]

Digimon: The Movie was released in the United States on October 6, 2000, by 20th Century Fox and was a box office success, grossing over $16 million worldwide (equivalent to over $29 million in 2022[6]) against a production budget of $5 million. Despite negative critical reviews, the film had a more positive reception from both fans and audiences, and has since garnered a small cult following.[7][8][9][10]

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  2. ^ "「デジモンアドベンチャー ぼくらのウォーゲーム！」がYouTubeで配信中 4月16日までの期間限定". ITmedia [ja] (in Japanese). March 22, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
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  4. ^ Beck, Jerry (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 348. ISBN 978-1-55652-591-9.
  5. ^ "「僕のヒーローアカデミア」劇場版が北米での日本アニメ興行収入ランキングトップ10入り". Gigazine (in Japanese). October 9, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Digimon: The Movie (2000) - JP Box-Office". December 29, 2022. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022.
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