"POKEMON Detective Pikachu" Thrills Audiences to Capture P56.7-M at PH Box Office in 4 Days

The first-ever, live-action Pokémon adventure, “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu,” from Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, scored big at the box office this weekend, leading the pack of new movies and entertaining audiences of all ages to earn an impressive P56.7-million across the Philippines.

Justice Smith Partners with "Detective Pikachu" to Find Missing Dad

He made a splash in the 2017 blockbuster hit “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” opposite Chris Pratt.  Now young actor Justice Smith returns to the big screen in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “POKEMON Detective Pikachu” based on the beloved Pokémon brand—one of the world’s most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties and one of the most successful media franchises of all time.  

(Watch the film’s trailer at YouTube:  https://youtu.be/_Rpo_iHU2s8.)

Smith plays 21-year-old Tim Goodman who reluctantly arrives in Ryme City to wrap up the affairs of his estranged father, Harry, a private eye gone missing—and presumed dead—during his last case.  

Once in Harry’s apartment, Tim is touched by glimpses into the life of a man he never really knew but who apparently cared very much for him.  Then he meets Harry’s former partner, Detective Pikachu, an old-school gumshoe with the gift of gab, spouting a stream of bad jokes and noir clichés but still making a fair amount of sense. Tim finds himself drawn to the possibility that Harry is alive and that he and this supercharged, won’t-take-no-for-an-answer Detective Pikachu must team up to find him and uncover what he was working on.  

“This film has everything,” states Smith.  “It’s funny and silly, in ways that I think adults will get as much as kids.  It has drama and mystery.  It’s grounded and real, and there’s a meaningful story that people can relate to. That’s what appealed to me about it.”

Raised by his grandmother in another city, Tim hasn’t seen his father in years, and he’d likely say that was just fine with him.  He doesn’t need a dad; he doesn’t need anything or anyone, in fact, not even a Pokémon to call his own.  But once inside Harry’s simple bachelor pad, Tim’s tough-guy façade gets a little frayed around the edges.  There are framed photos of young Tim, an unsent birthday card and train ticket, and a room carefully decorated for a Pokémon-loving teenager who never came to use it.  

“I think he feels sad and a little guilty,” Smith suggests. “He realizes his dad cared more than he knew, and maybe the fault was partly his for not giving Harry a chance.  It’s a tough spot to be in.  The vulnerability he must have felt as a kid and that he’s been trying to hide his entire life, comes back.  Worst of all, if he and his dad ever really had a chance to be close, he thinks it’s too late now.”

Or is it?  If Tim needs a reason to believe, he needs only listen to Harry’s partner, who knew everything about him…even though he can’t remember any of it right now.  Still, despite the fact that Detective Pikachu has no memory beyond last week—the same time Harry disappeared—he is absolutely convinced of two things: (1) he is a world-class detective and (2), Harry is still kicking.  With him being able to talk to Pokémon and Tim being able to talk to humans, and the two of them able to talk to each other, the only logical course is for them to buddy up and figure out what happened.  Tim reluctantly agrees.  But he has no idea what he’s in for.  

But it might be the very thing Tim needs to challenge and to find himself.  With Detective Pikachu’s encouragement—Tim might finally be able to shake off a past that had him playing it safe and reach toward a more meaningful future than he could have foreseen just days ago.  

In Philippine cinemas Thursday, May 9th, “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” is distributed in the Philippines by Warner Bros. Pictures, a WarnerMedia Company.  Use the hashtags #DetectivePikachu and #PikaPika

About “POKEMON Detective Pikachu”

The first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure, “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” stars Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, the iconic face of the global Pokémon phenomenon—one of the world’s most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties and the most successful media franchise of all time.  

Fans everywhere can now experience Pikachu on the big screen as never before, as Detective Pikachu, a Pokémon like no other.  The film also showcases a wide array of beloved Pokémon characters, each with its own unique abilities and personality.

Directed by Rob Letterman (“Goosebumps,” “Monsters Vs. Aliens”), “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” also stars Justice Smith (“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”) as Tim; Kathryn Newton (“Lady Bird,” TV’s “Big Little Lies”) as Lucy, a junior reporter following her first big story; and Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe (“Godzilla,” “The Last Samurai”) as Lt. Yoshida.  

Ryan Reynolds is the Quirky, Fast-Talking "Detective Pikachu"

Pikachu speaks!  And that’s just for starters in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu.”

(Watch Ryan Reynolds in the “Becoming Pikachu” featurette at YouTube:  https://youtu.be/V3_LgIDqOwo .)

As fans everywhere know, Pikachu is a Pokémon, and no matter how expressive Pokémon can be with their features, actions, body language and special powers, they are linguistically limited to stating their own names.  Inexplicably, such is not the case with this one particular, pint-sized, fast-moving individual in the deerstalker cap: Detective Pikachu.

Cast Invites PH Fans to Watch "POKEMON Detective Pikachu"

Kumusta, Philippines! Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith and Kathryn Newton invite Filipino fans to watch “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” in a new video released by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Check out the greeting below and watch “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” in Philippine cinemas May 09.

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/warnerbrosphils/videos/vl.360675458026455/385621632163136/?type=1 

YouTube:  https://youtu.be/L76WELL8i9k 

"POKEMON Detective Pikachu" Comes to Life in First Trailer

Partner up with a legend! Watch the official teaser trailer of Warner Bros. Pictures’ new comedy “POKEMON Detective Pikachu” now at the links seen on Facebook and YouTube:  

The first-ever live-action Pokémon adventure, “POKÉMON Detective Pikachu” stars Ryan Reynolds as Pikachu, the iconic face of the global Pokémon phenomenon—one of the world’s most popular, multi-generation entertainment properties and the most successful media franchise of all time.  

Fans everywhere can now experience Pikachu on the big screen as never before, as Detective Pikachu, a Pokémon like no other.  The film also showcases a wide array of beloved Pokémon characters, each with its own unique abilities and personality.

The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened.  Aiding in the investigation is Harry’s former Pokémon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City—a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokémon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world—they encounter a diverse cast of Pokémon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokémon universe.