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When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. In 2008, [[M11|one movie]] drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as a {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], were released in theaters, however, the movies continue to be dubbed, being released directly to home video and, since ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', airing on {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} within a year of the Japanese premiere. | When they open in Japan, they usually gross a large amount of money, typically ranking first for their premiere weekend. In 2008, [[M11|one movie]] drew in a significant crowd despite the fact that it was released in the same weekend as a {{wp|Studio Ghibli}} film. In the United States, only the first five movies, those associated with the [[original series]], were released in theaters, however, the movies continue to be dubbed, being released directly to home video and, since ''[[M09|Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea]]'', airing on {{DL|Pokémon in the United States|Cartoon Network}} within a year of the Japanese premiere. | ||
The [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a limited theatrical release in the United States as part of the "Pokémon Black Version and White Version Mall Tour". On December 3 and 4, 2011, ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' received a limited commercial release in US theaters, making it the first movie since ''Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias'' to receive a commercial theatrical release. All of the {{series|Best Wishes}} and {{series|XY}} movies have aired in theaters in Australia and New Zealand, with the ''XY'' series movies premiering there before the United States. ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' also received a limited theatrical run internationally on November 5 and 6, 2017. | The [[M13|thirteenth movie]] saw a limited theatrical release in the United States as part of the "Pokémon Black Version and White Version Mall Tour". On December 3 and 4, 2011, ''[[M14|White—Victini and Zekrom]]'' received a limited commercial release in US theaters, making it the first movie since ''Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias'' to receive a commercial theatrical release. All of the {{series|Best Wishes}} and {{series|XY}} movies have aired in theaters in Australia and New Zealand, with the ''XY'' series movies premiering there before the United States. ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' also received a limited theatrical run internationally on November 5 and 6, 2017. ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' was given a limited theatrical release starting on November 24, 2018. | ||
To date, there have been 21 theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes. Additionally, the miniseries ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' is a similar length to a movie when all the episodes are combined. | To date, there have been 21 theatrical Pokémon movies and three movie-length special episodes. Additionally, the miniseries ''[[Pokémon Origins]]'' is a similar length to a movie when all the episodes are combined. | ||