Review: Pokemon Detective Pikachu

by Tony Ruggio

I was already in high school by the time Pokemon became a worldwide phenomenon, and I was in no mood for cute, cuddly anime animals at the moody age of sixteen. For this non-fan, however, Detective Pikachu is a minor delight filled with joy, heart, and giant Pokemon doing battle. It’s a big, bubbly kids movie that grows on you until the inevitably exhausting bombast of a cartoony third act...

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What did you see over the weekend?

What did you see over the weekend? I was in Bentonville so I was only seeing festival films (which, more on soon)...

Weekend Box Office (Actuals) May 10th-12th 🔺 = new or expanded theater counts / ★ = highly recommended
W I D E	PLATFORM / LIMITED
1 Avengers Endgame $63.2 on 4662 screens (cum. $723.7)	1 🔺 Student of the Year 2 $462k on 190 screens *new*

2 🔺   Pokemon Detective Pikachu $54.3 on 4202 screens *new* REVIEW	2  Amazing Grace $366k on 260 screens (cum. $3.3)

3 🔺 The Hustle  $13 on 3007 screens *new* ANNE HATHAWAY, PODCAST	3 🔺  Red Joan $250k on 193 screens (cum. $896k)  JUDI DENCH

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