"Pokemon: The First Movie" comes in Cinemark theaters October 29 and November 1

By Staff Writer

It was originally a video game for Game Boy, but its popularity now spans video games, trading card games, animated television shows and movies, comic books, and toys which are the second-most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo's Mario franchise.

But that doesn't stop there, as Pokemon Go became a craze in every kid or kids-at-heart who would roam all the way just to find a poke stop and catch their target by throwing a ball on it. It is pretty simple however as of May 2016, the Pokémon franchise has grossed revenues of ¥4.8 trillion worldwide (equivalent to US$46.2 billion) and it keeps on attracting more players, fans, and next movie viewers.

ScreenCrush recently revealed on a similar article a possibility of a new live-action Pokemon movie in 2017 by Legendary Pictures. The popular animated series back then have plateaued, although it has been dubbed into so many different languages, the show has been replaying the same episodes. But this time, it is back in the public spotlight, not only as an innovative game but as a would-be blockbuster hit.

For the meantime, the remake of the original Pokemon: The First Movie in 1999 and its short film entitled Pikachu's Vacation will be back to theaters on two nights in October and November as announced by the official Pokemon website. The film will appear in over 200 select Cinemark locations as a matinee on October 29 and as an evening show on November 1. Presale tickets are available now for only five dollars per screening.

The Pokemon video game may have marked its 20^th anniversary; this may be an additional treat for all the fans who have been anticipating upcoming news for their favorite cartoon character. In a recent report from Slash Film, the original movie pulled in over $85 million in the United States being the most successful Pokemon movie to ever hit theaters worldwide. Now that it has been a mobile craze for many, viewers and fans of Pokemon have added up more with what it was before.

Although Pokemon has faced its shares of critics, from cartoon violence to materialism, but it will still be a popular game and character for a variety of generations before and those to come.