Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros.’ Pokemon: Detective Pikachu will bring the Pokemon world to life on the big screen for the first time in the franchises two-decade history and the excitement for the film has translated into a $5.7 million gross from Thursday previews. With the record-breaking Avengers: Endgame still playing in theaters across the world, independent trackers are reportedly uncertain about how much money Pokemon: Detective Pikachu can earn its opening weekend. According to the Wrap, these trackers are projecting a box office debut in $50 million to $70 million range for Pokemon: Detective Pikachu.
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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.
Directed by Rob Letterman from a script he co-wrote with Dan Hernandez & Benji Samit, Derek Connolly, and Nicole Perlman, Pokemon: Detective Pikachu stars Ryan Reynolds as the titular pocket monster, Justice Smith as Tim, Kathryn Newton as Lucy, and Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe as Lt. Yoshida.
Pokemon: Detective Pikachu will be released in theaters on May 10, 2019.
Source: The Wrap
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The film will also be set in Central City.