The Powerpuff Girls Movie

2002 film by Craig McCracken

The Powerpuff Girls Movie is a 2002 American animated comedy-mystery action superhero adventure family movie based on the Cartoon Network animated television series The Powerpuff Girls. This movie is directed by series creator Craig McCracken and produced by Cartoon Network Studios and Warner Bros Pictures.

The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Theatrical release poster
Directed byCraig McCracken
Screenplay by
  • Charlie Bean
  • Lauren Faust
  • Craig McCracken
  • Paul Rudish
  • Don Shank
Story by
  • Charlie Bean
  • Lauren Faust
  • Craig McCracken
  • Amy Keating Rogers
  • Paul Rudish
  • Don Shank
Based onThe Powerpuff Girls
by Craig McCracken
Produced byDonna Castricone
Starring
  • Cathy Cavadini
  • Tara Strong
  • Elizabeth Daily
  • Roger L. Jackson
  • Tom Kane
  • Tom Kenny
  • Jennifer Hale
  • Jennifer Martin
Narrated byTom Kenny
Edited byRob Desales
Music byJames L. Venable[1]
Production
companies
Cartoon Network Studios
Munich Animation
Rough Draft Korea
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 3, 2002 (2002-07-03) (United States)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million
Box office$16.4 million[2]

Story change

Townsville has been through crime. The Professor is buying ingredients to make girls for his experiment. As his lab monkey Jojo pushed him, breaking a vat of Chemical X, the girls were created. The Professor gave them their names; Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup.

Voice Cast change

  • Cathy Cavadini - Blossom
  • Tara Strong - Bubbles
  • Elizabeth Daily - Buttercup
  • Tom Kane - Professor Utonium
  • Tom Kenny - Mayor Barney, Narrator, Cha-Ching, Pappy Wappy
  • Jennifer Hale - Ms. Keane
  • Jennifer Martin - Ms. Sara Bellum

Release Dates change

  Canada 5 July 2002
  United States 5 July 2002
Mexico 19 July 2002
  Chile 16 December 2004
  Germany 25 December 2003
  Brazil 12 July 2002
  Australia 30 September 2002
  New Zealand 30 October 2002
  Panama 7 January 2005
  Czech Republic 24 October 2002
  Poland 20 January 2005
  Netherlands 3 December 2003
  France 28 August 2002
  Russia 19 September 2002
  Singapore 2 April 2004
  Philippines 9 July 2002, 10 July 2002
  Indonesia 16 April 2004
  Turkey 15 May 2003
  Denmark 20 September 2002
  Sweden 20 September 2002
  Greece 15 September 2003
  Italy 8 November 2002
  South Korea 15 August 2002
  Japan 3 August 2002

Home media release change

The movie was released on VHS and DVD on November 5, 2002. It is also available to stream on Cartoon Network On Demand and the Cartoon Network mobile app.

References change

  1. "Detail view of Movies Page". afi.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
  2. "The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002) – Box Office Mojo". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved May 17, 2015.