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Distribution: Theatrical and International

Initially, Universal Pictures was due to handle distribution outside Japan, while Toho would handle the Japanese distribution. On 25 July 2018, Warner Bros. announced they had taken over worldwide distribution duties (except in Japan and China) from Universal, with the release date unchanged. Warner Bros. also got the film rights for the Pokémon franchise for 30 years. 


Home-media:

Detective Pikachu was released on Digital HD on 23 July 2019 and was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray, and DVD on 6 August 2019. The film debuted on the DVD and Blu-ray charts upon the week of its release and was the second top-selling home video title in August 2019 (after Avengers Endgame). As of August 2020, the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Detective Pikachu have earned more than $30 million in the United States.


International:

The US premiere was held on 3 May 2019, in New York and featured a yellow carpet. Detective Pikachu was released shortly after on 8 May 2019, in Europe 9 May 2019, in South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia, and 10 May 2019, in the China, UK, Ireland, Canada, and the US, in RealD 3D, Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and ScreenX formats.

All in all, Pokémon Detective was released Internationally, in 62 markets, and shown at 4,202 theaters on its opening day. Overall, 4,248 theatres screened the movie, with 4.8 weeks average per theatre.



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