BoBoiBoy: The Movie
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia| BoBoiBoy: The Movie | |
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Malaysian theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Nizam Razak |
| Written by | Nizam Razak Anas Abdul Aziz |
| Starring | Nur Fathiah Diaz Anas Abdul Aziz Dzubir Mohamed Zakaria Azman Zulkiply Nur Sarah Alisya Yap Ee Jean |
| Music by | Yuri Wong |
Production
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| Distributed by | Primeworks Studios |
Release dates
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay |
| Budget | RM5 million[1] |
| Box office | RM13 million[2] |
Contents
Storyline
BoBoiBoy embarks on a theatrical adventure with his first feature film BoBoiBoy: The Movie. The movie brings BoBoiBoy and his friends on an adventure on a mysterious island that houses an ancient Sfera Kuasa older than Ochobot with untold powers. BoBoiBoy will meet his toughest foe yet, an alien treasure hunter who is looking to harness the power from this Sfera Kuasa for his own greedy needs. It's now a race between BoBoiBoy and the aliens to reach this Sfera Kuasa and unlock the new powers. Experience an exotic new place, never before seen villains and a new power from BoBoiBoy.[4]Nizam Razak said in a statement that this movie is not a continuation of the BoBoiBoy TV series.[6] He also stated that this movie will be embedded with more action and comedy than the TV series.[1]
Official Synopsis
A group of alien treasure hunters named The Tengkotak has arrived on earth and kidnapped Ochobot in order to use him to locate an ancient and powerful “Sfera Kuasa” hiding on earth. BoBoiBoy and his super friends must now race against time to save Ochobot and uncover the secrets behind the “Sfera Kuasa”. Their journey will take them on an adventure filled with action, comedy, and beautiful locales.[4]Cast
- Nur Fathiah Diaz as BoBoiBoy
- Nur Sarah Alisya as Yaya
- Yap Ee Jean as Ying
- Dzubir Mohammed Zakaria as Gopal
- Wong Wai Kay as Fang
- Mohd Fathi Diaz as Ochobot
- Usamah Widiatmoko as Klamkabot
- Azman Zulkiply as Bora Ra
- Mohammad Azmir Selamat (AG) as Gaga Naz
- Anas Abdul Aziz as Yoyo Oo, Tok Aba, Adu Du, Probe, Cici Ko & Burgerman
- Chan Su Ling as Kiki Ta
- Nizam Razak as Papa Zola
- Fara Fauzana as The Old Lady & News Presenter
Production
Nizam Razak stated that this movie costed RM5 million, and he described it as the "big value". The movie was made in two years time.[1] The process of inserting actor voice was started since the movie started its production until it finished in end 2015. This movie gains support from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), and Malaysia Animation Creative Content Centre (MAC3). 70 workers are used to produce this movie. The original duration of the movie is 160 minutes, but it has been shortened to 100 minutes for fulfilling the kids' film standard.[7]Promotion
Animonsta Studios announced in June 2013 that the project Power Sphere was expected for release in 2014. The project announced featured Klamkabot and BoBoiBoy with fire power.[8] Then, the project was delayed to the end of 2015, where Animonsta Studios released their first video of the movie, BoBoiBoy: The Movie official teaser on YouTube in February 2015.[9] After 7 months, Animonsta Studios released the official trailer of the movie on YouTube, which has stated that the movie will be in cinemas on 2016.[10] The trailer also shows the involvement of the movie with Bunkface and two Hot FM radio DJ's, Fara Fauzana and AG.On December 21, 2015, Animonsta Studios has officially announced the show date for Malaysian cinemas in their official Facebook account which is March 3, 2016. The showing date for Indonesian cinemas was announced on December 30, 2015 which is April 13, 2016. In February 2016, Animonsta Studios released their second official trailer in YouTube.
Animonsta Studios will promote this movie in 2016 Tokyo Anime Award Festival in March 2016. They are in a discussion to bring this movie to Kazakhstan.[6] There are also some plans to bring this movie to nearby countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia which are expressing their interest in this movie.[11] The movie is shown at 115 cinemas in Malaysia,[12] 100 in Indonesia, two in Brunei and two in Singapore.
Reception
| Days of screening | Cumulative sales |
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| 1 day (3 March) | RM 500,000 (USD 120,000) |
| 2 days (4 March) | RM 1 million (USD 240,000)[13] |
| 3 days (5 March) | RM 2 million (USD 490,000)[14] |
| 4 days (6 March) | RM 3.5 million (USD 860,000)[15] |
| 9 days (11 March) | RM 5 million (USD 1.25 million)[16] |
| 11 days (13 March) | RM 8 million (USD 1.95 million)[12] |
| 12 days (14 March) | RM 8.5 million (USD 2.1 million)[17] |
| 14 days (16 March) | RM 10 million (USD 2.47 million)[18] |
| 15 days (17 March) | RM 10.5 million (USD 2.59 million)[19] |
| 17 days (19 March) | RM 13 million (USD 3.2 million)[2] |
Animonsta Studios targeted RM25 million (USD 6 million) for this movie,[11] with RM12-13 million (USD 3-3.2 million) target for Malaysia and Brunei markets, and RM12-13 million (AUD 4-4.24 million) target for Indonesian market.[14] The film got its place in Malaysian Book of Records after raking in more than RM500,000 on its first day of release in Malaysia, made it as the highest-grossing film on the first day for Malaysian films.[20] After four days, the movie earned a very high value which is RM 3.5 million. After 11 days, this movie has made its name as the highest-grossing Malaysia animated movie, beating Geng: The Adventure Begins which grossed RM6.3 million. The movie achieved their target after 17 days in Malaysia as they have collected RM13 million, exceeding their target for Malaysian market. This movie received very positive reviews from audiences and critics alike.
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