BoBoiBoy: The Movie | |
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Malay: BoBoiBoy: Sfera Kuasa | |
Directed by | Nizam Razak |
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Based on | BoBoiBoy by Nizam Razak |
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Music by | Yuri Wong |
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Distributed by | Primeworks Studio |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Country | Malaysia |
Language | Malay |
Budget | RM5 million [1] |
Box office | RM20 million (Asia Region) [2] |
BoBoiBoy: The Movie is a 2016 Malaysia superhero comedy animated film directed by Nizam Razak, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Anas Abdul Aziz. It is Animonsta Studios' first feature film, based on their animated TV series BoBoiBoy . The film follows BoBoiBoy and his friends, as they went on an adventure to a mysterious island to find Ochobot, who was kidnapped by a gang of alien Power Sphere hunters known as the Tengkotak so that they could locate an ancient Power Sphere that predates Ochobot.
BoBoiBoy: The Movie was released on 3 March 2016 in Malaysia, [3] [4] and 13 April 2016 in Indonesia. [5] It received positive reviews and was a box office success in the region, having grossed around RM20 million. A sequel, BoBoiBoy Movie 2 , featuring the same original characters but older was released on August 8 2019.
A gang of Kubulus Power Sphere hunters, the Tengkotak, led by Bora Ra, pursue and unsuccessfully attempt to capture Klamkabot, a first-generation Power Sphere with the ability to teleport. When BoBoiBoy goes camping with his friends and Power Sphere Ochobot, he spots a chase between the police and a group of robbers. BoBoiBoy decides to apprehend the robbers and help the police find them, leaving Ochobot alone before nearly forgetting about the camping trip.
Failing to find Klamkabot, Bora Ra threatens to expel Yoyo Oo from his spaceship. However, Yoyo Oo finds OchoBot, a ninth-generation Power Sphere, with a lower frequency, and lies that he found Klamkabot.
Arriving late to the camp, Boboiboy’s friends are upset at him and return leaving him behind. BoBoiBoy meets Papa Zola, who tells him to persuade his friends to go squid fishing and later agrees to follow Papa Zola. The next day, Bora Ra and Gaga Naz demand BoBoiBoy to hand over Ochobot but they capture him themselves, with Adu Du and Probe stowing away in their spaceship.
BoBoiBoy and his friends ask Papa Zola to help them find Ochobot on a floating island. They find a clue about its location, which is near the lighthouse. Adu Du finds Kiki Ta and develops a crush. After a squabble before finding BoBoiBoy, Bora Ra gives Adu Du and Probe the Kurita, a small squid that enlarges when exposed to water, before they set off.
Meanwhile, Zola realises that Adu Du is coming closer and asks him of Ochobot's whereabouts. They pursue and defeat the seawater-enlarged Kurita, while Yoyo Oo monitors Ochobot's movements. Klamkabot emerges from nowhere and attacks Ochobot, who loses transmission. Consequently, Bora Ra commands Yoyo Oo to release a legged shark creature dubbed 'J-Rex'.
After Ying finds Ochobot being 'controlled' by Klamkabot, BoBoiBoy suspects Klamkabot as one of the Tengkotak members and hastily attacks, though Ochobot stops him. Klamkabot then shares them the Power Spheres' origins as robots created by the Kubulus aliens of Ata Ta Tiga — which he scattered throughout the galaxy to prevent their misuse. However, Bora Ra spots them, and they only escape with Klamkabot's help. At the camp, Papa Zola captures Adu Du and Probe and lies that the Tengkotak kidnapped BoBoiBoy and his friends. Back at the cave, Klamkabot brings BoBoiBoy and his friends to the Power Sphere Lab, where new Spheres are created. Bora Ra and Gaga Naz capture Klamkabot after a brief fight. Unbeknownst to them, BoBoiBoy's group were hiding beneath a platform.
Adu Du and Probe trick Papa Zola, who demands BoBoiBoy's group's whereabouts, into looking for them. The J-Rex descends on them, but they flee to safety. Zola saves the J-Rex which follows them and forces Adu Du and Probe to join him. They try to infiltrate the Tengkotak's spaceship only to be captured by Gaga Naz and Kiki Ta.
BoBoiBoy's group arrive at the Power Sphere Lab which upgrades Ochobot with a new look, granting him teleportation abilities, while Klamkabot is interrogated by the Tengkotak. Klamkabot, having transferred his teleportation powers to Ochobot, reveals his plan to escape the Tengkotak to BoBoiBoy's disagreement. Bora Ra demands BoBoiBoy to give him Ochobot with Zola, Adu Du, and Probe as hostages.
Finally having Ochobot, Bora Ra destroys him to obtain the teleportation power, but before dying, he gives BoBoiBoy's group enhanced Elements, upgrading BoBoiBoy Fire and Water into Blaze and Ice. Meanwhile, the J-Rex saves Adu Du and Probe from Yoyo Oo and Kiki Ta. Bora Ra casts a black hole to consume BoBoiBoy's group and attempts to escape, only to discover that Adu Du tricked Yoyo Oo into giving him the wrong coordinates, sending his spaceship to the centre of the black hole. BoBoiBoy then launches Bora Ra into the black hole, defeating him. Klamkabot sacrifices himself to revive Ochobot, returning him back the teleportation power.
Afterwards, Zola introduces the J-Rex to his friends. Cici Ko, real name Koko Ci, reveals himself to be foiling the Tengkotak, driving off in their spaceship.
The film was originally titled BoBoiBoy: Power Sphere during production. Nizam Razak stated that this movie cost RM5 million, and he described it as the 'significant value'. The production for the film takes two years time [1] with a staff of 70 animators. The process of inserting actor voice was started since the movie started its production until it finished at the end of 2015. This film also received funding from National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS), Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC), and Malaysia Animation Creative Content Centre (MAC3). The original duration of the movie is 160 minutes, but it has been shortened to 100 minutes after several scenes were cut to fulfil the standard for a children's movie. [6] He also stated that this film will include more action and comedy than the TV series.
"Masih Di Sini" | ||||
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Single by Bunkface | ||||
from the album Bunkface X | ||||
Released | 7 March 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | Bunkface Production Sdn Bhd | |||
Songwriter(s) | Sam Bunkface | |||
Producer(s) | Animonsta Studios | |||
Bunkface singles chronology | ||||
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"Di Bawah Langit Yang Sama" | ||||
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Single by D'Masiv | ||||
from the album D'Masiv | ||||
Released | 22 January 2016 | |||
Recorded | 2016 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Musica Studio's | |||
Songwriter(s) | Iksan Skuter | |||
Producer(s) | Animonsta Studios | |||
D'Masiv singles chronology | ||||
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The movie has two original soundtracks, which are "Masih Di Sini" by Bunkface and "Di Bawah Langit Yang Sama" by D'Masiv. The former is used in trailers and mostly in battle scenes, while the latter is used for the movie's closing credits.
Di Bawah Langit Yang Sama was first released to the public on iTunes on 22 January 2016 while its music video in Monsta Studio's YouTube channel on 5 February 2016. Masih Di Sini's music video was released on 2 March 2016, one day before the movie's release in Malaysia, while its iTunes release came five days later.
Animonsta Studios announced in June 2013 that the project Power Sphere that was expected for release in 2014. The project announced featured official artwork of Klamkabot and BoBoiBoy. [7] The project was later delayed to the end of 2015, where Animonsta Studios released the movie's official teaser on YouTube in February 2015. [8] Seven months later, Animonsta Studios released the official trailer for the movie on their official YouTube channel. [9]
On 21 December 2015, Animonsta Studios officially announced the release date for Malaysian cinemas to be 3 March 2016 in their official Facebook account, whereas the Indonesian release date was announced to be on 13 April 2016 nine days later. In February 2016, Animonsta Studios released their second official trailer on YouTube.
Animonsta Studios plans to promote this movie in the 2016 Tokyo Anime Award Festival in March 2016. There are discussions on bringing the movie to Kazakhstan, [10] and there are also some plans to bring the film to nearby countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia where there are audiences expressing interest in this film. [11] The movie was shown in 115 cinemas in Malaysia, [12] 100 in Indonesia, two in Brunei, and two in Singapore. For the Indonesian market, the movie was screened in CGV Blitz, Cinemaxx, and Platinum.
After the success in Malaysia and Indonesia, BoBoiBoy: The Movie is set to be shown in South Korean cinemas on 100 screens across the country in the first quarter of 2017. [13] The movie started showing in South Korean cinemas on 1 March 2017 in over 100 cinemas in South Korea including Lotte, CGV and Megabox. [14]
An English dub of the movie premiered on Disney Channel Asia on 21 August 2016.
It aired in India on 27 May 2018 on Hungama TV in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. [15] [16]
The film was released on DVD to the Malaysian market on 28 May 2016 by Rusa Music and Animonsta Studios.
For the Indonesian market, Animonsta Studios has collaborated with KFC Indonesia to sell the official DVD throughout Indonesia. The fourth episode of BoBoiBoy Galaxy was exclusively included in the Indonesian DVD.
On 9 December 2018, Animonsta announced on their official Facebook page that the entire full-length movie is available for streaming on the company's YouTube channel. [17] The movie is also available on Netflix.
Days of screening | Cumulative sales in Malaysia |
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1 day (3 March) | RM 500,000 (US$120,000) |
2 days (4 March) | RM 1 million (US$240,000) [18] |
3 days (5 March) | RM 2 million (US$490,000) [19] |
4 days (6 March) | RM 3.5 million (US$860,000) [20] |
9 days (11 March) | RM 5 million (US$1.25 million) [21] |
11 days (13 March) | RM 8 million (US$1.95 million) [12] |
12 days (14 March) | RM 8.5 million (US$2.1 million) [22] |
14 days (16 March) | RM 10 million (US$2.47 million) [23] |
15 days (17 March) | RM 10.5 million (US$2.59 million) [24] |
17 days (19 March) | RM 13 million (US$3.2 million) [25] |
20 days (22 March) | RM 14 million (US$3.49 million) [26] |
25 days (27 March) | RM 15 million (US$3.73 million) [27] |
56 days (27 April) | RM 15.77 million (US$3.74 million) [28] |
Animonsta Studios targeted RM25 million (US$6 million) for this movie, [11] with RM12-13 million (US$3–3.2 million) target for Malaysia and Brunei markets, and RM12-13 million (US$4–4.24 million) target for Indonesian market. [19] 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, before being overtaken by Upin & Ipin: Keris Siamang Tunggal in 2019. The movie achieved their target after 17 days in Malaysia as they have collected RM13 million, exceeding their target for the Malaysian market. The movie was shown in Malaysian cinemas for 56 days. This movie received very positive reviews from audiences and critics alike.
For the Indonesian market, the movie managed to earn more than 5 billion rupiahs (RM 1.48 million) after 12 days. [29]
This movie has been adapted into comic titled BoBoiBoy: Sfera Kuasa.
Festival Filem Malaysia 28 [30]
Award | Result |
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Best Animated Feature Film | Won |