is still hot with younger kids, The Powerpuff Girls reached its height in popularity with people over 14 in the summer of 2000". The movie only earned $6.1 million over its first five days of release, ranking ninth at the North American box office due to competition with Men in Black II. Brandon Gray, a Box Office Mojo editor, asserted that "it didn't help that at many of the venues the picture didn't have evening showings, alienating many of the TV show's older fans". By July 26, the film had dropped to #34 on the U.S. box office ranking. Ultimately, it grossed $11.4 million domestically and $5 million overseas for a worldwide total of $16.4 million with a $11 million budget. Mike Lazzo (former senior vice president of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim) said that the movie flopped abysmally due to a bad combination of "business"—as for when and how it was released—and "creative" (with it being "just good" instead of "genius"). Screen Rant listed the movie as one of the 25 lowest-grossing films at the global box office. See also List of films based on Hanna-Barbera cartoons The Powerpuff Girls References External links 2002 films 2000s English-language films The Powerpuff Girls mass media 2002 animated films 2002 comedy films 2002 directorial debut films 2000s action comedy films 2000s female buddy films 2002 science fiction action films 2000s science fiction comedy films 2000s children's comedy films 2000s American animated films 2000s animated superhero films 2000s children's animated films American female buddy films American children's animated comic science fiction films American children's animated superhero films American children's animated adventure films American science fiction action films American action comedy films Animated buddy films Animated films about apes Animated films about animals Animated films about sisters Animated films based on animated series Animated superhero comedy films Animated superheroine films Animated films about children Films about size change Films directed by Craig McCracken Films scored by James L. Venable Prequel films 2000s superhero comedy films Cartoon Network Studios animated films Rough Draft Studios films Warner Bros. films Warner Bros. animated films Films with screenplays by Paul Rudish Films with screenplays by Charlie Bean (filmmaker) Films with screenplays by Lauren Faust Films with screenplays by Craig McCracken Films with screenplays by Amy Keating Rogers American prequel films Films about children Apes in popular culture