BoBoiBoy: The Movie

BoBoiBoy: The Movie is a 2016 Malaysia animated superhero comedy 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 on an adventure on a mysterious island to find Ochobot, who is 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, and 13 April 2016 in Indonesia. It received positive reviews and was a box office success in the region, having grossed around RM20 million. A sequel, BoBoiBoy Movie 2, was released on 8 August 2019.

Plot

When BoBoiBoy is going camping with his friends and his ninth-generation Power Sphere companion Ochobot, he spots a chase between the police and a group of robbers, which turns out to be a part of a robbery in progress. Instead of going to the camp, he decides to catch the robbers and leaves Ochobot alone. BoBoiBoy eventually manages to help the police find the robbers, going to Tok Aba's Kokotiam forgetting the camping trip which he only went when Aba reminded of it.

A gang of Kubulus Power Sphere hunters, the Tengkotak, led by Bora Ra, plan to capture Klamkabot, the first generation Power Sphere. Bora Ra threatens to expel Yoyo Oo from his spaceship if he doesn't find Klamkabot, but the latter finds another Power Sphere with a lower frequency, lying that he found Klamkabot's location.

Arriving late to the camp, BoBoiBoy meets Papa Zola, who motivates him to persuade his friends to go squid fishing. BoBoiBoy later agrees to follow Papa Zola. The next day, Bora Ra and Gaga Naz demand BoBoiBoy to give up Ochobot. Ochobot gets taken by the Tengkotak, with Adu Du and Probe stowing away at Tengkotak's ship. Back at the town, Fang comes late to Tok Aba's Kokotiam.

BoBoiBoy and his friends ask Papa Zola to help them find Ochobot. They find a clue about the floating island's location, which is near the lighthouse. Adu Du finds Kiki Ta and falls in love with her. After a conversation between Probe and Bora Ra, the other Tengkotak members erupt with laughter, leading to a heated squabble. As they notice that BoBoiBoy is near, 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, asking Adu Du and Probe 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'.

Ying finds Ochobot, who is seen being 'controlled' by Klamkabot. BoBoiBoy hastily attacks him, suspecting him as one of the Tengkotak members until Ochobot stops him. They end up listening to Klamkabot's story about his relationship with the Kubulus aliens of Ata Ta Tiga. However, Bora Ra spots them, only escaping with Klamkabot's help. At the camp, Papa Zola, on his own, captures Adu Du and Probe and lies to him that 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, confronting Bora Ra and Gaga Naz, who assumes his enemies were dead and his work done. After Bora Ra captures Klamkabot, they return to their spaceship. Unbeknownst to them, BoBoiBoy and his friends were hidden below the platform.

Adu Du and Probe trick Papa Zola into locating BoBoiBoy's team to which he demands them their location. The J-Rex returns to attack them, but they flee to safety. Zola saves the J-Rex which joins their side, threatening to drop Adu Du and Probe if they do not want to join him too. They try to infiltrate Tengkotak's spaceship only to be captured by Gaga Naz and Kiki Ta.

BoBoiBoy's team arrived at the Power Sphere Lab which upgrades Ochobot with a new look, granting him teleportation abilities, while Klamkabot is interrogated by the Tengkotak. Bora Ra and Yoyo Oo are surprised at the knowledge of Klamkabot's absence of the teleportation power. Ochobot reveals his plan to teleport to safety from the Tengkotak,to BoBoiBoy's disagreement knowing of another way. Bora Ra demands BoBoiBoy to give him Ochobot with Zola, Adu Du, and Probe as hostages, to which BoBoiBoy reluctantly complies.

Finally having Ochobot, Bora Ra destroys him to gain the teleportation power, but before he dies he gives the group enhanced Elements, upgrading BoBoiBoy Fire and Water into Blaze and Ice. The J-Rex saves Adu Du and Probe from Yoyo Oo and Kiki Ta while Bora Ra attempts to escape, only to discover that Adu Du tricked Yoyo Oo into giving him false coordinates, putting him at the centre of his Gargantuan Black Hole. BoBoiBoy defeats Bora Ra by launching him into the black hole, and Klamkabot sacrifices himself to revive Ochobot, returning him back the teleportation power.

Zola introduces the J-Rex to his friends while Koko Ci reveals himself to be the one foiling the Tengkotak and capturing them, driving away in their spaceship.

Cast

English dub

Production

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 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. He also stated that this film will include more action and comedy than the TV series.

Music

Soundtrack

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.

Release

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. The project was later delayed to the end of 2015, where Animonsta Studios released the movie's official teaser on YouTube in February 2015. Seven months later, Animonsta Studios released the official trailer for the movie on their official YouTube channel.

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, 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. The movie was shown in 115 cinemas in Malaysia, 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. The movie started showing in South Korean cinemas on 1 March 2017 in over 100 cinemas in South Korea including Lotte, CGV and Megabox.

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.

Home media

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.

Online streaming

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. The movie is also available on Netflix.

Reception

Animonsta Studios targeted RM25 million (US$6 million) for this movie, 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.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.

Comic adaptation

This movie has been adapted into comic titled BoBoiBoy: Sfera Kuasa.

Awards

Festival Filem Malaysia 28

References

External links

• BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Website
• BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Teaser
• BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Trailer #1
• BoBoiBoy: The Movie Official Trailer #2
• The Making of BoBoiBoy: The Movie
• BoBoiBoy Movie 2 Poster Reveal Video