The Powerpuff Girls Movie arrived in 2002 from Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, expanding Craig McCracken's television hit into a feature origin story. The film traced the creation of Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup by Professor Utonium, along with the accidental birth of their nemesis through the same Chemical X formula. Promotional material for the release, including theatrical trailers, played a key role in introducing the franchise's tone to wider audiences beyond its Saturday morning fanbase, blending candy colored visuals with sly humor aimed at both kids and adults.
This cell preserves a moment from that trailer run featuring Mojo Jojo, the series' most enduring antagonist and a favorite among collectors for his theatrical menace and verbose charm. As the film's chief villain, his presence in promotional material signals the movie's comic stakes and its willingness to spotlight antagonist and hero alike in building anticipation. A trailer cell like this one captures a single frame of film used to sell the feature to audiences before release, a small artifact of the marketing campaign that introduced Mojo Jojo's origin to moviegoers.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm release print of The Powerpuff Girls Movie trailer (2002).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame on both edges; the strip holds three full frames, with a sliver of a fourth at the right edge.
Perforations
Four per frame along both edges, evenly spaced and cleanly punched with rounded-rectangle holes; no torn or distorted perforations seen.
Soundtrack
A two-track variable-area optical track runs inside the lower perforations, with Dolby Digital data blocks visible in the gaps between the lower-edge perforations.
Edge print
Not visible in this capture
Base & colour
Clear base with a light blue tint at the edges; the dye image looks neutral and saturated, with no visible fading or colour shift.
Projection history
No scratches, cue marks or splices seen at this size; the strip looks clean and flat on the panel.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames run consecutively as one shot, and the cartoon-style artwork is consistent with The Powerpuff Girls Movie trailer.
Era check
Consistent with a 2002 release print: analog optical track plus Dolby Digital data blocks match the stock and sound formats of theatrical prints of that period.
Read from the original intake capture shown below. Observations only — film is authenticated, not graded.
This original motion picture film element has been examined and authenticated by Crown Grading in partnership with National Film Vault, and encapsulated for archival preservation.
Why so little survivesRelease prints were leased to theaters, not sold. When the run ended they went back to the distributor to be destroyed, and most were. What collectors hold today came from the prints that escaped that order, and no new 35mm prints of these films are being struck.
CROWN SERIAL 000071097
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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