The Powerpuff Girls Movie arrived in 2002 from Warner Bros. and Cartoon Network Studios, expanding Craig McCracken's hit television series into a theatrical origin story for Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup. The film served as both prequel and franchise showcase, introducing the girls' creation alongside their eventual nemesis. Promotional trailer material from this release circulated ahead of the film's July debut, building anticipation among fans of the show and newcomers alike. As an early 2000s animated theatrical release built from a beloved television property, it holds a notable place in Cartoon Network's expansion into feature films.
This cell preserves a strip from that trailer reel, centered on Mojo Jojo, the series' most enduring villain and comic foil. Collectors prize Mojo for his singular design and his role as the chaotic engine driving much of the Powerpuff mythology, making any trailer appearance a meaningful artifact tied to the character's theatrical debut. Trailer cells like this one functioned as teasers, offering audiences a glimpse of key figures without revealing full plot context. Holding a piece of that promotional reel means holding a fragment of how Mojo Jojo was first presented to moviegoers outside the television format.
Authentication Findings8 checks
Consistent with a 35mm release-print strip from The Powerpuff Girls Movie trailer (2002).
Gauge
35mm, four perforations per frame along both edges, with three frames visible on this short strip.
Perforations
Four per frame on both edges, evenly spaced and cleanly punched with rounded-rectangle holes and no visible tearing or stretched holes.
Soundtrack
A variable-area optical track of two tracks runs beside the picture, and Dolby Digital data blocks sit in the gaps between the lower perforations.
Edge print
Faint mirrored lettering along the top edge is too small to read reliably; no key numbers or other codes are legible in this capture.
Base & colour
Clear base with a neutral to slightly cool cast; the dye image looks saturated with no visible fading or red shift.
Projection history
No scratches, cue marks or splices are seen at this size; the frames look clean.
Picture
Positive colour image; the three frames run consecutively as one shot, and the flat-coloured animation style fits the Powerpuff Girls Movie trailer on record.
Era check
Consistent: an optical track with Dolby Digital blocks between the perforations matches a 2002 35mm release print.
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 000071100
Original Film CaptureAs received
Photographed on the light panel at intake, before encapsulation — tap to open full size
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