The commission 4Kids’ licensing agent kept on Pokémon and other licences around 1999–2000

What this is

The commission 4Kids’ licensing agent kept on Pokémon and other licences around 1999–2000: usually 10% to 40% of the owner’s royalties.

How it’s built

1. Read from 4Kids Entertainment’s annual report filed with the US SEC: it “usually retains as a commission between 10% and 40% of the owner’s licensing royalties”.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

The same filing puts royalties themselves at 4–15% of the licensee’s net wholesale price. It is a general range, not a Pokémon-specific rate.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

LCI usually retains as a commission between 10% and 40% of the owner's licensing royalties

Where it’s used

• ProfileThe Pokémon Company
• Profile4Kids Entertainment 10-K filings

Related figures

Built from this one

• EstimateImplied total minimum guarantee under the 1999 Pokémon master toy licence for 2000–2001