The Boy and the Heron (君たちはどう生きるか) (2023)

Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka (君たちはどう生きるか)
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $46,798,641Details
International Box Office $247,418,392Details
Worldwide Box Office $294,217,033
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Synopsis

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,011,722 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:15.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,205 opening theaters/2,325 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,798,641

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,994 $46,798,641
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 372 $247,418,392
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 576 $294,217,033

See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.


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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2023 (Wide) by GKIDS, released as The Boy and the Heron
December 8th, 2023 (IMAX) by GKIDS, released as The Boy and the Heron
International Releases: July 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as How Do You Live? (君たちはどう生きるか) (Japan)
October 25th, 2023 (Limited), released as Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka (그대들은 어떻게 살 것인가) (South Korea)
October 27th, 2023 (Limited), released as El Chico y La Garza (Spain)
October 27th, 2023 (Limited), released as Çocuk ve Balıkçıl (Turkey)
November 1st, 2023 (Limited), released as Le Garçon et le Héron (France)
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Video Release: 2024 by Max, released as The Boy and the Heron
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent content/bloody images and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2805 (cert #54691), 10/18/2023)
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)
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Keywords: Family Adventure, 1940s, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Anime
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Studio Ghibli, GKIDS
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2023 1 $13,011,722   2,205 $5,901   $13,011,722 1
Dec 15, 2023 3 $5,518,094 -58% 2,325 $2,373   $23,488,788 2
Dec 22, 2023 8 $2,789,194 -49% 1,580 $1,765   $30,216,450 3
Dec 29, 2023 10 $2,382,737 -15% 940 $2,535   $35,846,555 4
Jan 5, 2024 12 $1,819,783 -24% 910 $2,000   $39,705,415 5
Jan 12, 2024 - $-1,157,895 -164% 610 $-1,898   $41,734,210 6
Jan 19, 2024 - $842,970 -173% 580 $1,453   $43,224,293 7
Feb 2, 2024 - $447,041   394 $1,135   $44,953,415 9
Feb 9, 2024 - $238,219 -47% 265 $899   $45,389,965 10
Feb 16, 2024 - $187,062 -21% 175 $1,069   $45,707,388 11
Feb 23, 2024 - $108,124 -42% 124 $872   $45,939,897 12
Mar 1, 2024 - $54,165 -50% 124 $437   $46,043,796 13
Mar 8, 2024 - $27,860 -49% 55 $507   $46,104,188 14
Mar 15, 2024 - $41,349 +48% 61 $678   $46,170,506 15
Mar 22, 2024 - $256,107 +519% 440 $582   $46,454,162 16
Mar 29, 2024 - $64,093 -75% 68 $943   $46,674,861 17
Apr 5, 2024 - $23,740 -63% 30 $791   $46,730,367 18
Apr 12, 2024 - $33,525 +41% 108 $310   $46,774,750 19
Apr 19, 2024 - $10,789 -68% 18 $599   $46,792,397 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 7, 2023 P $2,390,000     1,774 $1,347   $2,390,000  
Dec 8, 2023 1 $5,602,603     2,205 $2,541   $5,602,603 1
Dec 9, 2023 1 $4,042,880 -28%   2,205 $1,834   $9,645,483 2
Dec 10, 2023 1 $3,366,239 -17%   2,205 $1,527   $13,011,722 3
Dec 11, 2023 1 $1,195,695 -64%   2,205 $542   $14,207,417 4
Dec 12, 2023 1 $1,473,215 +23%   2,205 $668   $15,680,632 5
Dec 13, 2023 1 $1,310,644 -11%   2,205 $594   $16,991,276 6
Dec 14, 2023 1 $979,407 -25%   2,205 $444   $17,970,683 7
Dec 15, 2023 3 $1,448,154 +48% -74% 2,325 $623   $19,418,837 8
Dec 16, 2023 3 $2,128,112 +47% -47% 2,325 $915   $21,546,949 9
Dec 17, 2023 2 $1,941,839 -9% -42% 2,325 $835   $23,488,788 10
Dec 18, 2023 3 $877,792 -55% -27% 2,325 $378   $24,366,580 11
Dec 19, 2023 3 $1,096,384 +25% -26% 2,325 $472   $25,462,964 12
Dec 20, 2023 2 $1,068,181 -3% -18% 2,325 $459   $26,531,145 13
Dec 21, 2023 3 $896,111 -16% -9% 2,325 $385   $27,427,256 14
Dec 22, 2023 9 $995,835 +11% -31% 1,580 $630   $28,423,091 15
Dec 23, 2023 7 $1,139,861 +14% -46% 1,580 $721   $29,562,952 16
Dec 24, 2023 8 $653,498 -43% -66% 1,580 $414   $30,216,450 17
Dec 25, 2023 - $718,884 +10% -18% 900 $799   $30,935,334 18
Dec 26, 2023 10 $852,177 +19% -22% 900 $947   $31,787,511 19
Dec 27, 2023 10 $843,947 -1% -21% 900 $938   $32,631,458 20
Dec 28, 2023 10 $832,360 -1% -7% 900 $925   $33,463,818 21
Dec 29, 2023 10 $869,307 +4% -13% 940 $925   $34,333,125 22
Dec 30, 2023 10 $950,132 +9% -17% 940 $1,011   $35,283,257 23
Dec 31, 2023 10 $563,298 -41% -14% 940 $599   $35,846,555 24
Jan 1, 2024 10 $702,095 +25% -2% 940 $747   $36,548,650 25
Jan 2, 2024 10 $518,627 -26% -39% 940 $552   $37,067,277 26
Jan 3, 2024 10 $454,650 -12% -46% 940 $484   $37,521,927 27
Jan 4, 2024 11 $363,705 -20% -56% 940 $387   $37,885,632 28
Jan 5, 2024 13 $515,739 +42% -41% 910 $567   $38,401,371 29
Jan 6, 2024 12 $742,694 +44% -22% 910 $816   $39,144,065 30
Jan 7, 2024 10 $561,350 -24% n/c 910 $617   $39,705,415 31
Jan 8, 2024 10 $213,164 -62% -70% 910 $234   $39,918,579 32
Jan 9, 2024 - $251,541 +18% -51% 910 $276   $40,170,120 33
Jan 10, 2024 10 $247,824 -1% -45% 910 $272   $40,417,944 34
Jan 11, 2024 - $170,327 -31% -53% 910 $187   $40,588,271 35
Jan 12, 2024 - $255,005 +50% -51% 610 $418   $40,843,276 36
Jan 13, 2024 - $463,581 +82% -38% 610 $760   $41,306,857 37
Jan 14, 2024 - $427,353 -8% -24% 610 $701   $41,734,210 38
Jan 15, 2024 - $295,617 -31% +39% 610 $485   $42,029,827 39
Jan 16, 2024 - $131,763 -55% -48% 610 $216   $42,161,590 40
Jan 17, 2024 - $114,148 -13% -54% 610 $187   $42,275,738 41
Jan 18, 2024 - $105,585 -8% -38% 610 $173   $42,381,323 42
Jan 19, 2024 - $193,523 +83% -24% 580 $334   $42,574,846 43
Jan 20, 2024 - $362,417 +87% -22% 580 $625   $42,937,263 44
Jan 21, 2024 - $287,030 -21% -33% 580 $495   $43,224,293 45
Jan 22, 2024 - $76,817 -73% -74% 580 $132   $43,301,110 46
Jan 23, 2024 - $94,505 +23% -28% 580 $163   $43,395,615 47
Jan 24, 2024 - $93,769 -1% -18% 580 $162   $43,489,384 48
Jan 25, 2024 - $85,562 -9% -19% 580 $148   $43,574,946 49
Jan 26, 2024 - $153,573 +79% -21% 610 $252   $43,728,519 50
Jan 27, 2024 - $297,080 +93% -18% 610 $487   $44,025,599 51
Jan 28, 2024 - $208,420 -30% -27% 610 $342   $44,234,019 52
Jan 29, 2024 - $61,320 -71% -20% 610 $101   $44,295,339 53
Jan 30, 2024 - $81,891 +34% -13% 610 $134   $44,377,230 54
Jan 31, 2024 - $65,441 -20% -30% 610 $107   $44,442,671 55
Feb 1, 2024 - $61,703 -6% -28% 610 $101   $44,504,374 56
Feb 2, 2024 - $101,383 +64% -34% 394 $257   $44,605,757 57
Feb 3, 2024 - $203,459 +101% -32% 394 $516   $44,809,216 58
Feb 4, 2024 - $142,199 -30% -32% 394 $361   $44,953,415 59
Feb 5, 2024 - $43,663 -69% -29% 394 $111   $44,997,078 60
Feb 6, 2024 - $60,604 +39% -26% 394 $154   $45,057,682 61
Feb 7, 2024 - $51,444 -15% -21% 394 $131   $45,109,126 62
Feb 8, 2024 - $42,620 -17% -31% 394 $108   $45,151,746 63
Feb 9, 2024 - $61,687 +45% -39% 265 $233   $45,213,433 64
Feb 10, 2024 - $112,867 +83% -45% 265 $426   $45,326,300 65
Feb 11, 2024 - $63,665 -44% -55% 265 $240   $45,389,965 66
Feb 12, 2024 - $29,048 -54% -33% 265 $110   $45,419,013 67
Feb 13, 2024 - $35,691 +23% -41% 265 $135   $45,454,704 68
Feb 14, 2024 - $44,824 +26% -13% 265 $169   $45,499,528 69
Feb 15, 2024 - $20,798 -54% -51% 265 $78   $45,520,326 70
Feb 16, 2024 - $37,716 +81% -39% 175 $216   $45,558,042 71
Feb 17, 2024 - $75,079 +99% -33% 175 $429   $45,633,121 72
Feb 18, 2024 - $74,267 -1% +17% 175 $424   $45,707,388 73
Feb 19, 2024 - $55,740 -25% +92% 175 $319   $45,763,128 74
Feb 20, 2024 - $29,546 -47% -17% 175 $169   $45,792,674 75
Feb 21, 2024 - $20,468 -31% -54% 175 $117   $45,813,142 76
Feb 22, 2024 - $18,631 -9% -10% 175 $106   $45,831,773 77
Feb 23, 2024 - $25,756 +38% -32% 124 $208   $45,857,529 78
Feb 24, 2024 - $46,560 +81% -38% 124 $375   $45,904,089 79
Feb 25, 2024 - $35,808 -23% -52% 124 $289   $45,939,897 80
Feb 26, 2024 - $13,707 -62% -75% 124 $111   $45,953,604 81
Feb 27, 2024 - $15,659 +14% -47% 124 $126   $45,969,263 82
Feb 28, 2024 - $12,206 -22% -40% 124 $98   $45,981,469 83
Feb 29, 2024 - $8,162 -33% -56% 124 $66   $45,989,631 84
Mar 1, 2024 - $11,049 +35% -57% 124 $89   $46,000,680 85
Mar 2, 2024 - $24,526 +122% -47% 124 $198   $46,025,206 86
Mar 3, 2024 - $18,590 -24% -48% 124 $150   $46,043,796 87
Mar 4, 2024 - $7,469 -60% -46% 124 $60   $46,051,265 88
Mar 5, 2024 - $8,615 +15% -45% 124 $69   $46,059,880 89
Mar 6, 2024 - $8,728 +1% -28% 124 $70   $46,068,608 90
Mar 7, 2024 - $7,720 -12% -5% 124 $62   $46,076,328 91
Mar 8, 2024 - $7,405 -4% -33% 55 $135   $46,083,733 92
Mar 9, 2024 - $12,130 +64% -51% 55 $221   $46,095,863 93
Mar 10, 2024 - $8,325 -31% -55% 55 $151   $46,104,188 94
Mar 11, 2024 - $5,047 -39% -32% 55 $92   $46,109,235 95
Mar 12, 2024 - $6,202 +23% -28% 55 $113   $46,115,437 96
Mar 13, 2024 - $7,202 +16% -17% 55 $131   $46,122,639 97
Mar 14, 2024 - $6,518 -9% -16% 55 $119   $46,129,157 98
Mar 15, 2024 - $9,738 +49% +32% 61 $160   $46,138,895 99
Mar 16, 2024 - $15,734 +62% +30% 61 $258   $46,154,629 100
Mar 17, 2024 - $15,877 +1% +91% 61 $260   $46,170,506 101
Mar 18, 2024 - $6,045 -62% +20% 61 $99   $46,176,551 102
Mar 19, 2024 - $8,596 +42% +39% 61 $141   $46,185,147 103
Mar 20, 2024 - $6,673 -22% -7% 61 $109   $46,191,820 104
Mar 21, 2024 - $6,235 -7% -4% 61 $102   $46,198,055 105
Mar 22, 2024 - $58,383 +836% +500% 440 $133   $46,256,438 106
Mar 23, 2024 - $110,189 +89% +600% 440 $250   $46,366,627 107
Mar 24, 2024 - $87,535 -21% +451% 440 $199   $46,454,162 108
Mar 25, 2024 - $38,801 -56% +542% 440 $88   $46,492,963 109
Mar 26, 2024 - $43,731 +13% +409% 440 $99   $46,536,694 110
Mar 27, 2024 - $44,641 +2% +569% 440 $101   $46,581,335 111
Mar 28, 2024 - $29,433 -34% +372% 440 $67   $46,610,768 112
Mar 29, 2024 - $15,294 -48% -74% 68 $225   $46,626,062 113
Mar 30, 2024 - $24,092 +58% -78% 68 $354   $46,650,154 114
Mar 31, 2024 - $24,707 +3% -72% 68 $363   $46,674,861 115
Apr 1, 2024 - $8,678 -65% -78% 68 $128   $46,683,539 116
Apr 2, 2024 - $6,808 -22% -84% 68 $100   $46,690,347 117
Apr 3, 2024 - $8,857 +30% -80% 68 $130   $46,699,204 118
Apr 4, 2024 - $7,423 -16% -75% 68 $109   $46,706,627 119
Apr 5, 2024 - $5,582 -25% -64% 30 $186   $46,712,209 120
Apr 6, 2024 - $11,037 +98% -54% 30 $368   $46,723,246 121
Apr 7, 2024 - $7,121 -35% -71% 30 $237   $46,730,367 122
Apr 8, 2024 - $2,743 -61% -68% 30 $91   $46,733,110 123
Apr 9, 2024 - $2,593 -5% -62% 30 $86   $46,735,703 124
Apr 10, 2024 - $3,322 +28% -62% 30 $111   $46,739,025 125
Apr 11, 2024 - $2,200 -34% -70% 30 $73   $46,741,225 126
Apr 12, 2024 - $3,899 +77% -30% 108 $36   $46,745,124 127
Apr 13, 2024 - $22,661 +481% +105% 108 $210   $46,767,785 128
Apr 14, 2024 - $6,965 -69% -2% 108 $64   $46,774,750 129
Apr 15, 2024 - $567 -92% -79% 108 $5   $46,775,317 130
Apr 16, 2024 - $1,619 +186% -38% 108 $15   $46,776,936 131
Apr 17, 2024 - $1,960 +21% -41% 108 $18   $46,778,896 132
Apr 18, 2024 - $2,712 +38% +23% 108 $25   $46,781,608 133
Apr 19, 2024 - $3,240 +19% -17% 18 $180   $46,784,848 134
Apr 20, 2024 - $3,534 +9% -84% 18 $196   $46,788,382 135
Apr 21, 2024 - $4,015 +14% -42% 18 $223   $46,792,397 136
Apr 22, 2024 - $937 -77% +65% 18 $52   $46,793,334 137
Apr 23, 2024 - $1,597 +70% -1% 18 $89   $46,794,931 138
Apr 24, 2024 - $1,406 -12% -28% 18 $78   $46,796,337 139
Apr 25, 2024 - $2,304 +64% -15% 18 $128   $46,798,641 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2023 1 $17,970,683   2,205 $8,150   $17,970,683 1
Dec 15, 2023 3 $9,456,573 -47% 2,325 $4,067   $27,427,256 2
Dec 22, 2023 11 $6,036,562 -36% 900 $6,707   $33,463,818 3
Dec 29, 2023 10 $4,421,814 -27% 940 $4,704   $37,885,632 4
Jan 5, 2024 11 $2,702,639 -39% 910 $2,970   $40,588,271 5
Jan 12, 2024 14 $1,793,052 -34% 610 $2,939   $42,381,323 6
Jan 19, 2024 14 $1,193,623 -33% 580 $2,058   $43,574,946 7
Jan 26, 2024 18 $929,428 -22% 610 $1,524   $44,504,374 8
Feb 2, 2024 15 $647,372 -30% 394 $1,643   $45,151,746 9
Feb 9, 2024 21 $368,580 -43% 265 $1,391   $45,520,326 10
Feb 16, 2024 23 $311,447 -16% 175 $1,780   $45,831,773 11
Feb 23, 2024 29 $157,858 -49% 124 $1,273   $45,989,631 12
Mar 1, 2024 30 $86,697 -45% 124 $699   $46,076,328 13
Mar 8, 2024 33 $52,829 -39% 55 $961   $46,129,157 14
Mar 15, 2024 29 $68,898 +30% 61 $1,129   $46,198,055 15
Mar 22, 2024 21 $412,713 +499% 440 $938   $46,610,768 16
Mar 29, 2024 22 $95,859 -77% 68 $1,410   $46,706,627 17
Apr 5, 2024 30 $34,598 -64% 30 $1,153   $46,741,225 18
Apr 12, 2024 30 $40,383 +17% 108 $374   $46,781,608 19
Apr 19, 2024 34 $17,033 -58% 18 $946   $46,798,641 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/7/2023 $778,043 210 211 1,099 $3,240,501 4/22/2024
Brazil 2/22/2024 $0000$0
China 4/3/2024 $34,269,342 0 0 0 $101,697,858 4/26/2024
Croatia 3/14/2024 $20,148 22 22 69 $46,898 4/19/2024
Czech Republic 11/23/2023 $80,919 64 64 283 $299,359 1/30/2024
Finland 11/17/2023 $193,351 73 78 554 $1,191,400 2/9/2024
France 11/1/2023 $0000$0
Germany 1/4/2024 $0000$0
Hong Kong 12/14/2023 $0000$0
Italy 1/1/2024 $2,115,170 0 0 0 $7,514,921 3/18/2024
Japan 7/14/2023 $0 0 0 0 $56,175,911 12/2/2023
Latvia 12/16/2023 $0000$0
Lebanon 12/14/2023 $0000$0
Mexico 12/28/2023 $1,396,466 0 0 0 $3,657,397 1/24/2024
Netherlands 12/29/2023 $0 0 103 447 $1,550,671 2/13/2024
New Zealand 12/7/2023 $131,186 57 57 293 $457,409 4/22/2024
Philippines 1/8/2024 $0000$0
Poland 1/19/2024 $0000$0
Portugal 11/9/2023 $65,595 50 50 223 $244,657 4/9/2024
Romania 12/15/2023 $49,240 69 69 207 $148,634 3/13/2024
Russia (CIS) 12/7/2023 $1,041,530 1,203 1,203 4,662 $4,855,216 2/21/2024
Slovakia 1/18/2024 $25,811 42 42 74 $58,195 2/6/2024
South Korea 10/25/2023 $4,540,792 1,728 1,728 5,718 $14,899,938 3/13/2024
Spain 10/27/2023 $322,150 85 151 714 $1,590,797 1/25/2024
Turkey 10/27/2023 $36,910 32 32 242 $208,169 4/23/2024
United Kingdom 12/26/2023 $2,090,821 159 350 1,113 $6,465,517 3/4/2024
 
Rest of World $42,004,179
 
International Total$247,418,392 4/26/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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Leading Cast

Christian Bale    Shoichi Maki

Supporting Cast

Dave Bautista    The Parakeet King
Gemma Chan    Natsuko
Willem Dafoe    Noble Pelican
Karen Fukuhara    Lady Himi
Mark Hamill    Granduncle
Robert Pattinson    The Gray Heron
Florence Pugh    Kiriko

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Hayao Miyazaki    Director
Hayao Miyazaki    Screenwriter

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December 8th, 2023

The Boy and the Heron

The movie gods have put together another mix of interesting, but hard to predict, new releases this weekend, led by Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. After the success of the rather different Godzilla Minus One last weekend, Japanese films are having a bit of a moment, and those two will likely both be in the top four by the end of the weekend. Where they land exactly is a little harder to predict. More...


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Synopsis

After losing his mother during the war, young Mahito moves to his family’s estate in the countryside. There, a series of mysterious events lead him to a secluded and ancient tower, home to a mischievous gray heron. When Mahito’s new stepmother disappears, he follows the gray heron into the tower, and enters a fantastic world shared by the living and the dead. As he embarks on an epic journey with the heron as his guide, Mahito must uncover the secrets of this world, and the truth about himself.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$13,011,722 (27.8% of total gross)
Legs:3.60 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:15.9% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Theater counts:2,205 opening theaters/2,325 max. theaters, 4.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $46,798,641

Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists

RecordRankAmount
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 1,901-2,000) 1,994 $46,798,641
All Time International Box Office (Rank 301-400) 372 $247,418,392
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 501-600) 576 $294,217,033

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 8th, 2023 (Wide) by GKIDS, released as The Boy and the Heron
December 8th, 2023 (IMAX) by GKIDS, released as The Boy and the Heron
International Releases: July 14th, 2023 (Limited), released as How Do You Live? (君たちはどう生きるか) (Japan)
October 25th, 2023 (Limited), released as Kimitachi wa dô ikiru ka (그대들은 어떻게 살 것인가) (South Korea)
October 27th, 2023 (Limited), released as El Chico y La Garza (Spain)
October 27th, 2023 (Limited), released as Çocuk ve Balıkçıl (Turkey)
November 1st, 2023 (Limited), released as Le Garçon et le Héron (France)
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Video Release: 2024 by Max, released as The Boy and the Heron
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some violent content/bloody images and smoking.
(Rating bulletin 2805 (cert #54691), 10/18/2023)
Running Time: 125 minutes
Comparisons: vs. Godzilla Minus One (ゴジラ最新作)
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Keywords: Family Adventure, 1940s, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Alternative Dimensions / Parallel universe, Anime
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Studio Ghibli, GKIDS
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Leading Cast

Christian Bale    Shoichi Maki

Supporting Cast

Dave Bautista    The Parakeet King
Gemma Chan    Natsuko
Willem Dafoe    Noble Pelican
Karen Fukuhara    Lady Himi
Mark Hamill    Granduncle
Robert Pattinson    The Gray Heron
Florence Pugh    Kiriko

For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary.

Production and Technical Credits

Hayao Miyazaki    Director
Hayao Miyazaki    Screenwriter

Weekend predictions: The Boy and the Heron, and Songbirds and Snakes; and Beyoncé, and Godzilla

December 8th, 2023

The Boy and the Heron

The movie gods have put together another mix of interesting, but hard to predict, new releases this weekend, led by Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. After the success of the rather different Godzilla Minus One last weekend, Japanese films are having a bit of a moment, and those two will likely both be in the top four by the end of the weekend. Where they land exactly is a little harder to predict. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2023 1 $13,011,722   2,205 $5,901   $13,011,722 1
Dec 15, 2023 3 $5,518,094 -58% 2,325 $2,373   $23,488,788 2
Dec 22, 2023 8 $2,789,194 -49% 1,580 $1,765   $30,216,450 3
Dec 29, 2023 10 $2,382,737 -15% 940 $2,535   $35,846,555 4
Jan 5, 2024 12 $1,819,783 -24% 910 $2,000   $39,705,415 5
Jan 12, 2024 - $-1,157,895 -164% 610 $-1,898   $41,734,210 6
Jan 19, 2024 - $842,970 -173% 580 $1,453   $43,224,293 7
Feb 2, 2024 - $447,041   394 $1,135   $44,953,415 9
Feb 9, 2024 - $238,219 -47% 265 $899   $45,389,965 10
Feb 16, 2024 - $187,062 -21% 175 $1,069   $45,707,388 11
Feb 23, 2024 - $108,124 -42% 124 $872   $45,939,897 12
Mar 1, 2024 - $54,165 -50% 124 $437   $46,043,796 13
Mar 8, 2024 - $27,860 -49% 55 $507   $46,104,188 14
Mar 15, 2024 - $41,349 +48% 61 $678   $46,170,506 15
Mar 22, 2024 - $256,107 +519% 440 $582   $46,454,162 16
Mar 29, 2024 - $64,093 -75% 68 $943   $46,674,861 17
Apr 5, 2024 - $23,740 -63% 30 $791   $46,730,367 18
Apr 12, 2024 - $33,525 +41% 108 $310   $46,774,750 19
Apr 19, 2024 - $10,789 -68% 18 $599   $46,792,397 20

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Dec 7, 2023 P $2,390,000     1,774 $1,347   $2,390,000  
Dec 8, 2023 1 $5,602,603     2,205 $2,541   $5,602,603 1
Dec 9, 2023 1 $4,042,880 -28%   2,205 $1,834   $9,645,483 2
Dec 10, 2023 1 $3,366,239 -17%   2,205 $1,527   $13,011,722 3
Dec 11, 2023 1 $1,195,695 -64%   2,205 $542   $14,207,417 4
Dec 12, 2023 1 $1,473,215 +23%   2,205 $668   $15,680,632 5
Dec 13, 2023 1 $1,310,644 -11%   2,205 $594   $16,991,276 6
Dec 14, 2023 1 $979,407 -25%   2,205 $444   $17,970,683 7
Dec 15, 2023 3 $1,448,154 +48% -74% 2,325 $623   $19,418,837 8
Dec 16, 2023 3 $2,128,112 +47% -47% 2,325 $915   $21,546,949 9
Dec 17, 2023 2 $1,941,839 -9% -42% 2,325 $835   $23,488,788 10
Dec 18, 2023 3 $877,792 -55% -27% 2,325 $378   $24,366,580 11
Dec 19, 2023 3 $1,096,384 +25% -26% 2,325 $472   $25,462,964 12
Dec 20, 2023 2 $1,068,181 -3% -18% 2,325 $459   $26,531,145 13
Dec 21, 2023 3 $896,111 -16% -9% 2,325 $385   $27,427,256 14
Dec 22, 2023 9 $995,835 +11% -31% 1,580 $630   $28,423,091 15
Dec 23, 2023 7 $1,139,861 +14% -46% 1,580 $721   $29,562,952 16
Dec 24, 2023 8 $653,498 -43% -66% 1,580 $414   $30,216,450 17
Dec 25, 2023 - $718,884 +10% -18% 900 $799   $30,935,334 18
Dec 26, 2023 10 $852,177 +19% -22% 900 $947   $31,787,511 19
Dec 27, 2023 10 $843,947 -1% -21% 900 $938   $32,631,458 20
Dec 28, 2023 10 $832,360 -1% -7% 900 $925   $33,463,818 21
Dec 29, 2023 10 $869,307 +4% -13% 940 $925   $34,333,125 22
Dec 30, 2023 10 $950,132 +9% -17% 940 $1,011   $35,283,257 23
Dec 31, 2023 10 $563,298 -41% -14% 940 $599   $35,846,555 24
Jan 1, 2024 10 $702,095 +25% -2% 940 $747   $36,548,650 25
Jan 2, 2024 10 $518,627 -26% -39% 940 $552   $37,067,277 26
Jan 3, 2024 10 $454,650 -12% -46% 940 $484   $37,521,927 27
Jan 4, 2024 11 $363,705 -20% -56% 940 $387   $37,885,632 28
Jan 5, 2024 13 $515,739 +42% -41% 910 $567   $38,401,371 29
Jan 6, 2024 12 $742,694 +44% -22% 910 $816   $39,144,065 30
Jan 7, 2024 10 $561,350 -24% n/c 910 $617   $39,705,415 31
Jan 8, 2024 10 $213,164 -62% -70% 910 $234   $39,918,579 32
Jan 9, 2024 - $251,541 +18% -51% 910 $276   $40,170,120 33
Jan 10, 2024 10 $247,824 -1% -45% 910 $272   $40,417,944 34
Jan 11, 2024 - $170,327 -31% -53% 910 $187   $40,588,271 35
Jan 12, 2024 - $255,005 +50% -51% 610 $418   $40,843,276 36
Jan 13, 2024 - $463,581 +82% -38% 610 $760   $41,306,857 37
Jan 14, 2024 - $427,353 -8% -24% 610 $701   $41,734,210 38
Jan 15, 2024 - $295,617 -31% +39% 610 $485   $42,029,827 39
Jan 16, 2024 - $131,763 -55% -48% 610 $216   $42,161,590 40
Jan 17, 2024 - $114,148 -13% -54% 610 $187   $42,275,738 41
Jan 18, 2024 - $105,585 -8% -38% 610 $173   $42,381,323 42
Jan 19, 2024 - $193,523 +83% -24% 580 $334   $42,574,846 43
Jan 20, 2024 - $362,417 +87% -22% 580 $625   $42,937,263 44
Jan 21, 2024 - $287,030 -21% -33% 580 $495   $43,224,293 45
Jan 22, 2024 - $76,817 -73% -74% 580 $132   $43,301,110 46
Jan 23, 2024 - $94,505 +23% -28% 580 $163   $43,395,615 47
Jan 24, 2024 - $93,769 -1% -18% 580 $162   $43,489,384 48
Jan 25, 2024 - $85,562 -9% -19% 580 $148   $43,574,946 49
Jan 26, 2024 - $153,573 +79% -21% 610 $252   $43,728,519 50
Jan 27, 2024 - $297,080 +93% -18% 610 $487   $44,025,599 51
Jan 28, 2024 - $208,420 -30% -27% 610 $342   $44,234,019 52
Jan 29, 2024 - $61,320 -71% -20% 610 $101   $44,295,339 53
Jan 30, 2024 - $81,891 +34% -13% 610 $134   $44,377,230 54
Jan 31, 2024 - $65,441 -20% -30% 610 $107   $44,442,671 55
Feb 1, 2024 - $61,703 -6% -28% 610 $101   $44,504,374 56
Feb 2, 2024 - $101,383 +64% -34% 394 $257   $44,605,757 57
Feb 3, 2024 - $203,459 +101% -32% 394 $516   $44,809,216 58
Feb 4, 2024 - $142,199 -30% -32% 394 $361   $44,953,415 59
Feb 5, 2024 - $43,663 -69% -29% 394 $111   $44,997,078 60
Feb 6, 2024 - $60,604 +39% -26% 394 $154   $45,057,682 61
Feb 7, 2024 - $51,444 -15% -21% 394 $131   $45,109,126 62
Feb 8, 2024 - $42,620 -17% -31% 394 $108   $45,151,746 63
Feb 9, 2024 - $61,687 +45% -39% 265 $233   $45,213,433 64
Feb 10, 2024 - $112,867 +83% -45% 265 $426   $45,326,300 65
Feb 11, 2024 - $63,665 -44% -55% 265 $240   $45,389,965 66
Feb 12, 2024 - $29,048 -54% -33% 265 $110   $45,419,013 67
Feb 13, 2024 - $35,691 +23% -41% 265 $135   $45,454,704 68
Feb 14, 2024 - $44,824 +26% -13% 265 $169   $45,499,528 69
Feb 15, 2024 - $20,798 -54% -51% 265 $78   $45,520,326 70
Feb 16, 2024 - $37,716 +81% -39% 175 $216   $45,558,042 71
Feb 17, 2024 - $75,079 +99% -33% 175 $429   $45,633,121 72
Feb 18, 2024 - $74,267 -1% +17% 175 $424   $45,707,388 73
Feb 19, 2024 - $55,740 -25% +92% 175 $319   $45,763,128 74
Feb 20, 2024 - $29,546 -47% -17% 175 $169   $45,792,674 75
Feb 21, 2024 - $20,468 -31% -54% 175 $117   $45,813,142 76
Feb 22, 2024 - $18,631 -9% -10% 175 $106   $45,831,773 77
Feb 23, 2024 - $25,756 +38% -32% 124 $208   $45,857,529 78
Feb 24, 2024 - $46,560 +81% -38% 124 $375   $45,904,089 79
Feb 25, 2024 - $35,808 -23% -52% 124 $289   $45,939,897 80
Feb 26, 2024 - $13,707 -62% -75% 124 $111   $45,953,604 81
Feb 27, 2024 - $15,659 +14% -47% 124 $126   $45,969,263 82
Feb 28, 2024 - $12,206 -22% -40% 124 $98   $45,981,469 83
Feb 29, 2024 - $8,162 -33% -56% 124 $66   $45,989,631 84
Mar 1, 2024 - $11,049 +35% -57% 124 $89   $46,000,680 85
Mar 2, 2024 - $24,526 +122% -47% 124 $198   $46,025,206 86
Mar 3, 2024 - $18,590 -24% -48% 124 $150   $46,043,796 87
Mar 4, 2024 - $7,469 -60% -46% 124 $60   $46,051,265 88
Mar 5, 2024 - $8,615 +15% -45% 124 $69   $46,059,880 89
Mar 6, 2024 - $8,728 +1% -28% 124 $70   $46,068,608 90
Mar 7, 2024 - $7,720 -12% -5% 124 $62   $46,076,328 91
Mar 8, 2024 - $7,405 -4% -33% 55 $135   $46,083,733 92
Mar 9, 2024 - $12,130 +64% -51% 55 $221   $46,095,863 93
Mar 10, 2024 - $8,325 -31% -55% 55 $151   $46,104,188 94
Mar 11, 2024 - $5,047 -39% -32% 55 $92   $46,109,235 95
Mar 12, 2024 - $6,202 +23% -28% 55 $113   $46,115,437 96
Mar 13, 2024 - $7,202 +16% -17% 55 $131   $46,122,639 97
Mar 14, 2024 - $6,518 -9% -16% 55 $119   $46,129,157 98
Mar 15, 2024 - $9,738 +49% +32% 61 $160   $46,138,895 99
Mar 16, 2024 - $15,734 +62% +30% 61 $258   $46,154,629 100
Mar 17, 2024 - $15,877 +1% +91% 61 $260   $46,170,506 101
Mar 18, 2024 - $6,045 -62% +20% 61 $99   $46,176,551 102
Mar 19, 2024 - $8,596 +42% +39% 61 $141   $46,185,147 103
Mar 20, 2024 - $6,673 -22% -7% 61 $109   $46,191,820 104
Mar 21, 2024 - $6,235 -7% -4% 61 $102   $46,198,055 105
Mar 22, 2024 - $58,383 +836% +500% 440 $133   $46,256,438 106
Mar 23, 2024 - $110,189 +89% +600% 440 $250   $46,366,627 107
Mar 24, 2024 - $87,535 -21% +451% 440 $199   $46,454,162 108
Mar 25, 2024 - $38,801 -56% +542% 440 $88   $46,492,963 109
Mar 26, 2024 - $43,731 +13% +409% 440 $99   $46,536,694 110
Mar 27, 2024 - $44,641 +2% +569% 440 $101   $46,581,335 111
Mar 28, 2024 - $29,433 -34% +372% 440 $67   $46,610,768 112
Mar 29, 2024 - $15,294 -48% -74% 68 $225   $46,626,062 113
Mar 30, 2024 - $24,092 +58% -78% 68 $354   $46,650,154 114
Mar 31, 2024 - $24,707 +3% -72% 68 $363   $46,674,861 115
Apr 1, 2024 - $8,678 -65% -78% 68 $128   $46,683,539 116
Apr 2, 2024 - $6,808 -22% -84% 68 $100   $46,690,347 117
Apr 3, 2024 - $8,857 +30% -80% 68 $130   $46,699,204 118
Apr 4, 2024 - $7,423 -16% -75% 68 $109   $46,706,627 119
Apr 5, 2024 - $5,582 -25% -64% 30 $186   $46,712,209 120
Apr 6, 2024 - $11,037 +98% -54% 30 $368   $46,723,246 121
Apr 7, 2024 - $7,121 -35% -71% 30 $237   $46,730,367 122
Apr 8, 2024 - $2,743 -61% -68% 30 $91   $46,733,110 123
Apr 9, 2024 - $2,593 -5% -62% 30 $86   $46,735,703 124
Apr 10, 2024 - $3,322 +28% -62% 30 $111   $46,739,025 125
Apr 11, 2024 - $2,200 -34% -70% 30 $73   $46,741,225 126
Apr 12, 2024 - $3,899 +77% -30% 108 $36   $46,745,124 127
Apr 13, 2024 - $22,661 +481% +105% 108 $210   $46,767,785 128
Apr 14, 2024 - $6,965 -69% -2% 108 $64   $46,774,750 129
Apr 15, 2024 - $567 -92% -79% 108 $5   $46,775,317 130
Apr 16, 2024 - $1,619 +186% -38% 108 $15   $46,776,936 131
Apr 17, 2024 - $1,960 +21% -41% 108 $18   $46,778,896 132
Apr 18, 2024 - $2,712 +38% +23% 108 $25   $46,781,608 133
Apr 19, 2024 - $3,240 +19% -17% 18 $180   $46,784,848 134
Apr 20, 2024 - $3,534 +9% -84% 18 $196   $46,788,382 135
Apr 21, 2024 - $4,015 +14% -42% 18 $223   $46,792,397 136
Apr 22, 2024 - $937 -77% +65% 18 $52   $46,793,334 137
Apr 23, 2024 - $1,597 +70% -1% 18 $89   $46,794,931 138
Apr 24, 2024 - $1,406 -12% -28% 18 $78   $46,796,337 139
Apr 25, 2024 - $2,304 +64% -15% 18 $128   $46,798,641 140

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 8, 2023 1 $17,970,683   2,205 $8,150   $17,970,683 1
Dec 15, 2023 3 $9,456,573 -47% 2,325 $4,067   $27,427,256 2
Dec 22, 2023 11 $6,036,562 -36% 900 $6,707   $33,463,818 3
Dec 29, 2023 10 $4,421,814 -27% 940 $4,704   $37,885,632 4
Jan 5, 2024 11 $2,702,639 -39% 910 $2,970   $40,588,271 5
Jan 12, 2024 14 $1,793,052 -34% 610 $2,939   $42,381,323 6
Jan 19, 2024 14 $1,193,623 -33% 580 $2,058   $43,574,946 7
Jan 26, 2024 18 $929,428 -22% 610 $1,524   $44,504,374 8
Feb 2, 2024 15 $647,372 -30% 394 $1,643   $45,151,746 9
Feb 9, 2024 21 $368,580 -43% 265 $1,391   $45,520,326 10
Feb 16, 2024 23 $311,447 -16% 175 $1,780   $45,831,773 11
Feb 23, 2024 29 $157,858 -49% 124 $1,273   $45,989,631 12
Mar 1, 2024 30 $86,697 -45% 124 $699   $46,076,328 13
Mar 8, 2024 33 $52,829 -39% 55 $961   $46,129,157 14
Mar 15, 2024 29 $68,898 +30% 61 $1,129   $46,198,055 15
Mar 22, 2024 21 $412,713 +499% 440 $938   $46,610,768 16
Mar 29, 2024 22 $95,859 -77% 68 $1,410   $46,706,627 17
Apr 5, 2024 30 $34,598 -64% 30 $1,153   $46,741,225 18
Apr 12, 2024 30 $40,383 +17% 108 $374   $46,781,608 19
Apr 19, 2024 34 $17,033 -58% 18 $946   $46,798,641 20

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 12/7/2023 $778,043 210 211 1,099 $3,240,501 4/22/2024
Brazil 2/22/2024 $0000$0
China 4/3/2024 $34,269,342 0 0 0 $101,697,858 4/26/2024
Croatia 3/14/2024 $20,148 22 22 69 $46,898 4/19/2024
Czech Republic 11/23/2023 $80,919 64 64 283 $299,359 1/30/2024
Finland 11/17/2023 $193,351 73 78 554 $1,191,400 2/9/2024
France 11/1/2023 $0000$0
Germany 1/4/2024 $0000$0
Hong Kong 12/14/2023 $0000$0
Italy 1/1/2024 $2,115,170 0 0 0 $7,514,921 3/18/2024
Japan 7/14/2023 $0 0 0 0 $56,175,911 12/2/2023
Latvia 12/16/2023 $0000$0
Lebanon 12/14/2023 $0000$0
Mexico 12/28/2023 $1,396,466 0 0 0 $3,657,397 1/24/2024
Netherlands 12/29/2023 $0 0 103 447 $1,550,671 2/13/2024
New Zealand 12/7/2023 $131,186 57 57 293 $457,409 4/22/2024
Philippines 1/8/2024 $0000$0
Poland 1/19/2024 $0000$0
Portugal 11/9/2023 $65,595 50 50 223 $244,657 4/9/2024
Romania 12/15/2023 $49,240 69 69 207 $148,634 3/13/2024
Russia (CIS) 12/7/2023 $1,041,530 1,203 1,203 4,662 $4,855,216 2/21/2024
Slovakia 1/18/2024 $25,811 42 42 74 $58,195 2/6/2024
South Korea 10/25/2023 $4,540,792 1,728 1,728 5,718 $14,899,938 3/13/2024
Spain 10/27/2023 $322,150 85 151 714 $1,590,797 1/25/2024
Turkey 10/27/2023 $36,910 32 32 242 $208,169 4/23/2024
United Kingdom 12/26/2023 $2,090,821 159 350 1,113 $6,465,517 3/4/2024
 
Rest of World $42,004,179
 
International Total$247,418,392 4/26/2024

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


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