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Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) earned a cumulative total of 7,956,160,300 yen (about $54.26 USD). ) million) as of last Sunday, September 10. The film is currently the 20th highest-grossing anime film in Japan, surpassing the previous #20 Tales from Earthsea (directed by Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki director). It is also currently the 84th highest-grossing film in Japan, after surpassing The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Tales from Earthsea, Yo-kai Watch: The Movie and live-action Hana Yori Dango Final.
The Boy and the Heron sold 1.003 million tickets and earned about 13.2 million USD in its first three days of release in Japan. The film sold 1.353 million tickets and grossed 2.149 billion yen (about US$15.53 million) over the long weekend from Friday to Monday (July 17 was a Marine Corps Day holiday). in Japan).
The film opened simultaneously on IMAX with a wide release in Japan on July 14. The film earned more than Miyazaki’s 2001 Oscar-winning hit Spirited Away in its first four days of release and earned 50% more than his 2013 film The Wind Rises. According to entertainment news website Deadline, the film surpassed $1.7 million from 44 IMAX theaters, which is a new three-day opening record.
The film is the first Studio Ghibli film to receive a simultaneous IMAX release. The film is also being shown in Dolby Atmos, Dolby Cinema and DTS:X.
GKIDS has licensed the film and will release it in North American theaters later this year.
Miyazaki is credited as the original author, in addition to directing the film and writing the script. Takeshi Honda (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, Rebuild of Evangelion) is the animation director. Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro) composed the music. Studio Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki is the producer. Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man, My Hero AcadeKaren, March Comes in like a Lion) performed the theme song”Chikyūgi”(Globe).
Source: Kōgyō Tsūshin
