Hayao Miyazaki's 'The Boy and the Heron' Claims No. 1 Spot at the Box Office, Record $12.8M U.S. Opening | THR News Video
'The Boy and the Heron' flew to a record-breaking $12.8 million opening, making it the first original anime title in history to top the North American box office chart. The whimsical movie comes from acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and earned him his first Golden Globe nomination.
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00:00 The Boy and the Heron flew to a record-breaking $12.8 million opening,
00:04 making it the first original anime title in history to top the North American box office chart.
00:08 The whimsical movie comes from acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and earned him his first Golden
00:14 Globe nomination on Monday. The Boy and the Heron also claims the biggest domestic opening for a
00:20 Studio Ghibli film. Plus, it's the first foreign production to top the North American chart this
00:24 year. The film earned an A- CinemaScore from American audiences and was fueled by younger
00:29 adults, with 80% of ticket buyers between ages 18 and 34, including 44% between ages 25 and 34.
00:37 Moviegoers in North America have the option to watch the Japanese film with English subtitles
00:41 or a dubbed version. The A-list actors voicing the dubbed version include Christian Bale,
00:46 Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh.
00:55 The movie has earned north of $85 million in Japan and had a high-profile presence on the
01:00 fall film festival circuit, including becoming the first animated title to open the Toronto
01:05 International Film Festival. For more on this story, as well as the latest box office news
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