Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.

All Releases

Domestic (3.8%)
$9,173,958
International (96.2%)
$232,110,587
Worldwide
$241,286,155
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Domestic Opening$427,987
Earliest Release DateNovember 20, 2004 (Japan)
MPAAPG
Running Time1 hr 59 min
GenresAdventure Animation Family Fantasy

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseNovember 20, 2004-December 26, 202429 markets$4,711,096$230,473,014$235,184,110
2019 Re-releaseApril 7, 2019Domestic$865,647$865,647
Studio Ghibli Fest 2020July 12, 2020Domestic, APAC$6,642$7,285
2022 Re-releaseJanuary 19-September 23, 20224 markets$1,212,525$545,093$1,758,585
2023 Re-releaseSeptember 23-November 30, 20233 markets$7,397$7,397
2024 Re-releaseJuly 12, 2024EMEA, APAC$384,225$384,225
20th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2024September 26-December 5, 20245 markets$2,384,690$687,894$3,072,584
2025 Re-releaseJuly 31, 2025New Zealand$136$136
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025September 20, 2025Domestic, APAC$6,186$6,186

By Region

APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$190,000,0007
South Korea1$17,605,893348
Hong Kong1$2,858,361348
Taiwan1$2,800,000315
Russia/CIS3$675,0262,743
Vietnam1$400,730503
New Zealand5$141,1712,678
Australia5$82,7975,422
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic7$9,173,9585,375
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$8,771,562969
Germany1$2,347,8192,047
United Kingdom1$1,513,6052,810
Italy2$1,090,8722,623
Spain2$1,085,0792,701
Switzerland1$412,543967
Sweden1$262,2051,597
Denmark1$257,3131,489
Finland1$255,6001,297
Austria1$194,8222,217
Belgium1$133,9572,438
Poland1$99,0772,968
Portugal1$97,6632,428
Türkiye2$74,3483,459
Norway1$73,7242,832
Netherlands1$63,4464,229
Hungary1$43,5932,530
Greece1$41,1502,589
United Arab Emirates2$20,6515,406
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$318,6093,357
Argentina1$126,2222,379
Chile1$108,7771,464