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 (96.1%)
$232,175,062
Worldwide
$241,534,231
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$109,155$1,506,248
2023 Re-releaseSeptember 23-November 30, 20233 markets$7,397$7,397
2024 Re-releaseJuly 12-November 20, 2024EMEA, APAC$888,446$888,446
20th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2024September 26-December 5, 20245 markets$2,384,690$690,408$3,075,098
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025September 20, 2025Domestic

By Region

APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$190,000,0006
South Korea1$17,605,893345
Hong Kong1$2,858,361347
Taiwan1$2,800,000314
Russia/CIS4$1,181,7612,078
Vietnam1$400,730490
New Zealand3$134,8492,730
Australia5$82,7975,357
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic7$9,173,9585,357
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$8,771,562964
Germany1$2,347,8192,034
United Kingdom1$1,513,6052,792
Spain2$1,085,0792,688
Italy2$654,9343,255
Switzerland1$412,543961
Sweden1$262,2051,590
Denmark1$257,3131,484
Finland1$255,6001,290
Austria1$194,8222,210
Belgium1$133,9572,430
Poland1$99,0772,950
Portugal1$97,6632,407
Türkiye2$74,3483,440
Norway1$73,7242,815
Netherlands1$63,4464,215
Hungary1$43,5932,506
Greece1$41,1502,583
United Arab Emirates2$20,6515,353
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$318,6093,339
Argentina1$126,2222,371
Chile1$108,7771,459