The Boy and the Heron (2023)

In the wake of his mother's death and his father's remarriage, a headstrong boy ventures into a dreamlike world shared by the living and the dead in search of his missing stepmother.

All Releases

Domestic (16.6%)
$46,832,867
International (83.4%)
$235,589,319
Worldwide
$282,422,186
Summary Details
Domestic DistributorGKIDS
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Domestic Opening$13,011,722
Earliest Release DateJuly 14, 2023 (Japan)
MPAAPG-13
Running Time2 hr 4 min
GenresAdventure Animation Drama Fantasy

By Release

Release GroupRolloutMarketsDomesticInternationalWorldwide
Original ReleaseJuly 14-April 19, 202432 markets$46,832,867$235,589,319$282,422,186
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025November 15, 2025Domestic

By Region

China# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
China1$108,887,000176
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$60,711,16899
South Korea1$14,888,624438
Russia/CIS1$5,384,324806
Australia1$3,228,2911,508
Hong Kong1$1,711,426634
Vietnam1$513,913435
New Zealand1$458,9591,419
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic2$46,832,8672,043
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$12,045,627674
Italy1$7,438,825568
United Kingdom1$5,605,6921,534
Germany1$3,916,1341,534
Spain1$1,673,5262,192
Netherlands1$1,551,2051,117
Norway1$490,7181,332
Czech Republic1$299,0691,163
United Arab Emirates1$296,9711,946
Hungary1$278,6101,150
Poland1$260,9372,340
Portugal1$244,5721,654
Türkiye1$207,2942,353
Romania1$148,6431,154
Bulgaria1$137,731912
Slovakia1$74,5361,327
South Africa1$66,5712,636
Croatia1$46,8731,581
Slovenia1$34,6401,465
Iceland1$19,9472,212
Serbia and Montenegro1$15,5971,715
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,664,8471,078
Colombia1$1,287,049525