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 (16.3%)
$47,343,204
International (83.7%)
$242,851,609
Worldwide
$290,194,813
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$236,163,560$282,996,427
Studio Ghibli Fest 2025November 15-April 15, 2026Domestic, APAC$510,337$6,688,049$7,198,386

By Region

China# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
China1$108,887,000185
APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$60,711,168102
South Korea2$14,935,224442
Russia/CIS2$12,025,773359
Australia1$3,594,4181,451
Hong Kong1$1,711,426646
Vietnam1$513,913463
New Zealand1$458,9591,444
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic2$47,343,2042,052
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$12,045,627684
Italy1$7,438,825580
United Kingdom1$5,605,6921,568
Germany1$3,916,1341,567
Spain1$1,881,6402,083
Netherlands1$1,551,2051,137
Norway1$490,7181,362
Czech Republic1$299,0691,202
United Arab Emirates1$296,9712,031
Hungary1$278,6101,197
Poland1$260,9372,381
Portugal1$244,5721,695
Türkiye1$207,2942,427
Romania1$148,6431,217
Bulgaria1$137,731947
Slovakia1$74,5361,386
South Africa1$66,5712,686
Croatia1$46,8731,655
Slovenia1$34,6401,520
Iceland1$19,9472,273
Serbia and Montenegro1$15,5971,789
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,664,8471,108
Colombia1$1,287,049544