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%)
$231,061,058
Worldwide
$240,420,227
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-May 18, 200628 markets$4,711,096$230,473,014$235,184,110
2019 Re-releaseApril 7, 2019Domestic$865,647$865,647
Studio Ghibli Fest 2020July 12, 2020APAC, Domestic$1,454$2,097
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, 2024APAC, EMEA$346,535$346,535
20th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2024September 26, 2024Domestic, EMEA$2,384,690$123,503$2,508,193

By Region

APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$190,000,0006
South Korea1$17,605,893341
Hong Kong1$2,858,361338
Taiwan1$2,800,000306
Russia/CIS2$154,2284,271
New Zealand1$123,8452,750
Australia5$52,8065,733
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic6$9,173,9585,292
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$8,771,562941
Germany1$2,347,8191,993
United Kingdom1$1,513,6052,725
Spain2$1,053,2052,668
Italy2$654,9343,182
Switzerland1$412,543939
Sweden1$262,2051,556
Denmark1$257,3131,452
Finland1$255,6001,260
Austria1$194,8222,172
Belgium1$133,9572,389
Poland1$99,0772,855
Portugal1$97,6632,352
Türkiye2$74,3483,331
Norway1$73,7242,741
Netherlands1$63,4464,148
Greece1$41,1502,554
United Arab Emirates2$20,6515,153
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$318,6093,267
Argentina1$126,2222,334
Chile1$108,7771,432