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%)
$231,580,568
Worldwide
$240,939,737
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, 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$378,409$378,409
20th Anniversary – Studio Ghibli Fest 2024September 26-December 5, 20245 markets$2,384,690$611,139$2,995,829

By Region

APAC# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Japan1$190,000,0006
South Korea1$17,605,893344
Hong Kong1$2,858,361342
Taiwan1$2,800,000308
Russia/CIS3$598,2712,842
Vietnam1$400,730462
New Zealand1$123,8452,783
Australia5$53,3945,852
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic6$9,173,9585,328
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$8,771,562954
Germany1$2,347,8192,016
United Kingdom1$1,513,6052,757
Spain2$1,085,0792,666
Italy2$654,9343,226
Switzerland1$412,543953
Sweden1$262,2051,578
Denmark1$257,3131,473
Finland1$255,6001,280
Austria1$194,8222,197
Belgium1$133,9572,414
Poland1$99,0772,913
Portugal1$97,6632,388
Türkiye2$74,3483,397
Norway1$73,7242,784
Netherlands1$63,4464,194
Hungary1$43,5932,473
Greece1$41,1502,578
United Arab Emirates2$20,6515,259
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$318,6093,311
Argentina1$126,2222,356
Chile1$108,7771,448