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$60,711,16897
South Korea1$14,888,624432
Russia/CIS1$5,384,324800
Australia1$3,228,2911,483
Hong Kong1$1,711,426623
Vietnam1$513,913401
New Zealand1$458,9591,403
Domestic# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Domestic2$46,832,8672,022
EMEA# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
France1$12,045,627663
Italy1$7,438,825565
United Kingdom1$5,605,6921,507
Germany1$3,916,1341,507
Spain1$1,673,5262,160
Netherlands1$1,551,2051,100
Norway1$490,7181,305
Czech Republic1$299,0691,134
United Arab Emirates1$296,9711,881
Hungary1$278,6101,122
Poland1$260,9372,297
Portugal1$244,5721,625
Türkiye1$207,2942,332
Romania1$148,6431,117
Bulgaria1$137,731895
Slovakia1$74,5361,285
South Africa1$66,5712,603
Croatia1$46,8731,538
Slovenia1$34,6401,440
Iceland1$19,9472,173
Serbia and Montenegro1$15,5971,666
LATAM# ReleasesLifetime GrossRank
Mexico1$3,664,8471,055
Colombia1$1,287,049514