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2023 | DIRECTED BY HAYAO MIYAZAKI

The Boy and the Heron

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The Boy and the Heron
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Movie Stats
Year
2023
Runtime
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
Certificates

12A

PG-13

11

12

G
Select Cast
Soma Santoki
Masaki Suda
Ko Shibasaki
Aimyon
Yoshino Kimura
Takuya Kimura
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of ratings:
7
SaltyPopcorn rating
First viewed:
31st Oct 2023
Last viewed:
1st Jan 2025
Total views:
263
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
8th December 2023
1 years 11 months 3 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
14th July 2023
2 years 3 months 28 days ago
Taiwan release date
 Taiwan
6th October 2023
2 years 1 months 5 days ago
South Korea release date
 South Korea
25th October 2023
2 years 17 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
27th October 2023
2 years 15 days ago
Turkey release date
 Turkey
27th October 2023
2 years 15 days ago
Total Grosses
United Kingdom Flag
UK total gross
  £5.1 Million
United States Flag
US total gross
  $46.8 Million
Global Flag
Global total gross
  $293.9 Million
Cinema Tickets Sold
United Kingdom Flag
UK tickets sold
643,939 aprox.
United States Flag
US tickets sold
4.5 Million aprox.
Global Flag
Global tickets sold
30.9 Million aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 26th Dec '23
  • Debut box office: 29th Dec '23
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10
US Box Office
  • Release: 8th Dec '23
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $13 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 11
Global Box Office
  • Release: 14th Jul '23
  • Debut weekend: 14th Jul '23
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $13.2 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 20
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Directed by
hayao miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki
Starring
Soma Santoki
voice
Mahito Maki
Masaki Suda
voice
The Grey Heron
Ko Shibasaki
voice
Kiriko
Aimyon
voice
Himi
Yoshino Kimura
voice
Natsuko
Takuya Kimura
voice
Shoichi Maki
Keiko Takeshita
voice
Maid #1
Jun Fubuki
voice
Maid #2
Sawako Agawa
voice
Maid #3
Karen Takizawa
voice
Wara Wara
Shinobu Otake
Jun Kunimura
voice
The Parakeet King
Kaoru Kobayashi
Shohei Hino
voice
Great-Uncle
Nami Uehara
voice
Additional Voice
Kiyoko Nishimura
voice
Additional Voice
Ryunosuke Watanuki
voice
Additional Voice
Takuya Yagyu
voice
Additional Voice
Gakudai
voice
Additional Voice
Sannosuke Iizuka
voice
Additional Voice
Yuto Kawasaki
voice
Additional Voice
Kazuki Suzuki
voice
Additional Voice
Masaaki Doi
voice
Additional Voice
Mikito Shigeta
voice
Additional Voice
Yoshihisa Ishita
voice
Additional Voice
Kenta Okimori
voice
Additional Voice
Christian Bale
voice
Shoichi Maki
hayao miyazakiDave Bautista
voice
The Parakeet King
hayao miyazakiGemma Chan
voice
Natsuko / Hisako
hayao miyazakiWillem Dafoe
voice
Noble Pelican
Karen Fukuhara
voice
Lady Himi
hayao miyazakiMark Hamill
voice
Granduncle
Luca Padovan
voice
Mahito Maki
hayao miyazakiRobert Pattinson
voice
The Grey Heron
hayao miyazakiFlorence Pugh
voice
Kiriko
Mamoudou Athie
voice
Parakeet
Tony Revolori
voice
Parakeet
Dan Stevens
voice
Parakeet
Barbara Goodson
voice
Aiko
Denise Pickering
voice
Izumi
Melora Harte
voice
Eriko
Barbara Rosenblat
voice
Utako
Nika Futterman
voice
Oyuki
Debi Derryberry
voice
Kazuko
Andrew Kishino
voice
Additional Voice
Paul Nakauchi
voice
Additional Voice
Michael Sinterniklaas
voice
Additional Voice
Keone Young
voice
Additional Voice
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2023-07-14
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Movie story - The Boy and the Heron
Popularity over the last 10 days
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7
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0
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2nd Nov 2025
UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
4
Weeks top 15
4
Total weeks
10
Total UK Gross:
£5,100,000
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Boy and the Heron
29 Dec 2023
4N
£1,640,667
£1,640,667
5 Jan 2024
6▼
£795,265
£3,019,532
12 Jan 2024
7▼
£490,409
£3,916,108
19 Jan 2024
10▼
£266,130
£4,412,633
26 Jan 2024
16▼
£127,884
£4,700,000
2 Feb 2024
19▼
£75,833
£4,800,000
9 Feb 2024
28▼
£40,111
£4,900,000
16 Feb 2024
23▲
£36,342
£5,000,000
23 Feb 2024
27▼
£31,080
£5,040,000
1 Mar 2024
34▼
£13,503
£5,100,000

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
1
Weeks at No.1
1
Weeks top 15
7
Total Weeks
11
Total US Gross:
$46,832,867
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
8 Dec 2023
1N
$12,972,683
$12,972,683
15 Dec 2023
3▼
$5,518,105
$23,488,788
22 Dec 2023
10▼
$2,788,744
$30,216,000
29 Dec 2023
10▲▼
$2,382,737
$35,846,555
5 Jan 2024
13▼
$1,721,819
$39,607,451
12 Jan 2024
14▼
$1,145,939
$41,734,210
19 Jan 2024
14▲▼
$842,864
$43,224,187
26 Jan 2024
18▼
$637,000
$44,213,946
2 Feb 2024
16▲
$447,041
$44,953,415
9 Feb 2024
20▼
$236,141
$45,387,887
22 Mar 2024
19N
$268,170
$46,466,225

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Info
Highest Place
3
Weeks top 15
14
Total Weeks
20
Total Global Gross:
$293,850,885
Global Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
14 Jul 2023
10N
$13,215,000
$13,215,000
21 Jul 2023
12▼
$8,600,000
$20,300,000
28 Jul 2023
15▼
$3,850,000
$33,650,000
4 Aug 2023
18▼
$2,743,719
$38,658,002
11 Aug 2023
20▼
$3,064,944
$43,014,933
18 Aug 2023
22▼
$1,800,000
$48,800,000
25 Aug 2023
24▼
$1,300,000
$51,000,000
1 Sep 2023
22▲
$1,100,000
$53,270,000
8 Sep 2023
21▲
$786,318
$53,830,401
27 Oct 2023
9N
$6,000,000
$71,500,000
3 Nov 2023
7▲
$8,089,400
$81,755,000
10 Nov 2023
12▼
$4,031,000
$89,028,000
8 Dec 2023
6N
$15,305,313
$114,242,313
15 Dec 2023
9▼
$7,291,802
$126,491,885
22 Dec 2023
14▼
$3,204,465
$135,696,350
29 Dec 2023
14▲▼
$5,870,024
$149,566,374
5 Jan 2024
12▲
$8,672,819
$164,607,451
5 Apr 2024
3N
$34,032,100
$273,175,118
12 Apr 2024
6▼
$12,405,000
$294,153,226
19 Apr 2024
11▼
$6,100,000
$302,000,000

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
  •  Japan release date:
  •  Taiwan release date:
  •  South Korea release date:
  •  Spain release date:
  •  Turkey release date:
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Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£5,100,000
1489
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1490
The Boy and the Heron
1491
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US total gross
$46,832,867
1931
Goodfellas
1932
The Boy and the Heron
1933
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Global total gross
$293,850,885
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608
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Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Animation
Animation
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Brazil Brazil
  • China China
  • United States United States
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Ecuador Ecuador
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Netherlands Netherlands
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Japan Japan
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Denmark Denmark
  • India India
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • Germany Germany
  • Andorra Andorra
  • Chile Chile
  • Turkey Turkey
  • Egypt Egypt
  • Laos Laos
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Iraq Iraq
News from around the web
10th April 2024
Global Box Office Weekend Report 5th - 7th April 2024: Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire remains at the top of the global box office with The First Omen the top new movie at 5
2nd January 2024
UK Box Office Weekend Report 29th - 31st December 2023: Wonka sees out 2023 with a 4th weekend at the top of the UK box office
29th December 2023
This weeks UK new movie preview 29th December 2023 - The Boy and the Heron, Cats In the Museum, Anyone But You, Ferrari, Next Goal Wins and Noryang: Deadly Sea
21st December 2023
US Box Office Weekend Report 15th - 17th December 2023: Wonka makes its debut at the top of the US box office with $39 Million
11th December 2023
US Box Office Weekend Report 8th - 10th December 2023: The Boy and the Heron makes its debut at the top of the US box office with nearly $13 Million
18th November 2023
The Boy and the Heron is given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate threat, bloody images, brief self-harm

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