RANDOM MOVIE
Support SaltyPopcorn on Ko-fi
Salty Popcorn > 2023 > AdventureAnimation | Drama | Movie | > The Boy and the Heron
Search Page
2023 | DIRECTED BY HAYAO MIYAZAKI

The Boy and the Heron

SaltyPopcorn rating -
(8)
SaltyPopcorn rating
               
No of reviews: 8
The Boy and the Heron
Join to follow this movie
Movie Stats
Year
2023
Runtime
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)
Certificates

12A

PG-13

11

12

13
Select Cast
Salty Popcorn Stats
No of ratings:
8
SaltyPopcorn rating
First viewed:
31st Oct 2023
Last viewed:
11th Mar 2026
Total views:
323
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
8th December 2023
2 years 7 months 11 days ago
Japan release date
 Japan
14th July 2023
3 years 5 days ago
Taiwan release date
 Taiwan
6th October 2023
2 years 9 months 13 days ago
South Korea release date
 South Korea
25th October 2023
2 years 8 months 25 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
27th October 2023
2 years 8 months 23 days ago
Turkey release date
 Turkey
27th October 2023
2 years 8 months 23 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
4.3 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
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
hayao miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki
Starring
Soma SantokiMahito Maki
Masaki SudaThe Grey Heron
Ko ShibasakiKiriko
AimyonHimi
Yoshino KimuraNatsuko
Takuya KimuraShoichi Maki
Keiko TakeshitaMaid #1
Jun FubukiMaid #2
Sawako AgawaMaid #3
Karen TakizawaWara Wara
Shinobu OtakeMaid #4
Jun KunimuraThe Parakeet King
Kaoru Kobayashi
Shohei HinoGreat-Uncle
Nami UeharaAdditional Voice
Kiyoko NishimuraAdditional Voice
Ryunosuke WatanukiAdditional Voice
Takuya YagyuAdditional Voice
GakudaiAdditional Voice
Sannosuke IizukaAdditional Voice
Yuto KawasakiAdditional Voice
Kazuki SuzukiAdditional Voice
Masaaki DoiAdditional Voice
Mikito ShigetaAdditional Voice
Yoshihisa IshitaAdditional Voice
Kenta OkimoriAdditional Voice
Christian BaleShoichi Maki
hayao miyazakiDave BautistaThe Parakeet King
hayao miyazakiGemma ChanNatsuko / Hisako
hayao miyazakiWillem DafoeNoble Pelican
Karen FukuharaLady Himi
hayao miyazakiMark HamillGranduncle
Luca PadovanMahito Maki
hayao miyazakiRobert PattinsonThe Grey Heron
hayao miyazakiFlorence PughKiriko
Mamoudou AthieParakeet
Tony RevoloriParakeet
Dan StevensParakeet
Barbara GoodsonAiko
Denise PickeringIzumi
Melora HarteEriko
Barbara RosenblatUtako
Nika FuttermanOyuki
Debi DerryberryKazuko
Andrew KishinoAdditional Voice
Paul NakauchiAdditional Voice
Michael SinterniklaasAdditional Voice
Keone YoungAdditional Voice
ADVERTISMENT
Movie Ratings

What is your rating?

Total Rating
    
Rated 88% from 8 users
Hover stars to score

The Boy and the Heron has 8 ratings

Here are the 6 most recent

23rd March 2026
3rd November 2025
23rd July 2025
29th June 2025
18th January 2025
26th October 2024

Totals for each star

 
3
 
5
 
 
 
Movie Reviews

How about leaving a review or comment for 'The Boy and the Heron'?

Your Display Name:

Email address

Your 140 character review:

 Characters Left

My rating

By clicking Submit you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Movie story - The Boy and the Heron
Popularity over the last 10 days
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
19th Jul 2026
18th Jul 2026
17th Jul 2026
16th Jul 2026
15th Jul 2026
14th Jul 2026
13th Jul 2026
12th Jul 2026
11th Jul 2026
10th Jul 2026
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:
    • More global release dates
'The Boy and the Heron' is trending today
  1. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
  1. Stolen Hearts (1996)
  1. Project Hail Mary (2026)
  1. The Little Mermaid (2023)
  1. The Last Son of Isaac Lemay (2021)
  1. Expend4bles (2023)
  1. ENHYPEN [Walk the Line Summer Edition] In Cinemas (2026)
  1. Mindiyum Paranjum (2025)
  1. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026)
  1. Joker (2019)
Top Grossing Movie Chart Position
UK total gross
£5,100,000
1526
A Man Called Otto
1527
The Boy and the Heron
1528
Beverly Hills Cop

US total gross
$46,832,867
1964
Goodfellas
1965
The Boy and the Heron
1966
The River Wild

Global total gross
$293,850,885
617
Doctor Dolittle
618
The Boy and the Heron
619
Salt
Genres
Adventure
Adventure
Animation
Animation
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • China China
  • United States United States
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • India India
  • Bangladesh Bangladesh
  • Colombia Colombia
  • Brazil Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
  • Mexico Mexico
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Spain Spain
  • Venezuela Venezuela
  • Malaysia Malaysia
  • Indonesia Indonesia
  • Iraq Iraq
  • Morocco Morocco
  • Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
  • Turkey Turkey
  • France France
  • Oman Oman
  • Chile Chile
  • Philippines Philippines
  • Pakistan Pakistan
  • Algeria Algeria
  • Syria Syria
  • Senegal Senegal
  • Bolivia Bolivia
  • Sudan Sudan
  • Argentina Argentina
  • Hungary Hungary
  • Belgium Belgium
  • Australia Australia
  • Germany Germany
  • Romania Romania
  • Ecuador Ecuador
  • United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
News from around the web
Art and Craft: Atsushi Okui on The Boy and the Heron  Film Comment Tue, 5th May 2026

Growing Up in Miyazaki’s World: The Characters of The Boy and the Heron  Fathom Entertainment Fri, 24th October 2025

The Best Movies of the Year: Falling Apart with The Boy and the Heron  A.V. Club Mon, 17th November 2025

Cinephiles: The beauty of a good song  spectatornews.com Tue, 28th April 2026

UK’s Elysian Film Group Distribution Is Being Liquidated  The People's Movies Wed, 10th June 2026

Watching Studio Ghibli movies improves mental health, according to new study  Gamereactor UK Tue, 16th September 2025

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
ADVERTISMENT