Rahul Malhotra is a news writer at Collider specialising in box office coverage, and Indian cinema. He has been contributing to Collider for 3 years.
The Big Picture While Oppenheimer passed its own box office milestone this weekend, another Oscar-winning 2023 title delivered big numbers thanks to a late debut in a key overseas market. This weekend, the legendary Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron was released in China, where it delivered one of the Middle Kingdom's best openings in the post-pandemic era. And in doing so, the animated hit also passed the $200 million milestone at the global box office.
The Boy and the Heron’s $74 million haul in China is the country’s third-biggest post-pandemic debut for a foreign title, ahead of Godzilla vs. Kong’s $69 million and behind Fast X’s $77 million and F9’s $136 million openings. It’s also the biggest debut for a non-Chinese animated title in the post-pandemic era, ahead of The First Slam Dunk’s $55 million and Suzume’s $49 million openings.
The biggest hit of Miyazaki’s legendary career remains Spirited Away, which grossed $395 million globally. The Boy and the Heron is now his second-biggest release, having just overtaken Princess Mononoke , Ponyo , and Howl’s Moving Castle at the global box office. The film’s English-language version features the voices of Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe, Karen Fukuhara, Christian Bale, Gemma Chan, Mark Hamill, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista and others.
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