

While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
A film from Hayao Miyazaki, starring Soma Santoki and Masaki Suda.
It opened at #1 with $13.0M, fell 58% in its second weekend, and has $46.8M domestic and $283M worldwide. Critics and audiences: 96% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.90 on Letterboxd.
It has 2 nominations and 1 win this awards season.
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 3.90 |
| Sep 29 | 3.90 |
| Sep 30 | 3.90 |
| Oct 1 | 3.90 |
| Oct 2 | 3.90 |
| Oct 3 | 3.90 |
| Oct 4 | 3.90 |
| Oct 5 | 3.90 |
| Oct 6 | 3.90 |
| Oct 7 | 3.90 |
| Oct 8 | 3.90 |
| Oct 9 | 3.90 |
| Oct 10 | 3.90 |
| Oct 11 | 3.90 |
| Oct 12 | 3.90 |
| Oct 13 | 3.90 |
| Oct 14 | 3.90 |
| Oct 15 | 3.90 |
Films are drafted before they open, then score all season for whoever took them, on the numbers here.
Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki
Joe Hisaishi| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 8 | $13.0M |
| Dec 15 | $5.5M |
| Dec 22 | $2.8M |
| Dec 29 | $2.4M |
| Jan 5 | $1.8M |
| Jan 12 | $1.1M |
| Jan 19 | $845K |
| Jan 26 | $659K |
| Feb 2 | $447K |
| Feb 9 | $238K |
| Feb 16 | $187K |
| Feb 23 | $108K |
| Mar 1 | $54K |
| Mar 8 | $28K |
| Mar 15 | $41K |
| Mar 22 | $256K |
| Mar 29 | $64K |
| Apr 5 | $24K |
| Apr 12 | $34K |
| Apr 19 | $11K |
| Apr 26 | $6K |
| May 3 | $6K |
| May 10 | $3K |
| May 17 | $2K |