Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is No. 1 at the box office, a first for the Japanese anime master
Hayao Miyazaki’s latest anime film, “The Boy and the Heron,” has debuted at No. 1 at the North American box office with $12.8 million, marking a first for the 82-year-old Japanese filmmaker. The film is only the third anime to top the box office in the U.S. and Canada, and the first original anime to do so. It is also the first fully foreign production to top the domestic box office in 2023. Despite traditionally making less of a mark in North American cinemas, Miyazaki’s films have often been enormous hits in Japan and Asia. “The Boy and the Heron” has already collected $56 million in Japan despite zero promotion.
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