The Boy and the Heron opens to massive numbers at Chinese box office Studio GhibliThe Boy and the Hero soared at the Chinese box office over the weekend, opening to a massive $73 million. UPDATE: Hayao Miyazaki The Boy and the Heron has been a huge hit in his homeland Japan, where it earned over $60 million. And in the US, where the film grossed nearly $50 million. But the movie has now made even more than those totals in China. The Studio Ghibli production opened over the Qingming holiday \u2013 aka Tomb Sweeping Day \u2013 which has become a big weekend for moviegoing in the country. And The Boy and the Heron didn\u2019t disappoint, knocking Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire off the top spot with that whopping $73 million haul. Which means that Miyazaki\u2019s latest will doubtless gross over $100 million in China, on its way to becoming one of the most successful anime movies of all time. Original story follows\u2026 Legendary filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki ended his retirement this year with How Do You Live?, the writer-director\u2019s first film in a decade. The animated movie hit Japanese screens last Friday, though we know that it will also release in the US this year under a new title \u2013 The Boy and His Heron. While anticipation has been sky-high for the movie, there was no trailer, images, or even a synopsis, so promotion was thin on the ground. But Miyazaki needn\u2019t have worried, as the movie is a bona fide blockbuster. How Do You Live? box office \u2013 How much has The Boy and the Heron made? How Do You Live\u2019s profit is currently at $26 million in Japan. The film grossed $13.2 million (1.83 billion yen) over its first weekend, resulting in the biggest ever debut for a Studio Ghibli movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie also set an IMAX record by grossing $1.7 million in those first three days. The outlet adds that Japan can be a slow-burning market, especially when it comes to Studio Ghibli. Howl\u2019s Moving Castle opened with a similar figure to How Do You Live? and ended up grossing nearly $200 million over more than 400 days. So expect this one to run-and-run. Especially as reactions have universally positive, with barely a dissenting voice in our review round-up. What is How Do You Live? \/ The Boy and the Heron about? Although the release of How Do You Live?\/The Boy and the Heron has been shrouded in secrecy, here\u2019s an overview of the plot, from a review by the AnimeNewsNetwork. Though obviously, SPOILERS AHEAD\u2026 \u201cOur hero, Mahito, is a good kid \u2013 obedient and polite. But while he\u2019s respectful to his aunt and the numerous elderly people she takes care of, he is self-destructing on the inside. What he wants is the old life he had in Tokyo with his father and mother \u2013 not this one in a new place where he knows no one and his father is already making a new family with his aunt. \u201cAt first, he lashes out at himself \u2013 getting in a fight after school and then causing himself a gushing head wound so he doesn\u2019t have to go back. Then, he moves on to lash out at something that can\u2019t fight back \u2013 the blue heron living in a neighboring pond. The message here is clear. These are obvious outward signs of a troubled kid \u2013 both then and now. Pain and grief are universal things \u2013 and only by recognizing the signs can we help those in need. \u201cThe film, for all its fantastical trappings, is the story of Mahito coming to accept what he still has \u2013 and fighting to make sure nothing more is taken away from him.\u201d For more Ghibli click here. While for our ranking of the studio\u2019s movies, head here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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