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Ponyo

2008 • G • 1h 41m • Adventure • Walt Disney

Welcome to a world where anything is possible.

🍅 91% 84% MC 86 LB 4.13 IMDb 7.6

Box office summary

Opening Weekend
$3.6M
3-day opening
Domestic Total
$15.1M
Final
Worldwide Total
$205.2M
$190.1M international
Domestic Legs4.2x
Budget$34M
2009 Rank#135
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Cast & Crew

Full Miyazaki filmography
Hayao Miyazaki Hayao Miyazaki Director Betty White Betty White Starring Lily Tomlin Lily Tomlin Starring Liam Neeson Liam Neeson Starring Cloris Leachman Cloris Leachman Starring
ScreenplayHayao Miyazaki Produced byToshio Suzuki Music byJoe Hisaishi StudioWalt Disney Studios
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The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal
1 Aug 14-16 9 $3.6M — 927 $3,868 $3.6M
2 Aug 21-23 12 $2.4M −32.4% 927 $2,617 $8.1M
3 Aug 28-30 13 $1.9M −22.2% 880 $2,145 $11.0M
4 Sep 4-6 16 $1.3M −30.7% 890 $1,470 $13.0M
5 Sep 11-13 21 $628.3K −52.0% 589 $1,067 $14.3M
6 Sep 18-20 34 $188.5K −70.0% 329 $573 $14.7M
7 Sep 25-27 42 $108.6K −42.4% 39 $2,784 $14.8M
8 Oct 2-4 55 $50.7K −53.3% 117 $433 $14.9M
9 Oct 9-11 59 $33.6K −33.6% 84 $401 $15.0M
10 Oct 16-18 70 $16.1K −52.3% 45 $357 $15.0M
11 Oct 23-25 52 $43.9K +173.8% 103 $427 $15.1M
12 Oct 30-Nov 1 64 $19.4K −55.8% 65 $299 $15.1M
Charts show the first 10 weeks · the run above is the full record
Cumulative total$13.5M
Aug 14Aug 19Aug 24Aug 29Sep 7
Weekend grossWk 10 · $16.1K
$3.6M
$2.4M
$1.9M
$1.3M
$628.3K
$188.5K
$108.6K
$50.7K
$33.6K
$16.1K
W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8W9W10
Theater countPeak 927 → 890 −4.0%
927 open890 now
Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 10 · −52.3%
−32.4%
W1→2
−22.2%
W2→3
−30.7%
W3→4
−52.0%
W4→5
−70.0%
W5→6
−42.4%
W6→7
−53.3%
W7→8
−33.6%
W8→9
−52.3%
W9→10
Steepest −70.0%Best hold −22.2%

Profitability

Return on Budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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