Princess Mononoke

Name: Princess Mononoke
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Released: 1997
Cast: Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura

1997 • PG-13 • 2h 14m • Animation, Action, Fantasy • Miramax

The fate of the world rests on the courage of one warrior.

🍅 93% 94%

4.39

8.3

Box office summary

Opening Weekend

$144K

3-day opening

Domestic Total

$17.8M

Final

Worldwide Total

$231.4M

$213.6M international

Budget$20M

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Cast & Crew

Directed byHayao Miyazaki ScreenplayHayao Miyazaki Produced byToshio Suzuki Music byJoe Hisaishi StarringYōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yūko Tanaka, Kaoru Kobayashi, Masahiko Nishimura StudioMiramax

The run

WkWeekendRankGrossChgTheatersAvgTotal

1 Oct 29-31 33 $144.4K — 8 $18,056 $144.4K

2 Nov 5-7 23 $384.2K +166.0% 38 $10,111 $592.8K

3 Nov 12-14 27 $243.0K −36.7% 47 $5,171 $963.3K

4 Nov 19-21 31 $142.5K −41.4% 41 $3,475 $1.2M

5 Nov 26-28 26 $318.8K +123.7% 124 $2,571 $1.6M

6 Dec 3-5 25 $212.2K −33.4% 129 $1,645 $1.9M

7 Dec 10-12 30 $128.6K −39.4% 123 $1,046 $2.1M

8 Dec 17-19 33 $96.8K −24.8% 120 $807 $2.3M

Weekend grossWk 8 · $96.8K

$144.4K

$384.2K

$243.0K

$142.5K

$318.8K

$212.2K

$128.6K

$96.8K

W1W2W3W4W5W6W7W8

Weekend-over-weekend dropWk 8 · −24.8%

+166.0%

W1→2

−36.7%

W2→3

−41.4%

W3→4

+123.7%

W4→5

−33.4%

W5→6

−39.4%

W6→7

−24.8%

W7→8

Steepest −41.4%Biggest gain +166.0%

Profitability

Return on Budget

Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget

Domestic vs International Split

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