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Princess MononokeFollow

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

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

Box office summary

Opening weekend
$144K
3-day opening
Domestic total
$17.80M
Final
Worldwide total
$231.40M
$213.60M international
Budget$20M

Cast & crew

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

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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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