Director
Hayao Miyazaki
11 films•1984–2023•Animation · Adventure · Fantasy
93%average critics91%average audience$9.9Mdomestic average
Films
11
1984–2023
Domestic
$109.4M
lifetime
Worldwide
$1.55B
lifetime
Avg opening
$1.6M
3-day
Avg legs
10.3x
opening → total
Return
11.1x
on $97.0M of budget
Box Office Watch tracks 11 films directed by Hayao Miyazaki, from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) to The Boy and the Heron (2023), together grossing $109.4M domestic and $1.55B worldwide. The biggest hit is Spirited Away (2001) at $395.8M worldwide; the biggest opening weekend belongs to The Boy and the Heron (2023) at $13.0M.
Filmography
| Film | Year | Opening | Domestic | Legs | Worldwide | CinemaScore | RT | Yearly rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Boy and the Heron | 2023 | $13.0M | $46.8M | 3.60x | $292.9M | — | 96% | — |
 The Wind Rises | 2013 | $314K | $5.2M | 16.6x | $117.9M | — | 88% | — |
 Ponyo | 2008 | $3.6M | $15.1M | 4.20x | $205.2M | — | 91% | — |
 Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | $428K | $7.1M | 16.6x | $239.6M | — | 88% | — |
 Spirited Away | 2001 | $450K | $10.0M | 22.3x | $395.8M | — | 96% | — |
 Princess Mononoke | 1997 | $144K | $17.8M | — | $231.4M | — | 93% | — |
 Porco Rosso | 1992 | — | $443K | — | $1.9M | — | 96% | — |
 Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | — | $3.6M | — | $13.4M | — | 98% | — |
 My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | — | $2.3M | — | $30.7M | — | 94% | — |
 Castle in the Sky | 1986 | — | $524K | — | $7.0M | — | 96% | — |
 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | 1984 | — | $496K | — | $9.6M | — | 87% | — |
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Film by film
DomesticInternationalColumn height is worldwide · one film every 3.9 years
Profitability
Return on Budget
11.1x
$1.07B worldwide on $97.0M of production budget
Theatrical breakeven point is approx. 2.5x production budget
Domestic vs International Split
Domestic $50.0MInternational $1.02B
Return by film · worldwide ÷ budget
0x2.5x breakeven20.8x
Budgets are reported production costs and exclude marketing, so this is a gross-to-budget ratio rather than studio profit. Films with no reported budget are left out of this section entirely, including from the totals, rather than counted as zero.
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