The Boy and the Heron Opens at #1 in the U.S. With US$12 Million

The film earned an estimated US$11 million in its first three days in the U.S. box office.

The Box Office Mojo website estimates that Hayao Miyazaki’s latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) earned US$12,836,313 in its first three days in the U.S. box office, projecting the film at #1 in the U.S. box office in its opening weekend.

The film ranked at #1 at the U.S. box office on December 4, 6, and 7.