00:00 The Boy and the Heron flew to a record-breaking $12.8 million opening,
00:04 making it the first original anime title in history to top the North American box office chart.
00:08 The whimsical movie comes from acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and earned him his first Golden
00:14 Globe nomination on Monday. The Boy and the Heron also claims the biggest domestic opening for a
00:20 Studio Ghibli film. Plus, it's the first foreign production to top the North American chart this
00:24 year. The film earned an A- CinemaScore from American audiences and was fueled by younger
00:29 adults, with 80% of ticket buyers between ages 18 and 34, including 44% between ages 25 and 34.
00:37 Moviegoers in North America have the option to watch the Japanese film with English subtitles
00:41 or a dubbed version. The A-list actors voicing the dubbed version include Christian Bale,
00:46 Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh.
00:55 The movie has earned north of $85 million in Japan and had a high-profile presence on the
01:00 fall film festival circuit, including becoming the first animated title to open the Toronto
01:05 International Film Festival. For more on this story, as well as the latest box office news
01:09 and numbers, head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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