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'The Boy and the Heron' flew to a record-breaking $12.8 million opening, making it the first original anime title in history to top the North American box office chart. The whimsical movie comes from acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and earned him his first Golden Globe nomination.

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00:00The Boy and the Heron flew to a record-breaking $12.8 million opening,

00:04making it the first original anime title in history to top the North American box office chart.

00:10The whimsical movie comes from acclaimed filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki and earned him his

00:14first Golden Globe nomination on Monday. The Boy and the Heron also claims the biggest domestic

00:19opening for a Studio Ghibli film. Plus, it's the first foreign production to top the North

00:24American chart this year. The film earned an A-minus cinema score from American audiences

00:28and was fueled by younger adults, with 80% of ticket buyers between ages 18 and 34,

00:34including 44% between ages 25 and 34. Moviegoers in North America have the option to watch the

00:39Japanese film with English subtitles or a dubbed version. The A-list actors voicing the dubbed

00:44version include Christian Bale, Gemma Chan, Willem Dafoe, Robert Pattinson, and Florence Pugh.

00:50Don't let go, no matter what. Ready?

00:53The movie is earned north of $85 million in Japan and had a high-profile presence on the fall film

01:01festival circuit, including becoming the first animated title to open the Toronto International

01:05Film Festival. For more on this story, as well as the latest box office news and numbers,

01:10head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.

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