The Boy and the Heron Shatters US Box Office Records for original anime

[{"selector":"#anim-838a57b4-4b54-4095-afdd-b1a3bf26dfb4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d9e8381e-fe21-40dc-a9b6-65ebb03c54d3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Anime original title The Boy And The Heron by Studio Ghibli makes history at the US box office on its opening weekend.

[{"selector":"#anim-b1df6aff-9b39-45cc-a987-0c52f27cd905 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3997bbe-00e0-4c43-8432-e4a5468891ae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It is the first foreign original animation to secure the #1 spot on the US Box Office 3-day opening weekend.

[{"selector":"#anim-035ac36d-cc16-41e8-b9f8-4442cbff0748 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a282abe-20a5-49f7-ac64-27b49193551a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The film achieved this milestone by grossing a strong $12.8 million dollars across 2,205 theaters.

[{"selector":"#anim-e35ea4fd-ab40-485b-ad68-7f4e14b880b1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0321b13c-56d1-434d-8a0b-fea0c816a1b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Sets the record for the biggest 3-day weekend ever for original anime going past Ghibli's own The Secret World of Arrietty's $6.4M. Learn more