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MOVIE

Howl's Moving Castle

Howl
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2004
 119 minutes (1 hrs 59 mins)

Production Country

Japan

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Hayao Miyazaki

Starring

Chieko Baisho · Takuya Kimura · Akihiro Miwa · Tatsuya Gashuin · Ryunosuke Kamiki · Mitsunori Isaki

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 17th June 2005
Japan release date Japan release: 20th November 2004
South Korea release date South Korea release: 24th December 2004

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 23rd Sep '05
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: £212.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 5

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 10th Jun '05
  • Debut position: 14
  • Highest position: 10
  • Debut gross: $428 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 19

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 3rd May '24
  • Debut position: 6
  • Highest position: 6
  • Debut gross: $16.7 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

23 Sep, 2005
10
30 Sep, 2005
12
7 Oct, 2005
13

US box office

10 Jun, 2005
14
17 Jun, 2005
13
23 Sep, 2022
13
27 Sep, 2024
10

Global box office

3 May, 2024
6

Certificates

US
PG

10

7

PG

12+

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £731.6 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $5.6 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $242.5 Million

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UK Box Office Info

Weeks on UK box office: 5

UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
Howl's Moving Castle
23 Sep 2005
10N
£212,628
£212,628
30 Sep 2005
12▼
£177,614
£489,579
7 Oct 2005
13▼
£87,160
£612,537
14 Oct 2005
16▼
£31,613
£677,016
21 Oct 2005
16▲▼
£23,637
£731,643
US Box Office Info

Weeks on US box office: 19

US Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
10 Jun 2005
14▲
$427,987
$427,987
17 Jun 2005
13▲
$864,761
$1,482,895
24 Jun 2005
17▼
$581,654
$2,515,068
1 Jul 2005
19▼
$389,926
$3,225,747
8 Jul 2005
22▼
$305,925
$3,817,641
15 Jul 2005
37▼
$77,716
$4,338,567
22 Jul 2005
44▼
$48,823
$4,444,694
29 Jul 2005
44▲▼
$48,823
$4,444,694
5 Aug 2005
54▼
$35,442
$4,520,887
12 Aug 2005
61▼
$24,842
$4,577,564
19 Aug 2005
61▲▼
$19,386
$4,612,726
26 Aug 2005
77▼
$13,436
$4,641,887
2 Sep 2005
70▲
$13,879
$4,665,620
9 Sep 2005
67▲
$13,514
$4,688,756
16 Sep 2005
103▼
$4,642
$4,698,161
23 Sep 2005
101▲
$4,265
$4,705,184
30 Sep 2005
117▼
$2,014
$4,710,455
23 Sep 2022
13▲
$762,961
$762,961
27 Sep 2024
10▲
$2,109,935
$2,384,690