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Ponyo

Ponyo
2008
 101 minutes (1 hrs 41 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Tomoko Yamaguchi · Cate Blanchett · Kazushige Nagashima · Noah Cyrus · Yuki Amami · Matt Damon

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 14th August 2009
Japan release date Japan release: 19th July 2008
Italy release date Italy release: 31st August 2008

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 12th Feb '10
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: £171.9 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Aug '09
  • Debut position: 9
  • Highest position: 9
  • Debut gross: $3.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 12

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 1st Jan '21
  • Debut position: 11
  • Highest position: 11
  • Debut gross: $1.6 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

14 Aug, 2009
9
21 Aug, 2009
12
28 Aug, 2009
13
2 Aug, 2024
10

Global box office

1 Jan, 2021
11

Certificates

US
G

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £171.9 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $15.7 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $204.8 Million

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Remaining at the top of the North American box office is Deadpool & Wolverine which takes nearly $100 Million over the weekend to push its total to an amazing $395 Million.

The movie has probably already become the highest grossing R rated movie ever in the US taking over the 20 year record of The Passion of The Christ from 2004.

Director M. Night Shyamalan brings his new movie to the box office this week and Trap is the top new movie at number 3 with nearly $15.5 Million.

Inside Out 2 is still the top grossing movie on the box office with a total gross of $626 Million.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Deadpool & Wolverine (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Trap (@3)
  • Longest run - Ponyo (10 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Inside Out 2 ($626,973,864)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Dìdi (54%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $170,180,623
  • Also new this weekend
    • Harold and the Purple Crayon
    • The Firing Squad
    • Ponyo
    • Kneecap
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 2nd - 4th August 2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weekends US box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It grosses $96,809,328 over the weekend, a 54% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $395,385,247 after 2 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 2nd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Deadpool 2 which took $208,170,395 at the box office after 2 weekends of release.

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $22,804,640 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $195,740,290 after 3 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 6th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Twister which took $136,647,882 at the box office after 3 weekends of release.

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It grosses $15,454,146 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $15,454,146 after 1 weekends of release

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $11,453,150 over the weekend, a 21% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $314,173,320 after 5 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Despicable Me 3 which took $230,292,465 at the box office after 5 weekends of release.

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $6,811,618 over the weekend, a 21% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $626,973,864 after 8 weekends of release
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is the 14th top grossing movie of all time in the US.
  • The movie is a sequel to Inside Out which took $335,390,545 at the box office after 8 weekends of release.

The latest, and last, animated film, The Boy and the Heron, from celebrated director Hayao Miyazaki hits the top of the US box office on its debut weekend with $12.8 Million.

This is by far the greatest US opening for a movie from Studio Ghibli who's previous top opening was Ponyo from 2008 which took $3.5 Million on its opening

Last weekends top movie Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce falls to number 6 this weekend and has taken $28 Million in total grosses after 2 weekends.

US Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - The Boy and the Heron (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The Boy and the Heron (@1)
  • Longest run - The Marvels (5 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes ($135,655,926)
  • Best Percentage change week on week - Trolls Band Together (-18%)
  • Total US top 15 this weekend - $68,491,668
  • Also new this weekend
    • Waitress~2023
    • Die Hard
  • Check out the full US box office.

US weekend box office top 5 breakdown 8th - 10th December 2023

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weekends US box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the US box office.
  • It has a total gross of $12,836,313 after 1 weekends of release

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $9,400,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $135,655,926 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is the 19th top grossing film so far in 2023
  • The movie is a sequel to The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 which took $244,604,272 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

  • The movie remains at number 3 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $8,342,710 over the weekend, a 24% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $25,344,044 after 2 weekends of release

  • The movie remains at number 4 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $6,200,000 over the weekend, a 18% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $83,081,775 after 4 weekends of release
  • The movie is a sequel to Trolls World Tour which took $3,060,000 at the box office after 4 weekends of release.

  • The movie remains at number 5 on this weekends US box office
  • It grosses $5,300,000 over the weekend, a 28% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $49,412,846 after 3 weekends of release

Released in the UK this weekend, Friday, 13th January 2023, there are 4 new releases looking to take your attention and where available could hit your local cinema and try and replace Avatar: The Way of Water from the top of the UK box office.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • M3GAN
  • Enys Men
  • Empire of Light
  • TAR

M3GAN

  • The movie is directed by Gerard Johnstone, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Gerard Johnstone also directed Housebound in 2014.
  • It stars Allison Williams who also starred in Peter Pan Live (2014).
  • The film also stars Violet McGraw who was last seen in Black Widow (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Enys Men

  • The movie is directed by Mark Jenkin, it is the directors 6th movie.
  • Mark Jenkin also directed Golden Burn in 2002.
  • It stars Mary Woodvine who also starred in Dressing Granite (2007).
  • The film also stars Edward Rowe who was last seen in Bait (2019).
  • They also appeared together in Bait in 2019.
  • Mark Jenkin directed Mary Woodvine in The Midnight Drives
  • Mark Jenkin directed Edward Rowe in Bait
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Empire of Light

  • The movie is directed by Sam Mendes, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Sam Mendes also directed Skyfall in 2012 which grossed £102.9 Mil. in the UK and grossed $1.1 Bil. globally.
  • It stars Olivia Colman who also starred in Mothering Sunday (2021).
  • The film also stars Micheal Ward who was last seen in Beauty (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

TAR

  • The movie is directed by Todd Field, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Todd Field also directed In the Bedroom in 2002 which grossed £662.8K in the UK.
  • It stars Cate Blanchett who also starred in Ponyo (2008).
  • The film also stars Noemie Merlant who was last seen in Paris, 13th District (2021).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there is 1 new movie released

  • Babylon - Friday, 20th January