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The Boy and the Heron

The Boy and the Heron
2023
 124 minutes (2 hrs 04 mins)

Production Country

Japan

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Starring

Soma Santoki · Masaki Suda · Ko Shibasaki · Aimyon · Yoshino Kimura · Takuya Kimura

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 8th December 2023
Japan release date Japan release: 14th July 2023
Taiwan release date Taiwan release: 6th October 2023

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 29th Dec '23
  • Debut position: 4
  • Highest position: 4
  • Debut gross: £1.6 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 10

US box office

  • Box Office debut: 8th Dec '23
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $13 Million
  • Total chart weeks: 11

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 14th Jul '23
  • Debut position: 10
  • Highest position: 3
  • Debut gross: $13.2 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 20

Chart position history

UK box office

29 Dec, 2023
4
5 Jan, 2024
6
12 Jan, 2024
7
19 Jan, 2024
10

US box office

8 Dec, 2023
1
15 Dec, 2023
3
22 Dec, 2023
10
29 Dec, 2023
10
5 Jan, 2024
13
12 Jan, 2024
14
19 Jan, 2024
14

Global box office

14 Jul, 2023
10
21 Jul, 2023
12
28 Jul, 2023
15
27 Oct, 2023
9
3 Nov, 2023
7
10 Nov, 2023
12
8 Dec, 2023
6
15 Dec, 2023
9
22 Dec, 2023
14
29 Dec, 2023
14
5 Jan, 2024
12
5 Apr, 2024
3
12 Apr, 2024
6
19 Apr, 2024
11

Certificates

US
PG-13

9

P12

M/12

13

T

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £5.1 Million
US total gross
United States Flag  $46.8 Million
Global total gross
Global Flag  $293.9 Million

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With Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle currently at the top of the global box office can this weeks new cinema releases challlenge it for the global box office crown?

As well as many movies released in cinemas around the globe this list also includes a number of the top movies released on streaming platforms.

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are the top new release this week in countries across the world!
  • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
  • Him
  • The Long Walk
  • Afterburn
  • Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle
  • Relay
  • Grand Prix of Europe
  • 731 Biochemical Revelations
  • The Bad Guys 2
  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

  • The movie is directed by Kogonada, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Kogonada also directed After Yang in 2022.
  • It stars Colin Farrell who also starred in Daredevil (2003).
  • The film also stars Margot Robbie who's last movie was Barbie (2023).
  • Kogonada directed Colin Farrell in and After Yang
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Argentina / Armenia / Aruba / Australia / Bahrain / Bolivia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Canada / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Croatia / Curacao / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / Estonia / Georgia / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Hong Kong / Hungary / India / Ireland / Italy / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Kuwait / Latvia / Lithuania / Mexico / Montenegro / New Zealand / Oman / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Saudi Arabia / Serbia / Singapore / Spain / Tajikistan / Trinidad & Tobago / Turkey / Ukraine / United Arab Emirates / United Kingdom / United States / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Vietnam

Him

  • The movie is directed by Justin Tipping, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Justin Tipping also directed Kicks in 2016.
  • It stars Tyriq Withers who also starred in I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025).
  • The film also stars Marlon Wayans who's last movie was Air (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Albania / Antigua & Barbuda / Armenia / Azerbaijan / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Brazil / Bulgaria / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Costa Rica / Curacao / Czech Republic / Estonia / Guatemala / Guyana / Honduras / Kazakhstan / Kosovo / Mexico / Panama / Portugal / Romania / Saint Kitts and Nevis / Saint Lucia / Slovenia / Taiwan / Trinidad & Tobago / United States / Vietnam

The Long Walk

  • The movie is directed by Francis Lawrence, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Francis Lawrence also directed I Am Legend in 2007 which grossed $584 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Cooper Hoffman who also starred in Saturday Night (2024).
  • The film also stars David Jonsson who's last movie was Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. (2024).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Denmark / Dominican Republic / Honduras / Iceland / Kazakhstan / Malta / Norway / Panama / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Russia / Venezuela / Vietnam

Afterburn

  • The movie is directed by J.J. Perry, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • J.J. Perry also directed The Killer's Game in 2024.
  • It stars Dave Bautista who also starred in The Boy and the Heron (2023).
  • The film also stars Samuel L. Jackson who's last movie was The Piano Lesson (2024).
  • Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Avengers: Endgame in 2019 and Avengers: Infinity War in 2018.
  • J.J. Perry directed Dave Bautista in and The Killer's Game
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Czech Republic / India / Mexico / Paraguay / Slovakia / Spain / Thailand / Ukraine

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - : The Movie Infinity Castle

  • The movie is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, it is the directors 8th movie.
  • Haruo Sotozaki also directed Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Hashira Training in 2024 which grossed $56.9 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Zach Aguilar who also starred in The Wonderland (2019).
  • The film also stars Johnny Yong Bosch who's last movie was Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos: The Movie (2023).
  • They also appeared together in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in 2022.
  • Haruo Sotozaki directed Zach Aguilar in Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - Siblings Bond, Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train, and Demon Slayer - Kimetsu No Yaiba - to the Swordsmith Village
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Belgium / France / Germany / Guadeloupe / Luxembourg / Senegal

Relay

  • The movie is directed by David Mackenzie, it is the directors 10th movie.
  • David Mackenzie also directed Perfect Sense in 2011 which grossed $933.4 K globally.
  • It stars Riz Ahmed who also starred in Ill Manors (2012).
  • The film also stars Lily James who's last movie was The Iron Claw (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Estonia / Finland / Greece / Hong Kong / Hungary / Latvia

Grand Prix of Europe

  • The movie is from director Waldemar Fast.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Gemma Arterton who also starred in Saint Joan: NT Live 2017 (2017).
  • The film also stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster who's last movie was Sleep No More (2022).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Bulgaria / Kosovo / Montenegro

731 Biochemical Revelations

  • The movie is directed by Linshan Zhao, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Linshan Zhao also directed The Assassins in 2012.
  • It stars Wu Jiang who also starred in The Morning After (2018).
  • The film also stars Zhiwen Wang who's last movie was The Volunteers: To the War (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • Released this week in:
      Canada / China / United States

The Bad Guys 2

  • The movie is directed by Pierre Perifel and JP Sans, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Pierre Perifel and JP Sans also directed The Bad Guys in 2022 which grossed $248.3 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Sam Rockwell who also starred in Heist (2001).
  • The film also stars Marc Maron who's last movie was The Order (2024).
  • Sam Rockwell and Marc Maron have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Misery Loves Comedy in 2015 and The Bad Guys in 2022.
  • Pierre Perifel directed Sam Rockwell in and The Bad Guys
  • Pierre Perifel directed Marc Maron in and The Bad Guys
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Australia / Croatia / New Zealand

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

  • The movie is directed by Simon Curtis, it is the directors 11th movie.
  • Simon Curtis also directed Goodbye Christopher Robin in 2017 which grossed $7.4 Mil. globally.
  • It stars Michelle Dockery who also starred in The Turn of the Screw (2009).
  • The film also stars Joanne Froggatt who's last movie was Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022).
  • Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Downton Abbey: A New Era in 2022 and Downton Abbey in 2019.
  • Simon Curtis directed Michelle Dockery in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • Simon Curtis directed Joanne Froggatt in and Downton Abbey: A New Era
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • Released this week in:
      Denmark / Germany / Norway

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

Next week there are 38 new movies released gloabally

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  • Light of the World - From Thursday, 25th September
  • Dead of Winter - From Friday, 26th September
  • The Long Walk - From Wednesday, 24th September
  • A Big Bold Beautiful Journey - From Wednesday, 24th September
  • Him - From Wednesday, 24th September
  • The Exit 8 - From Friday, 26th September
  • Hamilton - From Friday, 3rd July
  • Relay - From Thursday, 25th September
  • Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - From Thursday, 25th September
  • The Toxic Avenger - From Thursday, 25th September
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Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (4th Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Abigail (@4)
  • Longest run - The Boy and the Heron (20 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Dune: Part Two ($695,800,000)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $154,000,000
  • Also new this weekend
    • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
    • Gekijo-ban Blue Lock Episode Nagi
    • Onmyoji Zero
  • Check out the full Global box office.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 19th - 21st April 2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
  • It has spent 4 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • It grosses $31,100,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
  • The movie is release in 78 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $485,200,000 over 4 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is the 3rd top grossing film so far in 2024

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $21,400,000 over the weekend, a 29% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $61,700,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 40 countries globally this weekend

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $19,900,000 over the weekend, a 37% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $480,300,000 over 7 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 83 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $311,672,307 at the box office after 7 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It grosses $15,200,000 over the weekend, a % drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $15,200,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 63 countries globally this weekend

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $11,900,000 over the weekend, a 45% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $42,500,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine which took $43,208,065 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (3rd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Civil War (@3)
  • Longest run - The Boy and the Heron (19 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Dune: Part Two ($683,904,065)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $213,693,881
  • Also new this weekend
    • SUGA | Agust D Tour 'D-Day': The Movie
    • Back to Black
    • The Long Game
    • Shrek 2
  • Check out the full Global box office.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 12th - 14th April 2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
  • It has spent 3 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • It grosses $49,150,000 over the weekend, a 46% drop from last weekend
  • The movie is release in 72 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $436,532,103 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $31,386,000 over the weekend, a 11% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $452,641,730 over 6 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 82 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $299,598,246 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has a total gross of $30,014,608 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 18 countries globally this weekend

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $21,751,300 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine which took $23,517,358 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $16,600,000 over the weekend, a 3% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $159,966,923 over 4 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 59 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 13th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife which took $164,704,281 at the box office after 4 weeks in cinemas.

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (2nd Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The First Omen (@5)
  • Longest run - The Boy and the Heron (18 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Oppenheimer ($968,213,540)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $253,091,100
  • Also new this weekend
    • Monkey Man
    • Dwelling By the West Lake
    • The Victims
  • Check out the full Global box office.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 5th - 7th April 2024

  • The movie remains at number 1 on this weeks Global box office
  • It has spent 2 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • It grosses $91,000,000 over the weekend, a 53% drop from last weekend
  • The movie is release in 70 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $361,037,630 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is the 5th top grossing film so far in 2024

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $35,284,000 over the weekend, a 35% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $410,441,090 over 5 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 77 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the 4th top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Kung-Fu Panda 3 which took $280,621,557 at the box office after 5 weeks in cinemas.

The Boy and the Heron

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $273,175,118 over 18 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 23 countries globally this weekend

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $18,400,000 over the weekend, a 38% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $660,658,587 over 6 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 74 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is the top grossing film so far in 2024
  • The movie is a sequel to Dune which took $220,700,000 at the box office after 6 weeks in cinemas.

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has a total gross of $17,463,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 44 countries globally this weekend

This weekend, Friday 29th March 2024, there are 8 new films released in North America and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

Here are this weeks new releases
  • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
  • Black Flies
  • Miracle In East Texas
  • Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
  • The Beautiful Game
  • In the Land of Saints and Sinners
  • The Oath
  • The Listener

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

  • The movie is directed by Adam Wingard, it is the directors 15th movie.
  • Adam Wingard also directed Blair Witch in 2016.
  • It stars Rebecca Hall who also starred in Closed Circuit (2013).
  • The film also stars Dan Stevens who's last movie was The Boy and the Heron (2023).
  • They also appeared together in Permission in 2019.
  • Adam Wingard directed Rebecca Hall in Godzilla Vs. Kong
  • Adam Wingard directed Dan Stevens in The Guest
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Black Flies

  • The movie is directed by Jean-Stephane Sauvaire, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Jean-Stephane Sauvaire also directed A Prayer Before Dawn in 2018.
  • It stars Sean Penn who also starred in Hugo Pool (1997).
  • The film also stars Tye Sheridan who's last movie was The Card Counter (2021).
  • They also appeared together in The Tree of Life in 2011.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Miracle In East Texas

  • The movie is directed by Kevin Sorbo, it is the directors 2nd movie.
  • Kevin Sorbo also directed Let There Be Light in 2017.
  • It stars John Ratzenberger who also starred in Cars 3 (2017).
  • The film also stars Kevin Sorbo who's last movie was The Girl Who Believes In Miracles (2021).
  • They also appeared together in What If... in 2010.
  • Kevin Sorbo directed Kevin Sorbo in Let There Be Light
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2

  • The movie is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Rhys Frake-Waterfield also directed Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble in 2025.
  • It stars Scott Chambers who also starred in Chicken (2016).
  • The film also stars Tallulah Evans who's last movie was The Watcher In the Woods (2017).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres on limited release.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Beautiful Game

  • The movie is directed by Thea Sharrock, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Thea Sharrock also directed Wicked Little Letters in 2024.
  • It stars Bill Nighy who also starred in Rango (2011).
  • The film also stars Micheal Ward who's last movie was Empire of Light (2023).
  • This movie is released on streaming platforms.
  • The MPAA age rating is

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

  • The movie is directed by Robert Lorenz, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Robert Lorenz also directed Trouble With the Curve in 2012 which grossed $35.8 Mil. in the US.
  • It stars Kerry Condon who also starred in In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023).
  • The film also stars Desmond Eastwood who's last movie was Barber (2023).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Oath

  • The movie is from director Ike Barinholtz.
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Ike Barinholtz who also starred in Bad Neighbours 2 (2016).
  • The film also stars Tiffany Haddish who's last movie was Haunted Mansion (2023).
  • Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have starred in 3 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part in 2019, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent in 2022 and Meet the Spartans in 2008.
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.
  • The MPAA age rating is

The Listener

  • The movie is directed by Steve Buscemi, it is the directors 5th movie.
  • Steve Buscemi also directed Interview in 2007.
  • It stars Derek Cecil who also starred in Recount (2008).
  • The film also stars Margaret Cho who's last movie was Over the Moon (2020).
  • This movie is released in movie theatres.

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

Next week there are 7 new movies released

  • RSVP - Thursday, 4th April - streaming
  • Housekeeping For Beginners - Friday, 5th April
  • Monkey Man - Friday, 5th April
  • The First Omen - Friday, 5th April
  • The Beast - Friday, 5th April
  • Wicked Little Letters - Friday, 5th April
  • DogMan - Friday, 5th April