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 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