The Boy and the Heron becomes the best domestic opening ever for GKids, Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki while Beyoncé sees a sizable drop This weekend was a relatively slow one with Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron landing in first place with $12.8 million. While that number may seem a little low for … Read more
Hayao Miyazaki has been capturing the hearts of children and adults everywhere for years. With this film, that will supposedly come to an end. Miyazaki is well-known for directing movies like Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, and Ponyo through his company, Studio Ghibli. His works explore deep themes like family, magic, and the destructive forces wrought by unhampered … Read more
The latest film from animation master Hayao Miyazaki has been brought almost the entire way from concept to release without a single teaser, trailer, or official publicity still. For a long time, Studio Ghibli didn’t even announce the movie’s official title. (It’s The Boy and the Heron, for the record.) There is going into a movie … Read more
After successfully acquiring the North American theatrical distribution rights to Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live, GKIDS has announced that Studio Ghibli’s upcoming animated movie will be getting a brand new title. Scheduled to arrive in US theaters later this year, Miyazaki’s directorial comeback will be released internationally with the title of The Boy and … Read more
Hayao Miyazaki’s next (and supposedly final — although he’s said that before) movie is supposed to be released in Japan in a little over a month. To date, though, there’s almost nothing known about the movie beyond a title — How Do You Live? — and the fact that it is based on a famous … Read more