The Boy and the Heron, the latest film from Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, had the best run at theaters in North America this weekend. According to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations, the film grossed approximately 12.8 million dollars (almost 12 million euros).
The film shows the life of 11-year-old Mahito, who leaves Tokyo after the death of his mother in a fire to live with his father in the countryside. There he meets a gray heron who becomes his guide in an epic about the mysteries of life. Miyazaki previously made classics like Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle.
Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes maintained itself in the top 3 for the fourth consecutive weekend. The film raised an estimated 9.4 million euros between Friday and Sunday.
Another Japanese movie, Godzilla Minus Onedirected by Takashi Yamazaki, came in third for the second weekend in a row, grossing $8.3 million.
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