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Arrietty Earns US$1.7 Million to Rank #9 on Friday
posted on by Egan Loo
The Box Office Mojo website reports that The Secret World of Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty) earned an estimated US$1,704,000 on its opening day in the United States. With 1,522 theaters screening it on Friday, the film release had an estimated per-screen average of US$1,120. On its first day, The Secret World of Arrietty is already the 11th highest grossing theatrical anime release in the United States.
Here is how the various Ghibli films have performed in the United States on their first day:
| Film | Year | Opening Day | Theaters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Mononoke | 1999 | US$24,401 | 38 |
| Spirited Away | 2002 | US$125,272 | 26 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2005 | US$129,077 | 36 |
| Ponyo | 2009 | US$1,174,539 | 927 |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2010 | US5,727 | 5 |
| The Secret World of Arrietty | 2012 | US$1,704,000 | 1,522 |
The number 1 film in the United States on Friday was The Vow.
In his directorial debut, Yonebayashi giving the film the widest opening for a Studio Ghibli film in North America to date.
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