Arrietty (借りぐらしのアリエッティ) (2012)

The Secret World of Arietty poster
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $19,874,059Details
International Box Office $132,303,587Details
Worldwide Box Office $152,177,646
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $17,682,091
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $7,431,034
Total $25,113,125
OpusData ID: 158680100 More info...
Further financial details...

Synopsis

Adventurous 14-year-old Arrietty comes from a traditional family in which mother and father assume their time-honored roles and children grow up under their parents’ supervision. However, they are a family of tiny people who live under the floor of an old house and survive by “borrowing” the things they need from human beings. These tiny people live carefully so as to never be seen by humans. Their way of life, which is full of wisdom and inspiration, has much in common with the way humans used to live. Most of the things they borrow are raw materials. The family works together to modify the materials to suit their needs. Tiny people do not practice magic to achieve their borrowing objectives. They do it the old fashioned way, by getting what they need with their own ingenuity, using ropes and duct tape to climb up and down the walls and furniture. The story starts on an ordinary day in the lives of these tiny people. Then, Arrietty, a curious and sensitive girl, meets a human boy. Their friendship develops, but in the end, they are forced to go their separate ways. The tiny people must flee to the wilderness in order to be free from the dangers of callous humans.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,446,395 (32.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:13.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,522 opening theaters/2,958 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,518,532

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 17th, 2012 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
June 22nd, 2025 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Secret World of Arrietty (Studio Ghibli Fest)
May 18th, 2026 (IMAX) by GKIDS, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
May 22nd, 2026 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
International Releases: January 12th, 2012 (Wide), released as The Secret World of Arrietty (Australia)
November 26th, 2020 (Limited), released as The Secret World of Arrietty (Australia)
December 5th, 2024 (Limited), released as Arrietty (Ариэтти из страны лилипутов) (Russia (CIS))
August 19th, 2026 (Limited), released as The Secret World of Arrietty (마루 밑 아리에티) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 22nd, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
MPA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2194, 10/19/2011)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Anime, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Kidnap, Rescue, Tiny Worlds
Social setting: Summer Vacation
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu Inc., Hakuhoda, DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho Co, Wild Bunch
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 2012 9 $6,446,395   1,522 $4,235   $6,446,395 1
Feb 24, 2012 10 $4,351,115 -33% 2,958 $1,471   $14,508,920 2
Mar 2, 2012 14 $1,484,644 -66% 1,431 $1,037   $16,753,024 3
Mar 9, 2012 23 $417,697 -72% 501 $834   $17,572,965 4
Mar 23, 2012 30 $167,416   229 $731   $18,274,329 6
Mar 30, 2012 37 $104,800 -37% 183 $573   $18,450,512 7
Apr 6, 2012 45 $52,212 -50% 130 $402   $18,502,724 8
Apr 13, 2012 32 $112,819 +116% 202 $559   $18,749,116 9
Apr 20, 2012 37 $98,631 -13% 195 $506   $18,895,100 10
Apr 27, 2012 43 $71,836 -27% 155 $463   $19,004,825 11
May 4, 2012 49 $35,718 -50% 108 $331   $19,060,034 12
May 11, 2012 54 $27,825 -22% 88 $316   $19,101,972 13
May 18, 2012 45 $29,705 +7% 60 $495   $19,140,974 14
Jun 1, 2012 69 $8,943   16 $559   $19,192,510 16
May 22, 2026 - $39,729   159 $250   $19,855,742 745
May 29, 2026 - $3,384 -91% 2 $1,692   $19,871,110 746

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 17, 2012 9 $1,692,721     1,522 $1,112   $1,692,721 1
Feb 18, 2012 9 $2,573,349 +52%   1,522 $1,691   $4,266,070 2
Feb 19, 2012 8 $2,180,325 -15%   1,522 $1,433   $6,446,395 3
Feb 20, 2012 6 $2,238,469 +3%   1,522 $1,471   $8,684,864 4
Feb 21, 2012 7 $610,169 -73%   1,522 $401   $9,295,033 5
Feb 22, 2012 8 $418,653 -31%   1,522 $275   $9,713,686 6
Feb 23, 2012 8 $444,119 +6%   1,522 $292   $10,157,805 7
Feb 24, 2012 11 $1,060,836 +139% -37% 1,522 $697   $11,218,641 8
Feb 25, 2012 10 $1,995,062 +88% -22% 1,522 $1,311   $13,213,703 9
Feb 26, 2012 9 $1,295,217 -35% -41% 1,522 $851   $14,508,920 10
Feb 27, 2012 13 $186,475 -86% -92% 1,522 $123   $14,695,395 11
Feb 28, 2012 12 $206,202 +11% -66% 1,522 $135   $14,901,597 12
Feb 29, 2012 12 $180,362 -13% -57% 1,522 $119   $15,081,959 13
Mar 1, 2012 12 $186,421 +3% -58% 1,522 $122   $15,268,380 14
May 19, 2026 12 $181,922     205 $887   $19,374,432 5,206
May 20, 2026 - $40,491 -78%   205 $198   $19,414,923 5,207
May 22, 2026 - $11,715     159 $74   $19,827,728 5,209
May 23, 2026 - $20,787 +77%   159 $131   $19,848,515 5,210
May 24, 2026 - $7,227 -65%   159 $45   $19,855,742 5,211
May 25, 2026 - $2,446 -66%   159 $15   $19,858,188 5,212
May 26, 2026 - $7,435 +204% -96% 159 $47   $19,865,623 5,213
May 27, 2026 - $1,642 -78% -96% 159 $10   $19,867,265 5,214
May 28, 2026 - $461 -72%   159 $3   $19,867,726 5,215
May 29, 2026 - $59 -87% -99% 2 $30   $19,867,785 5,216
May 30, 2026 - $1,953 +3,210% -91% 2 $977   $19,869,738 5,217
May 31, 2026 - $1,372 -30% -81% 2 $686   $19,871,110 5,218
Jun 2, 2026 - $50   -99% 2 $25   $19,871,160 5,220
Jun 3, 2026 - $223 +346% -86% 2 $112   $19,871,383 5,221
Jun 4, 2026 - $2,676 +1,100% +480% 2 $1,338   $19,874,059 5,222

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 2012 8 $10,157,805   1,522 $6,674   $10,157,805 1
Feb 24, 2012 10 $5,110,575 -50% 2,958 $1,728   $15,268,380 2
Mar 2, 2012 14 $1,886,888 -63% 1,431 $1,319   $17,155,268 3
Mar 23, 2012 28 $238,799   229 $1,043   $18,345,712 6
Mar 30, 2012 42 $104,800 -56% 183 $573   $18,450,512 7
Apr 6, 2012 33 $185,785 +77% 130 $1,429   $18,636,297 8
Apr 13, 2012 33 $160,172 -14% 202 $793   $18,796,469 9
Apr 20, 2012 38 $136,520 -15% 195 $700   $18,932,989 10
Apr 27, 2012 43 $91,327 -33% 155 $589   $19,024,316 11
May 4, 2012 48 $49,831 -45% 108 $461   $19,074,147 12
May 11, 2012 57 $37,122 -26% 88 $422   $19,111,269 13
Jun 1, 2012 72 $8,943   16 $559   $19,192,510 16
May 22, 2026 25 $51,713   159 $325   $19,867,726 745
May 29, 2026 36 $6,333 -88% 2 $3,167   $19,874,059 746

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/12/2012 $0 0 1 9 $304,346 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $131,999,241
  
International Total $132,303,587 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Bridgit Mendler    Arrietty

Supporting

Amy Poehler    Homily
Will Arnett    Pod
Carol Burnett    Hara

Leading

David Henrie    Shawn

Supporting

Gracie Poletti    Aunt Jessica
Peter Jason    Spiller
Frank Marshall    Additional Voices
Karey Kirkpatrick    Additional Voices
Steve Alpert    Additional Voices

Production and Technical Credits

Hiromasa Yonebayashi    Director
Toshio Suzuki    Producer
Hayao Miyazaki    Screenwriter
Koji Kasamatsu    Sound Designer
Cecile Corbel    Composer
Mary Norton    Based on the novel "The Borrowers"
Gary Rydstrom    Director U.S. Production
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Tim Bevan    Executive Producer
Walt Defaria    Executive Producer
Karey Kirkpatrick    English Language Screenplay
Jonathan Null    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Brian Chumney    Assistant Supervising Sound Editor U.S. Production
Scott R. Lewis    Assistant Re-Recording Mixer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

Adventurous 14-year-old Arrietty comes from a traditional family in which mother and father assume their time-honored roles and children grow up under their parents’ supervision. However, they are a family of tiny people who live under the floor of an old house and survive by “borrowing” the things they need from human beings. These tiny people live carefully so as to never be seen by humans. Their way of life, which is full of wisdom and inspiration, has much in common with the way humans used to live. Most of the things they borrow are raw materials. The family works together to modify the materials to suit their needs. Tiny people do not practice magic to achieve their borrowing objectives. They do it the old fashioned way, by getting what they need with their own ingenuity, using ropes and duct tape to climb up and down the walls and furniture. The story starts on an ordinary day in the lives of these tiny people. Then, Arrietty, a curious and sensitive girl, meets a human boy. Their friendship develops, but in the end, they are forced to go their separate ways. The tiny people must flee to the wilderness in order to be free from the dangers of callous humans.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$6,446,395 (32.4% of total gross)
Legs:3.08 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:13.1% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$23,000,000 (worldwide box office is 6.6 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,522 opening theaters/2,958 max. theaters, 2.7 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $29,518,532

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: February 17th, 2012 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
June 22nd, 2025 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Secret World of Arrietty (Studio Ghibli Fest)
May 18th, 2026 (IMAX) by GKIDS, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
May 22nd, 2026 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
International Releases: January 12th, 2012 (Wide), released as The Secret World of Arrietty (Australia)
November 26th, 2020 (Limited), released as The Secret World of Arrietty (Australia)
December 5th, 2024 (Limited), released as Arrietty (Ариэтти из страны лилипутов) (Russia (CIS))
August 19th, 2026 (Limited), released as The Secret World of Arrietty (마루 밑 아리에티) (South Korea)
... Show all releases
Video Release: May 22nd, 2012 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, released as The Secret World of Arrietty
MPA Rating: G
(Rating bulletin 2194, 10/19/2011)
Running Time: 94 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Anime, Voiceover/Narration
Plot point: Coming of Age, Kidnap, Rescue, Tiny Worlds
Social setting: Summer Vacation
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Kids Fiction
Production/Financing Companies: Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu Inc., Hakuhoda, DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, Toho Co, Wild Bunch
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 2012 9 $6,446,395   1,522 $4,235   $6,446,395 1
Feb 24, 2012 10 $4,351,115 -33% 2,958 $1,471   $14,508,920 2
Mar 2, 2012 14 $1,484,644 -66% 1,431 $1,037   $16,753,024 3
Mar 9, 2012 23 $417,697 -72% 501 $834   $17,572,965 4
Mar 23, 2012 30 $167,416   229 $731   $18,274,329 6
Mar 30, 2012 37 $104,800 -37% 183 $573   $18,450,512 7
Apr 6, 2012 45 $52,212 -50% 130 $402   $18,502,724 8
Apr 13, 2012 32 $112,819 +116% 202 $559   $18,749,116 9
Apr 20, 2012 37 $98,631 -13% 195 $506   $18,895,100 10
Apr 27, 2012 43 $71,836 -27% 155 $463   $19,004,825 11
May 4, 2012 49 $35,718 -50% 108 $331   $19,060,034 12
May 11, 2012 54 $27,825 -22% 88 $316   $19,101,972 13
May 18, 2012 45 $29,705 +7% 60 $495   $19,140,974 14
Jun 1, 2012 69 $8,943   16 $559   $19,192,510 16
May 22, 2026 - $39,729   159 $250   $19,855,742 745
May 29, 2026 - $3,384 -91% 2 $1,692   $19,871,110 746

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Feb 17, 2012 9 $1,692,721     1,522 $1,112   $1,692,721 1
Feb 18, 2012 9 $2,573,349 +52%   1,522 $1,691   $4,266,070 2
Feb 19, 2012 8 $2,180,325 -15%   1,522 $1,433   $6,446,395 3
Feb 20, 2012 6 $2,238,469 +3%   1,522 $1,471   $8,684,864 4
Feb 21, 2012 7 $610,169 -73%   1,522 $401   $9,295,033 5
Feb 22, 2012 8 $418,653 -31%   1,522 $275   $9,713,686 6
Feb 23, 2012 8 $444,119 +6%   1,522 $292   $10,157,805 7
Feb 24, 2012 11 $1,060,836 +139% -37% 1,522 $697   $11,218,641 8
Feb 25, 2012 10 $1,995,062 +88% -22% 1,522 $1,311   $13,213,703 9
Feb 26, 2012 9 $1,295,217 -35% -41% 1,522 $851   $14,508,920 10
Feb 27, 2012 13 $186,475 -86% -92% 1,522 $123   $14,695,395 11
Feb 28, 2012 12 $206,202 +11% -66% 1,522 $135   $14,901,597 12
Feb 29, 2012 12 $180,362 -13% -57% 1,522 $119   $15,081,959 13
Mar 1, 2012 12 $186,421 +3% -58% 1,522 $122   $15,268,380 14
May 19, 2026 12 $181,922     205 $887   $19,374,432 5,206
May 20, 2026 - $40,491 -78%   205 $198   $19,414,923 5,207
May 22, 2026 - $11,715     159 $74   $19,827,728 5,209
May 23, 2026 - $20,787 +77%   159 $131   $19,848,515 5,210
May 24, 2026 - $7,227 -65%   159 $45   $19,855,742 5,211
May 25, 2026 - $2,446 -66%   159 $15   $19,858,188 5,212
May 26, 2026 - $7,435 +204% -96% 159 $47   $19,865,623 5,213
May 27, 2026 - $1,642 -78% -96% 159 $10   $19,867,265 5,214
May 28, 2026 - $461 -72%   159 $3   $19,867,726 5,215
May 29, 2026 - $59 -87% -99% 2 $30   $19,867,785 5,216
May 30, 2026 - $1,953 +3,210% -91% 2 $977   $19,869,738 5,217
May 31, 2026 - $1,372 -30% -81% 2 $686   $19,871,110 5,218
Jun 2, 2026 - $50   -99% 2 $25   $19,871,160 5,220
Jun 3, 2026 - $223 +346% -86% 2 $112   $19,871,383 5,221
Jun 4, 2026 - $2,676 +1,100% +480% 2 $1,338   $19,874,059 5,222

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Feb 17, 2012 8 $10,157,805   1,522 $6,674   $10,157,805 1
Feb 24, 2012 10 $5,110,575 -50% 2,958 $1,728   $15,268,380 2
Mar 2, 2012 14 $1,886,888 -63% 1,431 $1,319   $17,155,268 3
Mar 23, 2012 28 $238,799   229 $1,043   $18,345,712 6
Mar 30, 2012 42 $104,800 -56% 183 $573   $18,450,512 7
Apr 6, 2012 33 $185,785 +77% 130 $1,429   $18,636,297 8
Apr 13, 2012 33 $160,172 -14% 202 $793   $18,796,469 9
Apr 20, 2012 38 $136,520 -15% 195 $700   $18,932,989 10
Apr 27, 2012 43 $91,327 -33% 155 $589   $19,024,316 11
May 4, 2012 48 $49,831 -45% 108 $461   $19,074,147 12
May 11, 2012 57 $37,122 -26% 88 $422   $19,111,269 13
Jun 1, 2012 72 $8,943   16 $559   $19,192,510 16
May 22, 2026 25 $51,713   159 $325   $19,867,726 745
May 29, 2026 36 $6,333 -88% 2 $3,167   $19,874,059 746

Top International Territories

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens/Theaters
Maximum
Screens/Theaters
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 1/12/2012 $0 0 1 9 $304,346 4/4/2026
  
Rest of World $131,999,241
  
International Total $132,303,587 4/4/2026

Note: Territories vary in whether they report screens or theaters. Full details on international box office data are available via our OpusData service.

Leading

Bridgit Mendler    Arrietty

Supporting

Amy Poehler    Homily
Will Arnett    Pod
Carol Burnett    Hara

Leading

David Henrie    Shawn

Supporting

Gracie Poletti    Aunt Jessica
Peter Jason    Spiller
Frank Marshall    Additional Voices
Karey Kirkpatrick    Additional Voices
Steve Alpert    Additional Voices

Production and Technical Credits

Hiromasa Yonebayashi    Director
Toshio Suzuki    Producer
Hayao Miyazaki    Screenwriter
Koji Kasamatsu    Sound Designer
Cecile Corbel    Composer
Mary Norton    Based on the novel "The Borrowers"
Gary Rydstrom    Director U.S. Production
Frank Marshall    Executive Producer
Kathleen Kennedy    Executive Producer
Tim Bevan    Executive Producer
Walt Defaria    Executive Producer
Karey Kirkpatrick    English Language Screenplay
Jonathan Null    Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Semanick    Re-recording Mixer
Brian Chumney    Assistant Supervising Sound Editor U.S. Production
Scott R. Lewis    Assistant Re-Recording Mixer

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.