Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し) (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $10,049,886Details
International Box Office $385,752,184
Worldwide Box Office $395,802,070
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $9,543,833
Total $9,543,833
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Synopsis

10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when her parents take her to investigate the other side of the tunnel. In order to survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the courage and resolve she needs to save her parents and escape from a world where humans are despised.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$449,839 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:26 opening theaters/714 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,338,064

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 20th, 2002 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Spirited Away
December 4th, 2016 (Special Engagement) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
October 28th, 2023 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
April 27th, 2024 (Limited) by Fathom Events, released as Spirited Away
October 18th, 2025 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli Fest)
International Releases: July 27th, 2001 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Japan)
December 13th, 2002 (Wide), released as Spirited Away (Australia)
February 1st, 2003 (Wide), released as A Viagem De Chihiro (Portugal)
March 27th, 2003 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (New Zealand)
September 30th, 2016 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Slovakia)
Video Release: April 15th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Spirited Away
MPA Rating: PG for some scary moments
Running Time: 125 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Anime
Plot point: Coming of Age, Gods and Goddesses, Human Animal Transformation, Secret Magic
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu Inc., Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $449,839   26 $17,302   $449,839 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $527,719 +17% 53 $9,957   $1,110,559 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $611,047 +16% 97 $6,299   $1,855,297 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $634,901 +4% 138 $4,601   $2,668,591 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $519,252 -18% 151 $3,439   $3,424,435 5
Oct 25, 2002 22 $415,924 -20% 149 $2,791   $3,997,219 6
Nov 1, 2002 25 $312,224 -25% 136 $2,296   $4,417,007 7
Nov 8, 2002 26 $269,983 -14% 128 $2,109   $4,787,610 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $128,418 -52% 100 $1,284   $5,025,619 9
Nov 22, 2002 39 $67,420 -47% 58 $1,162   $5,134,260 10
Nov 29, 2002 46 $57,706 -14% 34 $1,697   $5,220,569 11
Dec 6, 2002 49 $36,309 -37% 32 $1,135   $5,273,241 12
Dec 13, 2002 51 $27,243 -25% 29 $939   $5,315,997 13
Dec 20, 2002 54 $15,481 -43% 34 $455   $5,344,088 14
Dec 27, 2002 54 $30,141 +95% 38 $793   $5,392,006 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $24,305 -19% 32 $760   $5,462,320 16
Jan 10, 2003 64 $20,683 -15% 23 $899   $5,494,035 17
Jan 17, 2003 71 $16,033 -22% 20 $802   $5,523,342 18
Jan 24, 2003 76 $10,784 -33% 17 $634   $5,538,482 19
Jan 31, 2003 88 $7,954 -26% 12 $663   $5,551,020 20
Feb 7, 2003 88 $5,168 -35% 6 $861   $5,562,542 21
Feb 14, 2003 85 $7,141 +38% 9 $793   $5,572,747 22
Feb 21, 2003 93 $5,753 -19% 6 $959   $5,580,541 23
Feb 28, 2003 84 $8,813 +53% 10 $881   $5,591,652 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $6,931 -21% 6 $1,155   $5,601,243 25
Mar 14, 2003 94 $6,063 -13% 6 $1,011   $5,609,308 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $5,011 -17% 7 $716   $5,616,071 27
Mar 28, 2003 15 $1,765,491 +35,132% 711 $2,483   $7,386,075 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,033,954 -41% 714 $1,448   $8,879,467 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $414,915 -60% 493 $842   $9,575,699 30
Apr 18, 2003 45 $101,910 -75% 143 $713   $9,855,615 31
Apr 25, 2003 71 $25,972 -75% 47 $553   $9,934,369 32
May 2, 2003 118 $3,811 -85% 16 $238   $9,947,445 33
May 9, 2003 125 $2,043 -46% 15 $136   $9,951,397 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,014 +48% 8 $377   $9,955,093 35
May 23, 2003 118 $1,606 -47% 6 $268   $9,957,083 36
Aug 22, 2003 61 $22,862   6 $3,810   $10,004,994 49
Aug 29, 2003 58 $38,425 +68% 18 $2,135   $10,045,816 50

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 20, 2002 15 $125,272     26 $4,818   $125,272 1
Sep 21, 2002 16 $184,957 +48%   26 $7,114   $310,229 2
Sep 22, 2002 14 $139,610 -25%   26 $5,370   $449,839 3
Sep 27, 2002 14 $132,160   +5% 53 $2,494   $715,000 8
Sep 28, 2002 14 $220,867 +67% +19% 53 $4,167   $935,867 9
Sep 29, 2002 14 $174,692 -21% +25% 53 $3,296   $1,110,559 10
Oct 4, 2002 15 $157,173   +19% 97 $1,620   $1,401,423 15
Oct 5, 2002 15 $265,776 +69% +20% 97 $2,740   $1,667,199 16
Oct 6, 2002 13 $188,098 -29% +8% 97 $1,939   $1,855,297 17
Oct 11, 2002 16 $148,559   -5% 138 $1,077   $2,182,249 22
Oct 12, 2002 16 $270,938 +82% +2% 138 $1,963   $2,453,187 23
Oct 13, 2002 14 $215,404 -20% +15% 138 $1,561   $2,668,591 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $582,840   26 $22,417   $582,840 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $661,410 +13% 53 $12,479   $1,244,250 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $789,440 +19% 97 $8,139   $2,033,690 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $871,493 +10% 138 $6,315   $2,905,183 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $676,112 -22% 151 $4,478   $3,581,295 5
Oct 25, 2002 23 $523,488 -23% 149 $3,513   $4,104,783 6
Nov 1, 2002 26 $412,844 -21% 136 $3,036   $4,517,627 7
Nov 8, 2002 28 $379,574 -8% 128 $2,965   $4,897,201 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $169,639 -55% 100 $1,696   $5,066,840 9
Nov 22, 2002 40 $96,023 -43% 58 $1,656   $5,162,863 10
Nov 29, 2002 42 $74,069 -23% 34 $2,179   $5,236,932 11
Dec 6, 2002 46 $51,822 -30% 32 $1,619   $5,288,754 12
Dec 13, 2002 47 $39,853 -23% 29 $1,374   $5,328,607 13
Dec 20, 2002 53 $33,258 -17% 34 $978   $5,361,865 14
Dec 27, 2002 50 $76,150 +129% 38 $2,004   $5,438,015 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $35,337 -54% 32 $1,104   $5,473,352 16
Jan 10, 2003 62 $33,957 -4% 23 $1,476   $5,507,309 17
Jan 17, 2003 74 $20,389 -40% 20 $1,019   $5,527,698 18
Jan 24, 2003 81 $15,368 -25% 17 $904   $5,543,066 19
Jan 31, 2003 83 $14,308 -7% 12 $1,192   $5,557,374 20
Feb 7, 2003 87 $8,232 -42% 6 $1,372   $5,565,606 21
Feb 14, 2003 86 $9,182 +12% 9 $1,020   $5,574,788 22
Feb 21, 2003 87 $8,051 -12% 6 $1,342   $5,582,839 23
Feb 28, 2003 79 $11,473 +43% 10 $1,147   $5,594,312 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $8,933 -22% 6 $1,489   $5,603,245 25
Mar 14, 2003 92 $7,815 -13% 6 $1,303   $5,611,060 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $9,524 +22% 7 $1,361   $5,620,584 27
Mar 28, 2003 16 $2,224,929 +23,261% 711 $3,129   $7,845,513 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,315,271 -41% 714 $1,842   $9,160,784 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $592,921 -55% 493 $1,203   $9,753,705 30
Apr 18, 2003 48 $154,692 -74% 143 $1,082   $9,908,397 31
Apr 25, 2003 74 $35,237 -77% 47 $750   $9,943,634 32
May 2, 2003 112 $5,720 -84% 16 $358   $9,949,354 33
May 9, 2003 120 $2,725 -52% 15 $182   $9,952,079 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,398 +25% 8 $425   $9,955,477 35
Aug 22, 2003 66 $25,259   6 $4,210   $10,007,391 49
Aug 29, 2003 65 $42,495 +68% 18 $2,361   $10,049,886 50

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Synopsis

10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when her parents take her to investigate the other side of the tunnel. In order to survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the courage and resolve she needs to save her parents and escape from a world where humans are despised.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$449,839 (4.5% of total gross)
Legs:5.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:2.5% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$19,000,000 (worldwide box office is 20.8 times production budget)
Theater counts:26 opening theaters/714 max. theaters, 4.9 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $20,338,064

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: September 20th, 2002 (Wide) by Walt Disney, released as Spirited Away
December 4th, 2016 (Special Engagement) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
October 28th, 2023 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away
April 27th, 2024 (Limited) by Fathom Events, released as Spirited Away
October 18th, 2025 (Limited) by GKIDS, released as Spirited Away (Studio Ghibli Fest)
International Releases: July 27th, 2001 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Japan)
December 13th, 2002 (Wide), released as Spirited Away (Australia)
February 1st, 2003 (Wide), released as A Viagem De Chihiro (Portugal)
March 27th, 2003 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (New Zealand)
September 30th, 2016 (Wide), released as Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Slovakia)
Video Release: April 15th, 2003 by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, released as Spirited Away
MPA Rating: PG for some scary moments
Running Time: 125 minutes
Cast, crew, or production detail: Anime
Plot point: Coming of Age, Gods and Goddesses, Human Animal Transformation, Secret Magic
Subgenre: Family Adventure
Source:Original Screenplay
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Hand Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production/Financing Companies: Tokuma Shoten, Studio Ghibli, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu Inc., Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: English, Japanese

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $449,839   26 $17,302   $449,839 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $527,719 +17% 53 $9,957   $1,110,559 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $611,047 +16% 97 $6,299   $1,855,297 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $634,901 +4% 138 $4,601   $2,668,591 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $519,252 -18% 151 $3,439   $3,424,435 5
Oct 25, 2002 22 $415,924 -20% 149 $2,791   $3,997,219 6
Nov 1, 2002 25 $312,224 -25% 136 $2,296   $4,417,007 7
Nov 8, 2002 26 $269,983 -14% 128 $2,109   $4,787,610 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $128,418 -52% 100 $1,284   $5,025,619 9
Nov 22, 2002 39 $67,420 -47% 58 $1,162   $5,134,260 10
Nov 29, 2002 46 $57,706 -14% 34 $1,697   $5,220,569 11
Dec 6, 2002 49 $36,309 -37% 32 $1,135   $5,273,241 12
Dec 13, 2002 51 $27,243 -25% 29 $939   $5,315,997 13
Dec 20, 2002 54 $15,481 -43% 34 $455   $5,344,088 14
Dec 27, 2002 54 $30,141 +95% 38 $793   $5,392,006 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $24,305 -19% 32 $760   $5,462,320 16
Jan 10, 2003 64 $20,683 -15% 23 $899   $5,494,035 17
Jan 17, 2003 71 $16,033 -22% 20 $802   $5,523,342 18
Jan 24, 2003 76 $10,784 -33% 17 $634   $5,538,482 19
Jan 31, 2003 88 $7,954 -26% 12 $663   $5,551,020 20
Feb 7, 2003 88 $5,168 -35% 6 $861   $5,562,542 21
Feb 14, 2003 85 $7,141 +38% 9 $793   $5,572,747 22
Feb 21, 2003 93 $5,753 -19% 6 $959   $5,580,541 23
Feb 28, 2003 84 $8,813 +53% 10 $881   $5,591,652 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $6,931 -21% 6 $1,155   $5,601,243 25
Mar 14, 2003 94 $6,063 -13% 6 $1,011   $5,609,308 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $5,011 -17% 7 $716   $5,616,071 27
Mar 28, 2003 15 $1,765,491 +35,132% 711 $2,483   $7,386,075 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,033,954 -41% 714 $1,448   $8,879,467 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $414,915 -60% 493 $842   $9,575,699 30
Apr 18, 2003 45 $101,910 -75% 143 $713   $9,855,615 31
Apr 25, 2003 71 $25,972 -75% 47 $553   $9,934,369 32
May 2, 2003 118 $3,811 -85% 16 $238   $9,947,445 33
May 9, 2003 125 $2,043 -46% 15 $136   $9,951,397 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,014 +48% 8 $377   $9,955,093 35
May 23, 2003 118 $1,606 -47% 6 $268   $9,957,083 36
Aug 22, 2003 61 $22,862   6 $3,810   $10,004,994 49
Aug 29, 2003 58 $38,425 +68% 18 $2,135   $10,045,816 50

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Sep 20, 2002 15 $125,272     26 $4,818   $125,272 1
Sep 21, 2002 16 $184,957 +48%   26 $7,114   $310,229 2
Sep 22, 2002 14 $139,610 -25%   26 $5,370   $449,839 3
Sep 27, 2002 14 $132,160   +5% 53 $2,494   $715,000 8
Sep 28, 2002 14 $220,867 +67% +19% 53 $4,167   $935,867 9
Sep 29, 2002 14 $174,692 -21% +25% 53 $3,296   $1,110,559 10
Oct 4, 2002 15 $157,173   +19% 97 $1,620   $1,401,423 15
Oct 5, 2002 15 $265,776 +69% +20% 97 $2,740   $1,667,199 16
Oct 6, 2002 13 $188,098 -29% +8% 97 $1,939   $1,855,297 17
Oct 11, 2002 16 $148,559   -5% 138 $1,077   $2,182,249 22
Oct 12, 2002 16 $270,938 +82% +2% 138 $1,963   $2,453,187 23
Oct 13, 2002 14 $215,404 -20% +15% 138 $1,561   $2,668,591 24

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Sep 20, 2002 18 $582,840   26 $22,417   $582,840 1
Sep 27, 2002 17 $661,410 +13% 53 $12,479   $1,244,250 2
Oct 4, 2002 15 $789,440 +19% 97 $8,139   $2,033,690 3
Oct 11, 2002 19 $871,493 +10% 138 $6,315   $2,905,183 4
Oct 18, 2002 20 $676,112 -22% 151 $4,478   $3,581,295 5
Oct 25, 2002 23 $523,488 -23% 149 $3,513   $4,104,783 6
Nov 1, 2002 26 $412,844 -21% 136 $3,036   $4,517,627 7
Nov 8, 2002 28 $379,574 -8% 128 $2,965   $4,897,201 8
Nov 15, 2002 31 $169,639 -55% 100 $1,696   $5,066,840 9
Nov 22, 2002 40 $96,023 -43% 58 $1,656   $5,162,863 10
Nov 29, 2002 42 $74,069 -23% 34 $2,179   $5,236,932 11
Dec 6, 2002 46 $51,822 -30% 32 $1,619   $5,288,754 12
Dec 13, 2002 47 $39,853 -23% 29 $1,374   $5,328,607 13
Dec 20, 2002 53 $33,258 -17% 34 $978   $5,361,865 14
Dec 27, 2002 50 $76,150 +129% 38 $2,004   $5,438,015 15
Jan 3, 2003 58 $35,337 -54% 32 $1,104   $5,473,352 16
Jan 10, 2003 62 $33,957 -4% 23 $1,476   $5,507,309 17
Jan 17, 2003 74 $20,389 -40% 20 $1,019   $5,527,698 18
Jan 24, 2003 81 $15,368 -25% 17 $904   $5,543,066 19
Jan 31, 2003 83 $14,308 -7% 12 $1,192   $5,557,374 20
Feb 7, 2003 87 $8,232 -42% 6 $1,372   $5,565,606 21
Feb 14, 2003 86 $9,182 +12% 9 $1,020   $5,574,788 22
Feb 21, 2003 87 $8,051 -12% 6 $1,342   $5,582,839 23
Feb 28, 2003 79 $11,473 +43% 10 $1,147   $5,594,312 24
Mar 7, 2003 78 $8,933 -22% 6 $1,489   $5,603,245 25
Mar 14, 2003 92 $7,815 -13% 6 $1,303   $5,611,060 26
Mar 21, 2003 89 $9,524 +22% 7 $1,361   $5,620,584 27
Mar 28, 2003 16 $2,224,929 +23,261% 711 $3,129   $7,845,513 28
Apr 4, 2003 18 $1,315,271 -41% 714 $1,842   $9,160,784 29
Apr 11, 2003 22 $592,921 -55% 493 $1,203   $9,753,705 30
Apr 18, 2003 48 $154,692 -74% 143 $1,082   $9,908,397 31
Apr 25, 2003 74 $35,237 -77% 47 $750   $9,943,634 32
May 2, 2003 112 $5,720 -84% 16 $358   $9,949,354 33
May 9, 2003 120 $2,725 -52% 15 $182   $9,952,079 34
May 16, 2003 120 $3,398 +25% 8 $425   $9,955,477 35
Aug 22, 2003 66 $25,259   6 $4,210   $10,007,391 49
Aug 29, 2003 65 $42,495 +68% 18 $2,361   $10,049,886 50

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