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Ghibli's Arrietty Falls Out of Top 20 in 4th Weekend in U.S.
posted on by Egan Loo
The Box Office Mojo website reports that The Secret World of Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty) has earned an estimated US$402,000 during the March 9-11 weekend. In its fourth weekend in American theaters, Arrietty falls from #14 out of the top 20 at the box office. Arrietty's theater count dropped by 930 to just 501 remaining screens, and the film had a per-screen average of US$802. Ticket sales fell 72.9% from the third weekend.
With a current total of US$17,557,000, Arrietty Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie (US$19,765,868).
Here is how the various Ghibli films have performed in the United States in their fourth weekend:
| Film | Year | 4th Weekend | Theaters | Per-Screen Average | Gross-to-Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Mononoke | 1999 | US$142,479 | 41 | US$3,475 | US$1,187,089 |
| Spirited Away | 2002 | US$634,901 | 138 | US$4,600 | US$2,668,591 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2005 | US$389,926 (US$483,539)* | 187 | US$2,085 (US$2,585) | US$3,225,747 (US$3,319,360) |
| Ponyo | 2009 | US$1,308,412 (US$1,869,502)* | 890 | US$1,470 (US$2,101) | US$12,957,933 (US$13,519,023) |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2010 | US$0 | 0 | US$0 | US$48,043 |
| The Secret World of Arrietty (Estimated) | 2012 | US$402,000 | 501 | US$802 | US$17,557,000 |
In his directorial debut, Yonebayashi gave the film the widest opening for a Studio Ghibli film in North America to date.
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