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Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Vol. 2)

JAPANESE ANIME SPOT / Miyazaki Hayao (34) / Miyazaki Hayao (36)

Regarding distribution of "Ponyo" in Japan and in North America is as follows.
The film was released by Toho on July 19, 2008, in theatres across Japan on 481 screens—a record for a domestic film.


The film's distributor Toho announced that, by 3pm, the first day box office earnings had already reached 83% of the opening day figure for Spirited Away, which went on to gross a record-breaking ¥30.4 billion (US$284 million). Variety reported that posters on the popular 2channel Internet bulletin board, however, claim that Toho is spinning Ponyo's opening figures. Variety reports that: "in fact, Spirited Away opened to only 336 screens and spent a year to score its record numbers. "Spirited Away"'s first day total was only ¥550 million (US$5.1 million), which means Ponyo's Saturday take was about ¥450 million (US$4.2 million). Blog posters also reported empty seats at Ponyo screenings in Tokyo and elsewhere — a sharp contrast from previous Miyazaki films that drew long lines and packed theaters from day one. The 2008 Pokémon film, Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, was also released on the same weekend which may have attracted viewers away from Ponyo. Nonetheless, Ponyo grossed ¥10 billion ($91 million) in its first month of release, and surpassed ten million viewers in its first 41 days, compared to 31 days for Spirited Away, 44 days for Howl's Moving Castle, and 66 days for Princess Mononoke.



It has grossed a total of ¥15.0 billion ($153.1 million) as of November 9, 2008.
Tokyo Anime Fair chose Ponyo as Animation of the Year of 2008 which was revealed in a press release by Anime News Network.



And in North America, the distribution is as follows.
Ponyo was released in the U.S. and Canada on August 14, 2009. The film is produced by Frank Marshall, Hayao Miyazaki, John Lasseter, Steve Alpert and Kathleen Kennedy.



In July 2009 there were multiple pre-screenings of the movie in California. Miyazaki traveled to America to promote this movie by speaking at the University of California, Berkeley and the San Diego Comic-Con.
The film is rated G by the MPAA.

By A.S. on Aug 19, 2009
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