Princess Mononoke 4K Restoration Screening Ranks #6 in U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend

Film screened in 330 theaters, earned estimated US$4,004,482

According to information from the Box Office Mojo website, the 4K restoration screening of Princess Mononoke at GKIDS generated approximately US$4,004,482 in revenue during the weekend of March 28-30. This amount placed the film at #6 in its opening weekend.

On Friday, the film made approximately $2,005,910 from its 4K screenings. On Saturday, it generated around $1,083,891, and on Sunday it pulled in about $920,000. There were 330 theaters showing the movie.

To commemorate Studio Ghibli 's 40th anniversary in North America, GKIDS is hosting exclusive 4K restoration screenings of the film at IMAX theaters starting March 26th. Both Japanese audio with English subtitles and English language dub are available for viewers' enjoyment.

Atsushi Okui, who has worked on every major project at Studio Ghibli since 1993, supervised the restoration of the film in 4K resolution. As Director of Digital Imaging on The Boy and the Heron, he played a crucial role in this process.

The company describes the story of the film:

From the legendary Studio Ghibli , creators of Spirited Away , and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki , comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles, and deep humanity.

Ashitaka, a brave warrior, is cursed and must journey west to find a cure. Along the way, he becomes entangled in a fierce struggle between Eboshi and Iron Town people and Mononoke, a wolf-raised princess determined to protect her forest home and its gods from human destruction. The film features the voices of Gillian Anderson, Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Billy Bob Thornton.

GKIDS previously screened the film in U.S. theaters for the film's 20th anniversary in 2016.

In 1997, Princess Mononoke was the top-grossing film at the Japanese box office. Recently, One Piece Film Red surpassed it as the #6 highest-earning film worldwide (without inflation). Despite this, Princess Mononoke remains the eighth highest-grossing film at the Japanese box office.

Sources: Box Office Mojo ( link ) ( link 2 ( link ) ), Deadline ( link ) (Anthony D'Alessandro)