Already the 11th highest grossing theatrical anime in U.S.

The Box Office Mojo website reports that Hiromasa Yonebayashi and Studio Ghibli's anime film The Secret World of Arrietty (Karigurashi no Arrietty) earned an estimated US$1,704,000 on its opening day in the United States. With 1,522 theaters screening it on Friday, the film release had an estimated per-screen average of US$1,120. On its first day, The Secret World of Arrietty is already the 11th highest grossing theatrical anime release in the United States.

Here is how the various Ghibli films have performed in the United States on their first day:

Film Year Opening Day Theaters Princess Mononoke 1999 US$24,401 38 Spirited Away 2002 US$125,272 26 Howl's Moving Castle 2005 US$129,077 36 Ponyo 2009 US$1,174,539 927 Tales From Earthsea 2010 US5,727 5 The Secret World of Arrietty 2012 US$1,704,000 1,522

The number 1 film in the United States on Friday was The Vow .