1905 Movie Network News Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar-winning movie "What kind of life do you want to live" is being screened. So far, the film has earned a total of $304.8 million at the global box office, becoming the fifth Japanese animated film in history to exceed $300 million at the global box office, behind "Demon Slayer: The Theatrical Version of Infinity Train" ($518 million), "Spirited Away" ($415.1 million), and "Your Name." ($382.1 million), "The Journey of Lingya" ($331.7 million).
So far, "What Life Do You Want to Live" has earned 736 million yuan (about 100 million US dollars) in Chinese mainland, its largest box office in the world, becoming the second-highest grossing Japanese film in mainland film history, second only to "Suzuya Journey" (807 million yuan) released in 2023.
It is worth mentioning that "What Do You Want to Live Your Life" grossed more than $240 million outside of Japan, setting a new record for an Asian film by grossing more than $240 million outside of Japan, and surpassing the $238 million international box office revenue of the Indian film "Let's Wrestle! Daddy" released in 2016. The film will also be released in more overseas markets in the future.
Recently, the 77th Cannes Film Festival announced that this year's Honorary Palme d'Or will be awarded to Studio Ghibli, which is the first time in the history of Cannes that the "Honorary Palme d'Or" will be awarded to a team instead of an individual. And Miyazaki himself was named one of the 100 most influential people in 2024 by Time magazine.