Japan Spirited Away returned 14.5× its production cost, earning $274.9M against a $19.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
千と千尋の神隠し
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #108 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (98th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #84 of 2,532 (top 3%).
Audience Engagement
14,913 audience reviews — more than 100% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among Japan films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 5m runtime, production spent $152K per minute on screen and earned $2.2M per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Spirited Away. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedA Whisker Away
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedWeathering with You
★ 8.0 · Japan
3 sharedMary and The Witch's Flower
★ 7.1 · Japan
3 sharedKONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
★ 8.1 · Japan
3 sharedPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedRe:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow
★ 7.3 · Japan
Other Titles From Studio Ghibli
Animation + Family in Japan
177 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Family genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Spirited Away itself).
The 2000–2002 Japan Window
Among 226 Japan films we catalog from this window, Spirited Away places #10 — near the top of its class.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Spirited Away premiered alongside 79 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 79 other Japan films in 2001.
The 1358th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Spirited Away, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- darkness · 4
- bath house · 4
- amusement park · 3
- witch · 22
- spirit · 20
- parallel world · 20
- youkai · 8
- japanese mythology · 8
- anime · 711
- magic · 84
- parent child relationship · 46
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Studio Ghibli |
| Runtime | 2h 5m |
| Release Date | July 20, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0245429 |
| Official Site | movies.disney.com |
External Catalogs
Questions Answered
Was Spirited Away profitable?
Yes — Spirited Away earned $274.9M against a production budget of $19.0M, a return of 14.5× its cost.
How highly rated is Spirited Away?
Among Japan Asian filmss in this catalog, Spirited Away ranks #108 of 4579 — in the top 2%.