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Japanese anime master Hayao Miyazaki’s is No. 1 at the North American box office for the first time in his decades-spanning career.

For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki's decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki's latest enchantment, "The Boy and the Heron," debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates.

NEW YORK: For the first time in his decades-spanning career, Hayao Miyazaki has a film rule the North American box office. The 82-year-old Japanese anime masters latest cinematic enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted at No. 1 with $12.8 million, studio estimates show.

For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki's decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki's latest enchantment,...

For the first time in Hayao Miyazakis decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at North American box office

For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki's decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki's latest enchantment, "The Boy and the Heron," debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates.

“The Boy and the Heron,” the long-awaited animated fantasy from the director of “Spirited Away,” “My Neighbor Totoro” and other cherished anime classics, is...

Miyazaki's movies have often been huge hits in Japan and Asia, but they've traditionally made less of a mark in North America.

For the first time in Hayao Miyazakis decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazakis latest enchantment, The Boy and the Heron, debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates.

The film, which is playing in both subtitled and dubbed versions, is also the first fully foreign film to land atop the domestic box office this year.