Synopsis
Growing up in an orphanage in the British countryside, Earwig has no idea that her mother had magical powers. Her life changes dramatically when a strange couple takes her in, and she is forced to live with a selfish witch. As the headstrong young girl sets out to uncover the secrets of her new guardians, she discovers a world of spells and potions, and a mysterious song that may be the key to finding the family she has always wanted.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Australia Releases: |
February 4th, 2021 (Limited), released as Earwig and the Witch |
| Video Release: |
March 23rd, 2021 by Shout Factory |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG for some scary images and rude material.
(Rating bulletin 2652 (cert #52943), 10/21/2020) |
| Running Time: |
82 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Family Adventure, Witches, Orphanage, Orphan, Adopted Family |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Production Method: | Digital Animation |
| Creative Type: | Kids Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
NHK, NHK Enterprises, Studio Ghibli |
| Production Countries: |
Japan |
| Languages: |
Japanese |
Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2021/02/05 |
11 |
$73,169 |
|
159 |
$460 |
$73,169 |
1 |
| 2021/02/12 |
- |
$25,918 |
-65% |
107 |
$242 |
$114,252 |
2 |
| 2021/02/19 |
- |
$9,178 |
-65% |
36 |
$255 |
$129,728 |
3 |
| 2021/02/26 |
- |
$4,076 |
-56% |
22 |
$185 |
$133,219 |
4 |
| 2021/03/05 |
- |
$1,525 |
-63% |
15 |
$102 |
$134,705 |
5 |
| 2021/03/12 |
- |
$777 |
-49% |
7 |
$111 |
$139,997 |
6 |
| 2021/03/19 |
- |
$424 |
-45% |
3 |
$141 |
$140,010 |
7 |
| 2021/03/26 |
- |
$1,063 |
+151% |
31 |
$34 |
$138,973 |
8 |
| 2021/04/02 |
- |
$240 |
-77% |
2 |
$120 |
$138,860 |
9 |
| 2021/04/09 |
- |
$237 |
-1% |
1 |
$237 |
$139,666 |
10 |
| 2021/04/16 |
- |
$534 |
+125% |
2 |
$267 |
$142,417 |
11 |
| 2021/04/23 |
- |
$39 |
-93% |
1 |
$39 |
$142,602 |
12 |
| 2021/05/07 |
- |
$42 |
|
1 |
$42 |
$144,897 |
14 |
| 2021/05/14 |
- |
$42 |
n/c |
1 |
$42 |
$143,331 |
15 |
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