Production info
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki |
|---|---|
| Producer | Toshio Suzuki |
| Release year | 2008 |
| Runtime (minutes) | 100 |
The son of a sailor, 5-year old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.
Ratings & achievements
| Rotten Tomatoes | 92/100 |
|---|---|
| Worldwide box office | $205906593 |
| Budget | $34000000 |
Box-office ranking 3/19 among Studio Ghibli films with available data.
Rotten Tomatoes score ranking 11/22.
Species (1)
Runtime vs other Ghibli films
Ponyo runs 100 minutes — close to the Ghibli average (106 minutes). 13/22 other Ghibli films are longer.
Same director: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki directed 9 Studio Ghibli films (including Ponyo):
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle in the Sky | 1986 | Hayao Miyazaki | 95 | $6218229 |
| My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki | 93 | $30327833 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Porco Rosso | 1992 | Hayao Miyazaki | 94 | $1458536 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | Hayao Miyazaki | 87 | $241145634 |
| The Wind Rises | 2013 | Hayao Miyazaki | 89 | $136865366 |
Films from the same decade 2000s
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| The Cat Returns | 2002 | Hiroyuki Morita | 89 | $54505827 |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2004 | Hayao Miyazaki | 87 | $241145634 |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2006 | Gorō Miyazaki | 41 | $68673762 |
Films sharing the same genre
Films sharing genre (Animation, Fantasy, Family) with Ponyo:
| Film | Year | Director | RT | Box office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Neighbor Totoro | 1988 | Hayao Miyazaki | 93 | $30327833 |
| Spirited Away | 2001 | Hayao Miyazaki | 97 | $358380478 |
| Kiki's Delivery Service | 1989 | Hayao Miyazaki | 96 | $10403278 |
| Princess Mononoke | 1997 | Hayao Miyazaki | 92 | $170333762 |
| Tales from Earthsea | 2006 | Gorō Miyazaki | 41 | $68673762 |
| Pom Poko | 1994 | Isao Takahata | 78 | $1279218 |