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#2,721 All-time worldwide
#86 2006 releases

Movie profile

Tales from Earthsea

2006 · 115 min · Studio Ghibli

Box office snapshot

Financial performance

Reference figures based on available reported data.
Worldwide gross $68.6M
Budget $22.0M
Gross minus budget $46.6M
ROI 3.12x

Domestic gross

$29.5M

Estimated from worldwide gross

International gross

$39.1M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Opening weekend

$8.9M

Estimated from worldwide gross

Ranking context

Where Tales from Earthsea ranks

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Quick answer

How did Tales from Earthsea (2006) perform at the box office?

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Tales from Earthsea (2006) earned a reported $68.6M worldwide against a reported $22.0M production budget. Its gross-minus-budget figure is about $46.6M. The current gross-to-budget multiple is 3.12x. In this database it currently ranks #2,721 in the current all-time worldwide chart set and #86 among 2006 releases.

Worldwide gross
$68,625,104
Budget
$22,000,000
Gross minus budget
$46,625,104
ROI
3.12x
Source: TMDb. Last updated: Jul 13, 2026. View source Gross-minus-budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and later home/streaming revenue.

Synopsis

Story

Something bizarre has come over the land. The kingdom is deteriorating. People are beginning to act strange... What's even more strange is that people are beginning to see dragons, which shouldn't enter the world of humans. Due to all these bizarre events, Ged, a wandering wizard, is investigating the cause. During his journey, he meets Prince Arren, a young distraught teenage boy. While Arren may look like a shy young teen, he has a severe dark side, which grants him strength, hatred, ruthlessness and has no mercy, especially when it comes to protecting Teru. For the witch Kumo this is a perfect opportunity. She can use the boy's "fears" against the very one who would help him, Ged.

Movie facts

Production details

Release date
Jul 29, 2006
Production
Studio Ghibli, dentsu Music and Entertainment, GNDHDDT
Countries
JP

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Why this movie matters

Released in 2006, Tales from Earthsea is positioned in this dataset as a Animation, Fantasy, Adventure title from Studio Ghibli. Its box office profile shows that available worldwide gross is $68.6M, reported production budget is $22.0M, gross-minus-budget is $46.6M, ROI is 3.12x. For comparison, it currently sits #2,721 all-time in the current chart set and #86 among 2006 releases. Streaming availability should be checked against the selected United States region because provider rights can change.

AI-generated contextual summary based on available movie, genre, ranking and box office data. It does not replace official distributor notes or financial reporting.
Data noteGross minus budget is not studio net profit. It excludes marketing, distribution fees, revenue splits, tax incentives and downstream revenue. Domestic, international and opening weekend figures marked as estimated are modelled estimates.