It went on to gross a total of approximately $157 million in box office, home video and soundtrack sales, as of 2021.
The film received positive reviews and grossed over $16 million at the box office. The film won the Animage Anime Grand Prix in 1986. Set in a fictional late 19th century, it follows the adventures of a boy and girl who are trying to keep a powerful crystal from the army, a group of secret agents, and a family of pirates, while searching for a legendary floating castle. It is the first film by Studio Ghibli, produced for Tokuma Shoten and distributed by the Toei Company. Laputa: Castle in the Sky ( Japanese: 天空の城ラピュタ, Hepburn: Tenkū no Shiro Rapyuta), known simply as Castle in the Sky in North America, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
