The first film in more than a decade from celebrated filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki, the mind behind such beloved anime classics as "Spirited Away," "Princess Mononoke," "Howl's Moving Castle," and "My Neighbor Totoro," has claimed the number one spot at the weekend box office and set a record in the process.

The $12.8 million made by "The Boy and the Heron" in its first weekend might seem modest at first blush, but it allowed the film to become the first original anime movie to win at the domestic weekend box office.

The movie is already a worldwide hit, having come out in several other territories where it has so far grossed more than $84 million. With its U.S. receipts it is now nearing $100 million worldwide.

Like pretty much everything Miyazaki touches, the film is enjoying a lush response from critics, with a 96% on review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie tells the story of a boy entering a mysterious world shared by the living and the dead after losing his mother in a war.

Another war-torn fantasy claimed the number two spot this weekend. "The Hunger Ganes: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" added another $9.4 million to its domestic box office, which now totals nearly $136 million.

The movie opened weakly in mid-November, with just $44 million, but has enjoyed modest weekend to weekend drops, including this most recent weekend, where it eased only 34%. Overseas the film has added nearly $123 million, for a worldwide take of nearly $260 million. After being written off after its first weekend, it now seems a sequel might be possible.

In third place, the Japanese import "Godzilla Minus One" held impressively, dropping just 27% from last weekend for a gross of $8.3 million.

The movie is receiving some of the best reviews of the entire "Godzilla" franchise and after just two weeks in theaters is already the highest grossing Japanese produced "Godzilla" film in North America, where it has so far made just more than $25 million.

It has made nearly $27 million overseas for a worldwide gross of nearly $52 million, all on a budget reported to be in the $15 million range.

In fourth, the third cinematic outing of the trolls, "Trolls: Band Together," made $6.2 million. It has so far made $83 million in the U.S. and $91 million elsewhere for a global haul of $174 million.

In fifth, the Disney animated flop "Wish" added another $5.3 million domestically, bringing its U.S. total to a bit more than $49 million. It has made just over $56 million overseas for a worldwide take of $105 million, while its budget has been reported in the $200 million range, with promotional costs likely doubling that.

Outside the top five, after opening at number one last weekend, Beyonce's concert film "Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce" plummeted 77% in its second weekend, good for sixth place and $5 million. It has so far made $28 million in the U.S. and just $5.5 million overseas for a worldwide gross of $33.5 million.

After several slow weekends at the box office, analysts are looking to the release of "Wonka" on Friday to bring some life back to theaters. That movie, starring Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and hailing from the director of the beloved children's films "Paddington" and "Paddington 2," already opened overseas this weekend, grossing a solid $43.2 million to situate it on top of the global weekend box office.

Here are the top ten movies at the domestic weekend box office:

1. "The Boy and the Heron" ($12.8 million)

2. "The Hunger Ganes: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" ($9.4 million)

3. "Godzilla Minus One" ($8.3 million)

4. "Trolls: Band Together" ($6.2 million)

5. "Wish" ($5.3 million)

6. "Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce" ($5 million)

7. "Napoleon" ($4.2 million)

8. "Waitress: The Musical" ($2.6 million)

9. "Animal" ($2.3 million)

10. "The Shift" ($2.16 million)