sentences: "Ponyo" was released in the U.S. and Canada on August 14, 2009 by Walt Disney Pictures and The Kennedy/Marshall Company, opening at a wide release at 927 theaters across America, which is by far the widest release for a Studio Ghibli film ever in the U.S, as compared to other Miyazaki films ("Spirited Away" opened in 26 theaters, "Howl's Moving Castle" opened in 36 theaters, and "Princess Mononoke" opened in 38 theaters).