Reception
Porco Rosso was the number one film on the Japanese market in 1992, earning ¥2.8 billion in distribution income. It was selected as the "Prix du long métrage (Feature movie) at the 1993 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The film received a "Tomatometer Rating" of 100 percent positive, on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on thirteen reviews. It also made Time Out's top 50 animated movie list. On Anime News Network (ANN) Porco Rosso, as of Dec 2010, has over 2,600 ratings, the average of which is 8.212 out of 10.
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