▁of ▁$ 6 , 7 4 8 , 7 1 2 ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁The ▁review ▁aggreg ator ▁website ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁reported ▁an ▁ 8 0 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 6 . 7 / 1 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁reviews . ▁The ▁website ' s ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" S weet , ▁sad , ▁and ▁vis ually ▁striking , ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo ▁is ▁a ▁hand - dra wn ▁experience ▁for ▁animation ▁fans ▁to ▁sav or ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁achieved ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 6 5 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁reviews , ▁sign ifying ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ." ▁ ▁Mark ▁Sch illing ▁of ▁The ▁Japan ▁Times ▁said ▁that ▁O ki ura ▁" man ages ▁[ the ▁film ' s ] ▁transition ▁from ▁light ▁to ▁serious ▁with ▁the ▁craft ▁and ▁ass urance ▁of ▁a ▁true ▁story t eller , ▁while ▁firm ly ▁ground ing ▁his ▁human ▁and ▁non human ▁characters ▁in ▁their ▁Set o ▁In land ▁Sea ▁setting , ▁from ▁the ▁narrow ▁port side ▁streets ▁to ▁the ▁gl or iously ▁exp ans ive ▁view ▁from ▁the ▁island ’ s ▁highest ▁point ," ▁and ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁film ' s ▁hand - dra wn ▁animation . ▁Je ann ette ▁C ats oul is ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁also ▁pra ised ▁the ▁film ' s ▁look ▁and ▁said , ▁"