The 4K remaster of Kiki's Delivery Service is in its third weekend of theatrical release in Japan, ranking 8th at the box office. A North American IMAX release is scheduled for March 13.
Kiki's Delivery Service returned to theaters in 2026 with a 4K remaster, marking the first time the 1989 Studio Ghibli film has been presented in the IMAX format. The remaster opened at 6th place in Japan with 173 million yen in three days, then dropped to 8th in its third weekend. GKIDS is handling the North American IMAX release, which will be available in both the original Japanese with subtitles and the English dub. The release is part of a broader GKIDS and IMAX partnership to restore and show Ghibli titles in premium large-format theaters.
Separately, Studio Ghibli was named the 2026 recipient of the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, becoming the first anime studio and first pure animation recipient in the category's history. The jury cited the studio's hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists as a cultural bridge across generations. The award ceremony is set for October in Oviedo.
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The live-action adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's The Samurai and the Prisoner dropped to #4 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The 37th Anpanman film held at #5 in its second weekend. The 4K restoration of Kiki's Delivery Service ranked #8 in its third weekend. The new Sgt. Frog film opened at #10.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell to #5 in its ninth weekend, earning 94 million yen. Kiki's Delivery Service's 4K remaster opened at #6 with 173 million yen in three days. Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway dropped to #7, while the live-action Mr. Osomatsu sequel fell to #9.
GKIDS is bringing a 4K remaster of Kiki's Delivery Service to IMAX theaters across North America on March 13. The 1989 Studio Ghibli film has never screened in the IMAX format before. The release is part of an ongoing partnership between GKIDS and IMAX to restore and show Ghibli titles in premium large-format theaters. The remastered presentation will be available in both the original Japanese with subtitles and the English dub. Tickets are on sale now in the U.S. and Canada. The collaboration was announced last year and has already produced several large-format Ghibli releases. The film's sense of space and motion is well suited to IMAX, according to the distributor, and the 4K remaster addresses visual imperfections from the original print.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation named Studio Ghibli the 2026 recipient of its Communication and Humanities prize on Wednesday. The award, often described as Spain's equivalent of a Nobel, carries a Joan Miro sculpture, a diploma, and 50,000 euros. A jury statement said the Tokyo studio transformed creativity into knowledge and communication, citing its hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists as a cultural bridge across generations. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo, with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presiding. Ghibli is the first anime studio and the first pure animation recipient in the category's history. The honor follows the studio's 2024 honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes. Past winners include Margaret Atwood, Martin Scorsese, and Meryl Streep. Cartoonists Marjane Satrapi and Quino won earlier editions. The foundation's announcement did not specify which films the jury discussed, though the citation mentioned values of empathy, respect, friendship, and love of nature.