Kiki's Delivery Service is in active theatrical circulation with a 4K remaster that opened at #6 in Japan and an IMAX release scheduled for North America. Studio Ghibli, the film's studio, won the 2026 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.
Kiki's Delivery Service, the 1989 Studio Ghibli film, is enjoying a renewed theatrical presence in 2026. A 4K remaster of the film opened in Japan on June 27, debuting at #6 at the box office with 173 million yen in its first three days. The release followed an earlier announcement that GKIDS would bring the same 4K remaster to IMAX theaters across North America on March 13, marking the first time the hand-drawn film has screened in the IMAX format. The IMAX release is part of an ongoing partnership between GKIDS and IMAX to restore and show Ghibli titles in premium large-format theaters, and the remastered presentation is available in both the original Japanese with subtitles and the English dub.
Studio Ghibli, the studio behind Kiki's Delivery Service, was named the 2026 recipient of the Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on May 16. The award, which carries a Joan Miro sculpture, a diploma, and 50,000 euros, is the first time an anime studio or a pure animation recipient has won in the category's history. A jury statement cited the studio's hand-drawn craft, environmental themes, and complex female protagonists as a cultural bridge across generations, though the foundation's announcement did not specify which films the jury discussed. The ceremony is set for October in Oviedo, with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia presiding.
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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.