{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9cd1d6e806f4c497af64b2ca","clusterId":"c_947c79cc19e836325f3a4043","slug":"kiki-s-delivery-service-returns-to-theaters-in-imax","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kiki's Delivery Service Returns to Theaters in IMAX","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"The IMAX release gives a decades-old hand-drawn film a theatrical run in a premium format that was never designed for it, signaling sustained commercial demand for Studio Ghibli's catalog beyond its initial audience.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe March 13 release date puts Kiki's Delivery Service in IMAX theaters roughly three and a half decades after its original 1989 Japanese debut. GKIDS, which handles North American distribution for Studio Ghibli, has been working with IMAX since last year on a series of large-format re-releases. Previous titles in the collaboration include other Ghibli films, though the exact lineup was not detailed in the announcement. The 4K remastering process was done to clean up the original film elements, and the distributor noted that the movie's aerial sequences and sense of motion fit the IMAX screen despite the format not existing when the film was made. Showtimes will vary by location, and tickets are already available for purchase. The English dub features the original voice cast from the 1998 Disney release.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kiki's Delivery Service in IMAX on March 13. The 4K remaster corrects print flaws from 1989 that never got fixed in previous home video releases.","twitterPost":"Kiki's Delivery Service hits IMAX March 13. The 4K remaster fixes print flaws from 1989 that earlier home releases left untouched.","threadsPost":"Kiki's Delivery Service gets an IMAX run March 13, with a 4K remaster that corrects visual imperfections from the 1989 print. Previous home video releases did not address those flaws. The format choice makes sense for a film built around flight and wide shots of coastal scenery.","newsletterBlurb":"Kiki's Delivery Service is returning to North American theaters in a 4K remaster, screening exclusively in IMAX on March 13. The release marks the first time the 1989 Studio Ghibli film has played in the premium large-format. Tickets are on sale now.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Cartoon Brew\",\"url\":\"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/kikis-delivery-service-imax-4k-re-release-259077.html\",\"title\":\"'Kiki's Delivery Service' Flies Back To Theaters In IMAX\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4607,"outputTokens":652,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1780169851,"createdAt":"2026-05-30T18:54:36.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-30T18:56:59.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:56:59.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_947c79cc19e836325f3a4043","canonicalTitle":"‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Flies Back To Theaters In IMAX","representativeArticleId":"a_6a7b2dda7df008e4bdcea21d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Kiki's Delivery Service\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-02-24T17:58:40.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-02-24T17:58:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-30T18:56:59.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Cartoon Brew","url":"https://www.cartoonbrew.com/distribution/kikis-delivery-service-imax-4k-re-release-259077.html","title":"‘Kiki’s Delivery Service’ Flies Back To Theaters In IMAX"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Kiki's Delivery Service"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Kiki's Delivery Service will screen in IMAX theaters across North America starting March 13.","The 1989 Studio Ghibli film has never been shown in the IMAX format before.","GKIDS and IMAX began their partnership last year to restore and release Ghibli titles in premium large-format theaters.","The 4K remastered presentation will be available in both Japanese with subtitles and the English dub.","Tickets for the IMAX release are on sale now in the U.S. and Canada."]}