Editing Castle in the Sky (section)

== Release ==

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The film was released in Japan on August 2, 1986, by [[Toei Company|Toei]].{{sfn|Miyazaki|2009|p=444}} At the Japanese box office, the film sold about 775,000 tickets,{{sfn|Suzuki|1996}} somewhat lower than the performance of ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind''.{{sfn|Odell|Le Blanc|2009|p=67}} Miyazaki and Suzuki expressed their disappointment with the film's box office figures.{{sfnm|1a1=Denison|1y=2018|1p=43|2a1=Napier|2y=2018|2p=91}} The film was promoted with a [[tie-in]] fruit soda brand which animation scholar [[Rayna Denison]] described as an "economic failure".{{sfn|Denison|2018|p=43}}

The film later earned a significant additional amount through rereleases;{{sfn|Napier|2018|p=91}} {{as of|2021|lc=yes}}, it has grossed approximately {{US$|157 million}} in box office, [[home video]], and [[soundtrack]] sales.{{sfn|''Wonderland''|2021}} In the United Kingdom, it was 2019's eighth-best-selling foreign language film on home video, below five other Studio Ghibli films.{{sfn|BFI|2020|p=94}} The film has sold approximately 1.1{{nbsp}}million tickets in Europe as of 2023.{{sfn|Lumiere}} Multiple international theatrical rescreenings between 2003 and 2023 have earned the film approximately {{US$|6.2 million}}.{{sfn|Box Office Mojo}}

=== English dubs ===

The first English dub of ''Castle in the Sky'' was produced by an unknown party,{{efn|name=Streamline dub|The company responsible for producing the 1987 dub of ''Castle in the Sky'' is as yet undetermined. This dub is sometimes referred to as the "Streamline dub", which led to a misconception that it was produced by [[Streamline Pictures]] themselves.{{sfnm|1a1=Clements|1a2=McCarthy|1y=2015|1p=121|2a1=Patten|2y=2015}} Others attribute the dub to a company called "Magnum".{{sfn|Wyse|2020}} However, the dub was commissioned by [[Tokuma Shoten]] and licensed to Streamline for distribution in North America,{{sfn|Clements|McCarthy|2015|p=121}} and Streamline representative [[Fred Patten]] reports that it was originally produced for [[Japan Airlines]] as on-board entertainment on international flights.{{sfn|Toyama}} According to Streamline co-founder [[Carl Macek]], Tokuma Shoten had outsourced its production to an unnamed company in Hollywood.{{sfn|Macek|2014|loc=48:49–49:17}} }} and was first screened in Hong Kong on June 26, 1987.{{sfn|Nausicaa.net}} It was licensed between 1989 and 1991 by the then-new [[Streamline Pictures]] for distribution in North American markets.{{sfn|Patten|2015}} An edited version of this dub briefly aired on UK television.{{efn|name=ITV airing|The 1987 dub was aired by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] in some regions of the eastern UK. This airing was altered from the original, with some scenes being cut,{{sfn|Toyama}} and the film being listed on programs as ''Laputa: The Flying Island''.{{sfn|Smithies|1988}} }} In addition to distribution rights, Streamline would go on to dub two other Studio Ghibli films in-house: ''My Neighbor Totoro'' and ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]'' (1989).{{sfn|Bertoli|2017}}

The English dub produced by [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] was recorded in 1998 and planned for release on video in 1999, but the release was postponed after ''Princess Mononoke'' did not perform well in North American theaters.{{sfn|Wyse|2020}} The film premiered at the [[New York International Children's Film Festival]] on February 2, 2000.{{sfn|Nausicaa.net}} It was released on home video in North America on April 15, 2003, alongside a rerelease of ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' and ''[[Spirited Away]]'' (2001).{{sfn|Conrad|2003a}} Due to the possible confusion of the title with the Spanish phrase {{lang|es|la puta}} – literally 'the whore' – the film was released as simply ''Castle in the Sky'' in North America.{{sfn|Greenberg|2018|p=115}} The film was released by [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Buena Vista]] on [[Blu-ray]] in North America on May 22, 2012.{{sfn|Green|2012}} [[Shout! Factory]] and [[GKIDS]] re-issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD on October 31, 2017.{{sfn|Giardina|2017}} Both the original Japanese version and the 2003 English dub were made available for [[Streaming media|streaming]] when the rights to Studio Ghibli's filmography were acquired by [[Netflix]] in 2020.{{sfn|Andrew|2023}}