Earlier today, the official Love Live! website announced that Love Live! The School Idol Movie will get a theatrical release outside of Japan. The film will open in theaters across the globe in August 2015, two months after its June 13 première in Japan.
The film will open in the following regions:
United States
License Holder: NIS America, Inc.
Cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York City, Washington D.C., Dallas and other major cities
Start Date: September 12, 2015
Taiwan
License Holder: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.
Cities: Taipei and other major cities
Start Date: Early August, 2015
Hong Kong
License Holder: Top-Insight International Co., Ltd.
Start Date: August 6, 2015
Korea
License Holder: ANIPLUS INC.
Cities: Seoul, Pusan, and other major cities
Start Date: Early August, 2015
Thailand
License Holder: Dream Express (DEX) Co., Ltd.
City: Bangkok
Date (Screening Event): Late August, 2015
Australia
License Holder: MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY. LTD.
Cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra and other major cities
Start Date (1 Weekend Screening): September, 2015 *Actual date TBD.
New Zealand
License Holder: MADMAN ENTERTAINMENT PTY. LTD.
Cities: Auckland, Wellington and other major cities
Start Date (1 Weekend Screening): September, 2015 *Actual date TBD.
Malaysia & The Philippines
License Holder: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED
Start Date: October 1, 2015
Singapore
License Holder: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED
Start Date: October 8, 2015
*Premier screening event date TBD.
Vietnam & Brunei
License Holder: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED
Start Date: Early October, 2015
Indonesia
License Holder: ODEX PRIVATE LIMITED
Start Date: October 21, 2015
All listed dates are tentative and subject to change.
NIS America holds the rights to Love Live! in North America. Earlier today, the company announced that they will dub the first two seasons of the TV series into English.
Source: Love Live! Website
