Editing Dubbing (section)

====United States and English-speaking Canada====
In the [[United States]] and [[Canadian English|English-speaking Canada]], [[live-action]] foreign films are usually shown in theaters with their original languages and English subtitles. It is because live-action dubbed movies rarely did well in United States box office since the 1980s. The 1982 United States theatrical release of Wolfgang Petersen's ''[[Das Boot]]'' was the last major release to go out in both original and English-dubbed versions, and the film's original version actually grossed much higher than the English-dubbed version.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/1999/08/editorial-life-isnt-beautiful-anymore-its-dubbed-82123/|title=Editorial: Life Isn't Beautiful Anymore, it's Dubbed|last=Indiewire|date=23 August 1999|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/19/business/will-dubbing-fly-in-the-us-read-my-lips.html?gwh=5B7FDE5A22B394D810DA99A95EFCDECB&gwt=pay|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805152511/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/19/business/will-dubbing-fly-in-the-us-read-my-lips.html?gwh=5B7FDE5A22B394D810DA99A95EFCDECB&gwt=pay|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 August 2018|title=Will Dubbing Fly in the U.S.? Read My Lips - The New York Times|website = [[The New York Times]]|date=5 August 2018|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> Later on, English-dubbed versions of international hits like ''[[Un indien dans la ville]]'', ''[[Godzilla 2000]]'', ''[[Anatomy (film)|Anatomy]]'', ''[[Pinocchio (2002 film)|Pinocchio]], [[The Return of Godzilla]]'' and ''[[High Tension]]'' flopped at United States box offices.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/04/02/little-indian-big-mistake/be40c0e7-fbb7-42ba-aa35-8481c485f29a/?noredirect=on|title=Little Indian': Big Mistake |last=Waxman|first=Sharon|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2 April 1996|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeguru.com/082100.htm|title=Weekend Box Office|first=Gitesh|last=Pandya|website=www.boxofficeguru.com|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-feb-07-et-horn7-story.html|title='Pinocchio' will try again, in Italian|first=John|last=Horn|date=7 February 2003|access-date=1 November 2018|via=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2009/10/girl-with-dragon-tattoo-gets-u-s-release-239436/|title=Girl with Dragon Tattoo Gets U.S. Release|first=Anne|last=Thompson|author-link=Anne Thompson (film journalist)|date=11 October 2009|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> When [[Miramax]] planned to release the English-dubbed versions of ''[[Shaolin Soccer]]'' and ''[[Hero (2002 film)|Hero]]'' in the United States cinemas, their English-dubbed versions scored badly in test screenings in the United States, so Miramax finally released the films in United States cinemas with their original language.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Xu|first=Gary G.|title=Sinascape: Contemporary Chinese Cinema|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]]|year=2007|page=44|isbn=978-0742554504}}</ref>
Still, English-dubbed movies have much better commercial potential in [[ancillary market]]s; therefore, more distributors would release live-action foreign films in theaters with their original languages (with English subtitles), then release both original versions and English-dubbed versions in ancillary markets.<ref name="ReferenceA">Ault, Susanne. "Magnolia speaks English, more", ''Video Business'', 28 May 2007</ref>

On the other hand, [[anime]] is almost always released in English-dubbed format, regardless of its content or target age group. The exceptions to this practice are either when an English dub has not been produced for the program (usually in the case of feature films) or when the program is being presented by a network that places importance on presenting it in its original format (as was the case when [[Turner Classic Movies]] aired several of [[Hayao Miyazaki]]'s works, which were presented both dubbed and subtitled). Most [[anime]] DVDs contain options for original Japanese, Japanese with subtitles, and English-dubbed, except for a handful of series that have been heavily edited or [[Americanized]]. In addition, Disney has a policy that makes its directors undergo stages to perfect alignment of certain lip movements so the movie looks believable.

In addition, a small number of British films have been re-dubbed when released in the United States, due to the usage of dialects which Americans are not familiar with (for example, ''[[Kes (film)|Kes]]'' and ''[[Trainspotting (film)|Trainspotting]]''). However, British children's shows (such as ''[[Thomas and Friends]]'' and ''[[Bob the Builder]]'') have historically always been re-dubbed with American voice actors in order to make the series more understandable for American children. This slowly fell out of practice since the late 2000s. With the rising popularity of British children's shows such as ''[[Peppa Pig]]'', which airs undubbed on [[Nick Jr. Channel]] (even though Tickle-U aired the dubbed version), fewer and fewer British children's shows have been broadcast with American re-dubs. Conversely, British programs shown in Canada are typically not re-dubbed.

Some live-action television shows shown in the US have Spanish dubs. These are accessible though the SAP (secondary audio program) function of the television unit.

Many films have also been dubbed into indigenous languages of the United States and Canada. [[Disney]]'s ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'', set in [[Hawaii]], was dubbed into the [[Hawaiian language]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/hawaiian-language-version-moana-be-distributed-schools-across-hawaii-n940411 | title=Hawaiian language version of 'Moana' to be distributed to schools across Hawaii | website=[[NBC News]] | date=27 November 2018 }}</ref> The [[Navajo language]] has also received dubs of many films, the first three being ''[[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope]]'' ({{langx|nv|Sǫʼtah Anah}}),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://movieweb.com/star-wars-navajo-dub-story/ | title=The Quest Behind the Navajo Dub of 'Star Wars': A Cultural Milestone | date=December 2021 }}</ref> ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' ({{langx|nv|Nemo Hádéést'į́į́}})<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/finding-nemo-becomes-second-movie-876575/ | title='Finding Nemo' Becomes Second Movie Dubbed into Navajo | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=17 March 2016 }}</ref> and ''[[Fistful of Dollars]]'' ({{langx|nv|Béeso Dah Yiníłjaa'}}).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2021/11/17/1055897665/dubbing-a-fistful-of-dollars-to-spread-the-navajo-language | title=Dubbing 'A Fistful of Dollars' to spread the Navajo language | website=NPR | date=17 November 2021 | last1=Romo | first1=Vanessa }}</ref> The Navajo dubs of ''Star Wars'' and ''Finding Nemo'' are also available on [[Disney Plus]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/navajo-dubbed-finding-nemo-and-star-wars-a-new-hope-now-on-disney | title=Navajo-dubbed 'Finding Nemo' and 'Star Wars: A New Hope' now on Disney+ | date=12 February 2021 }}</ref>