It became the highest grossing animated film of 1984. By its release, Doraemon became the first and the only franchise to have 2 back-to-back highest-grossing animated films of the year. A remake of this film was released in Japan on March 10, 2007, entitled Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld.
Doraemon achieved the highest box office success of 1984. Upon its release, it set a record for Doraemon as the first and only franchise to have two consecutive top-grossing animated films in the same year. A remake of this film was released in Japan on March 10, 2007, titled Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld.