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The film The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million Dollar Pentagram) held the No. 1 position in its fourth week of release. The film sold 1.13 million tickets and earned 1,626,843,040 yen (about $10.50 million) from Friday to Sunday. As of Monday (a holiday in Japan), the film had sold a total of 8,453,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 11,624,962,780 yen (about $75.07 million).
The film was the second in the series to earn 10 billion yen tickets, but Case Closed: The Million Dollar Pentagram earned it two days faster than Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine. Detective Conan is currently the first Japanese animation franchise to have two consecutive films surpass 10 billion yen in revenue in Japan.
The film ranked No. 1 in its opening weekend, selling 2,274,333 tickets and earning 3,352,494,500 (about 21.7 million USD) yen in the first three days. The new film surpassed the opening weekend of Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (Iron Submarine), the 26th film released last year, to become the best new three-day opening of the franchise. The new film also had the biggest opening weekend for a film this year in Japan, beating HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle, sold 1,529,000 tickets and earned 2,230,465,540 yen (about $14.83 million) in its first three days.
Case closed: Million Dollar Pentagram is the 27th film in the Detective Conan series and the first film to have a midnight showing. The film opened in Japan on April 12. The film is showing in 515 theaters across Japan, the largest number of theaters in the history of the Detective Conan series, and is also being shown in IMAX format. in 50 theaters, MX4D in 14 theaters, 4DX in 64 theaters and Dolby Cinema in 8 theaters.
AIKO performed the film's theme song “Sōshi Sōai”(Mutual Love).
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The sequel to the movie Godzilla vs. Kong Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire ranked 2nd at the box office in its second week of release. The film sold 213,000 tickets and earned 320,402,850 yen (about $2.06 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film sold a total of 857,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,171,525,390 yen (about US$7.56 million).
The film debuted at number 2 at the Japanese box office. The film sold 306,000 tickets and earned 466,704,060 yen (about 3.05 million US dollars) in its first three days of release, and sold 417,000 tickets and earned a total of 622 million yen (about 4 US dollars). .06 million USD) in the first four days (film opening). on a long weekend).
The film opened in Japan on Friday, April 26.
The film opened in the United States on March 29, two weeks earlier than previously scheduled for April 12. The April 12 release was itself delayed from its date. originally premiered on March 15.
The film earned about $8 million in test screenings on March 28 at about 3,400 locations in the United States. previews for a “Monsterverse” movie, as 2014's Godzilla earned $9.3 million from preview screenings.
The film earned $80 million in its opening weekend in the US, topping the weekend box office.
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HAIKYU!! Battle of the Garbage Dump (Gekijōban Haikyu!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen), the first of the two Haikyu!! The sequel project finally jumped from 6th place to 3rd place in its 12th weekend. The film sold 157,000 tickets and grossed 226,755,610 yen (about 1.46 million USD) at the end last week. The film sold a total of 7,228,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 10,281,636,330 yen (about US$66.36 million).
The film opened in Japan on February 16 and is also showing in IMAX format. Susumu Mitsunaka (first, third Haikyu!! TV anime) both directed and wrote the film.
The film sold 1,529,000 tickets and earned 2,230,465,540 yen (about US$14.83 million) in its first three days of screening.
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Kōta Sannomiya's anime BLUELOCK-Episode Nagi-spinoff by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's soccer manga Blue Lock dropped from 3rd to 4th in their third week of release. The film earned 202,035,160 yen (about US$1.30 million) from Friday to Sunday and has earned a total of 1,230,859,360 yen (about US$7.94 million).
The film sold 337,000 tickets to gross 463 million yen (about US$2.99 million). ) in its first three days and ranked No. 2 at the Japanese box office on its opening weekend.
The film BLUELOCK—Episode Nagi—opened in Japan on April 19. The film features four anime miniseries titled “BLUELOCK Extra Time!” after the credits of the film's first four weeks. The mini anime episodes shown change every week. The film is also shown in IMAX, MX4D and 4DX formats. Crunchyroll will screen the film in North American theaters on June 28 with both English subtitles and an English dub.
The film features returning cast and staff. Assistant television anime director Shunsuke Ishikawa directed the film at 8-Bit. Taku Kishimoto (Haikyu!!, Silver Spoon, Fruits Basket 2019) is supervising and writing the series, and manga's Kaneshiro is supervising the story. Nomura is credited as the character designer. Jun Murayama composed the music.
Nissy and SKY-HI performed the title song “Stormy”. Takahiro Nishijima is a member of the group AAA and works solo under the name Nissy. Mitsuhiro Hidaka is also a member of the band and uses the name SKY-HI for his solo work.
The spinoff manga focuses on Seishirō Nagi before he enters the titular Blue Lock facility. Publisher Kodansha USA announced in October that it will begin publishing the spin-off manga in fall 2024.
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The live-action adaptation of Uketsu's novel Hen na Ie (Strange House) ranked fifth in its eighth weekend. The film earned 176,517,800 yen (about US$1.13 million) from Friday to Sunday and has earned a total of 4,654,660,730 yen (about US$30.03 million).
The film opened on March 15. The film sold 344,000 tickets and earned 474 million yen (about US$3.13 million) in its first three days of release.
The film stars Shōtarō Mamiya (live-action Blue Giant, Tokyo Revengers) as Amamiya, Jirō Satō (live-action Gintama) as Kurihara and Rina Kawaei (live-action Ajin) as Yūki.
Asukashinsha published the first novel in July 2021 and the second novel on December 15. The novel tells the mystery of a house with a room with no doors, no windows and hidden, making it look like it was just a wall. But the house hides some very dark secrets.
Kyō Ayano launched a novel manga adaptation on Ichijinsha's HOWL webcomic service in January 2023. Seven Seas licensed the manga under the title The Strange House.
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The live-action film Onmyoji 0, a prequel to the 2001 film Onmyōji based on the novel of the same name by Baku Yumemakura, dropped from 4th to 6th place in its third weekend of release. The film earned 136,107,650 yen (about US$878,300) from Friday to Sunday and has earned a total of 862,915,450 yen (about US$5.56 million).
The film ranked 3rd in its opening weekend. The film sold 187,000 tickets and grossed 255 million yen (about US$1.64 million) in its first three days of release.
The film opens in Japan on April 19.
The film stars Kento Yamazaki as a young practitioner of the mystical art named Abe no Seimei. The film follows Seimei as he uncovers the mystery behind the curse and the dragon that appeared in Kyoto.
The anime adaptation of Yumemakura's novel Onmyōji premiered on Netflix in November 2023. Yumemakura first wrote the series as a series of story shorts starting in 1986. He later wrote three novels series for the series in 2000-2008. The series also includes several picture books.
The novels inspired the live-action films Onmyōji and Onmyoji II in 2001 and 2003. Reiko Okano drew a 13-volume manga adaptation of the series starting in 1994. inspired several live-action series in Japan.
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The 2024 Doremon movie Eiga Doremon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony) ranked 8th in its 10th weekend at the Japanese box office. The film earned 97,323,420 yen (about US$627,900) from Friday to Sunday and has earned a total of 4,133,386,930 yen (about US$26.66 million).
The film opened at No. 1 on March 1. The film sold 538,000 tickets from Friday to Sunday for 655,555,580 yen (about $4.37 million) in its first weekend.
The new film has a music theme, as Doraemon and his friends go on an adventure to meet new friends, connect with people through music, and save the world from crisis.
Kazuaki Imai (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island, Doremon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur) directed the film. Teruko Utsumi, screenwriter of the television anime Doremon, wrote the script for the film. The current cast of the television anime reprized their roles for the film.
The Mobile Suit Guns Seed anime film FREEDOM remains outside the top 10 in its 15th weekend of release. It earned 48,015,120 yen (about US$309,500) over the weekend. The film sold a total of 2,747,408 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 4,599,907,360 yen (about US$29.65 million).
Source: GTA press release, Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), comScore via KOFIC