The film is set in Pacific Buoy – an Interpol maritime headquarters tasked with connecting security cameras around the world. Conan’s group, at Sonoko’s invitation, also goes to Hachijo Island to watch whales. There, Conan receives information about a Europol employee being assassinated. Along with that, Haibara Ai’s life (former Organization member with the code name Sherry) was threatened, most likely, Haibara’s identity was revealed to Gin…
Let’s take a look at the impressive numbers that the Famous Detective Movie Conan: Black Iron Submarine has achieved since April when it was released in the Land of Cherry Blossoms until now.
Movie Conan has the highest sales in the first 3 days of release ever
The 26th movie of the famous Detective Conan franchise officially opened in Japan on April 14, 2023. After only the first 3 days – Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the opening week, the young detective achieved 2,17 thousand tickets sold; earned a total of 3.15 billion yen, equivalent to 23.48 million US dollars, about 514 billion Vietnam Dong; became the highest-grossing film in the first three days of the series’ release to date.
Specifically, the list of Conan movies with the highest first-day sales in Japan includes:
– Movie Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023) – 3.15 billion yen
– Famous Detective Conan: Red Bullet (2021) – 2.22 billion yen
– Famous Detective Conan: The Halloween Bride (2022) – 1.91 billion yen
– Famous Detective Conan: Blue Sapphire Punch (2019) – 1.89 billion yen
– Famous Detective Conan: Law Enforcement Zero (2018) – 1.67 billion yen
At the same time, the famous Detective Conan Movie: Black Iron Submarine also ranked 3rd in the list of anime films with the highest opening 3 days in 2023; ranked behind the movie Doraemon: Nobita and the Ideal Land in the Sky (revenue 3.83 billion) and the Demon Slayer: The Road to the Swordsmithing Village (revenue 4.06 billion).
The first Conan movie to surpass 10 billion yen
Entering the fourth opening week, also 24 days from the time of release; Famous Detective Conan Movie: Black Iron Submarine has excellently surpassed 10.3 billion yen with 7,280,000 tickets sold. This super-huge figure officially sets a record: the first movie of the famous Detective Conan franchise to surpass 10 billion yen, and become the highest-grossing movie ever. of this brand in Japan.
The highest-grossing movie of 2023 in Japan
Entering the 11th opening week (June 24-25, 2023), the film officially hit the milestone of 13.12 billion yen, equivalent to 91.32 million US dollars, about 2.143 billion Vietnam Dong.
Up to the present time – July 2023; Famous Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine is holding the position of the highest-grossing movie in the Japanese market in 2023. Following are the films:
– The Super Mario Bros. Movie / Movie Brothers Super Mario 2023 (released April 28, 2023);
– The First Slam Dunk – The First Basket (released on December 3, 2022 and held until the weekend of June 10, 2023);
– Movie Doraemon: Nobita and the Ideal Land in the Sky (released 3/3/2023);
– Demon Slayer: Road to the Swordsmith Village (released February 3, 2023)
Top 25/100 highest-grossing movies of all time in Japan
With the above numbers, Famous Detective Conan Movie: Black Iron Submarine has passed Jurassic Park / Jurassic Park (released on July 17, 1993); and entered the top 25 highest-grossing movies ever shown in Japan. With a long history in theaters, it is likely that the 26th Conan movie will surpass the 13.37 billion yen figure set by Frozen 2 when it comes out at the end of 2019; to rise to a higher position in this ranking.
Explaining Conan’s box office charm
Right from the time of 2022, in the after-credits part of the 25th movie – Famous Detective Conan: The Halloween Bride, the producer has teased, revealed to the audience that: movie The 26th will have a plot revolving around Haibara (Sherry) and the Black Organization. The encounter between these two most popular characters has made the Asian fan community in particular and the whole world in general “confusion” waiting for a whole year. Therefore, the impressive appeal and box office performance of this 26th movie is completely understandable.
How will Vietnamese fans receive the Famous Detective Conan Movie: Black Iron Submarine this July?
DETECTIVE CONAN: BLACK IRON SUBMARINE – Vietnamese title: THE HUGE SECRET MOVIE CONAN: BLACK IRON SUBMARINE – premieres in theaters on July 21. Special screening all day 15 & 16/07.