Japan Box Office: Detective Conan 26th Film Makes No.1 Debut with Series High Record

 

History is about to be rewritten in another big way, as the Detective Conan anime franchise’s latest 26th feature film Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine made its No.1 debut on Japan’s weekend box office with the highest performance in the franchise’s 27-year history. 

 

RELATED: Detective Conan 26th Feature Film Breaks Opening Weekend Record of The Series 

 

The 109-minute film was released in Japan on April 14 and earned the record-breaking 850 million yen (6.35 million USD) on 580,000 admissions on its first day, then its first three-day gross through Friday to Sunday reached 3,146,387,340 yen (23.48 million USD) on 2,176,407 admissions, both of which were also the highest in the anime franchise.

 

The Detective Conan film series first three-day gross top five:

 

 1. “Black Iron Submarine” (2023) – 3,146,387,340 yen

 2. “The Scarlet Bullet” (2021) – 2,218,130,800 yen

 3. “The Bride of Halloween” (2022) – 1,907,467,150 yen

 4. “The Fist of Blue Sapphire” (2019) – 1,886,292,700 yen

 5. “Zero the Enforcer” (2018) – 1,671,136,900 yen

 

Critical reviews of the film have been very positive. The film also ranked No.1 on Filmmarks’ first day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 4.3/5.0 based on 4,842 reviews. If this momentum continues, it is highly likely to be the first film in the series to reach the 10 billion yen mark. 

 

After dominating the top position for three consecutive weekends, Doraemon: Nobita’s Sky Utopia, the 42nd anime feature film in the nationally popular Doraemon franchise, dropped to second place. In its seventh weekend, the film earned 127 million yen (943,200 USD) on 102,000 admissions. With a cumulative total gross of four billion yen (29.7 million USD) on 3.37 million admissions, it has become the sixth top-grossing film in the Doraemon franchise, surpassing the 33rd film Doraemon: Nobita’s Secret Gadget Museum (2013 / 3.98 billion yen) .

 

The live-action film adaptation of Akumi Agitogi’s fantasy light novel My Happy Marriage also dropped to third in its fifth weekend. Meanwhile, both Shin Kamen Rider and THE FIRST SLAM DUNK stayed on the same spot from last weekend, the former on fourth and the latter on fifth.

 

Thanks to the bonus A4 clear posters depicting the two heroines, Rikka Takarada and Akane Shinjo, GRIDMAN UNIVERSE — Studio Trigger’s new anime feature film featuring characters from SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON — returned to top 10 in its fourth weekend, ranking sixth.

 

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Weekend box office Top 10 in Japan (April 14-16, 2023)

(ticket sales basis)

 

 1 (new). “Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine” – 3.14 billion yen

 2 (1). “Doraemon: Nobita’s Sky Utopia” – 4 billion yen

 3 (2). “My Happy Marriage” – 2.3 billion yen

 4 (4). “Shin Kamen Rider” – 1.73 billion yen

 5 (5). “THE FIRST SLAM DUNK” – 12.94 billion yen

 6 (-). “GRIDMAN UNIVERSE” – 550 million yen

 7 (3). “Ustukushii Kare eternal” – 260 million yen

 8 (6). “Nemesis: Ougon Rasen no Nazo” – 400 million yen

 9 (8). “AIR”

 10 (7). “Touken Ranbu The Movie – Reimei -” – 380 million yen

 

“Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine” trailer:

 

Sources: Eiga.com, Pixiin, Filmarks

 

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