Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram, the 27th feature film of the franchise, is setting new records at the Japanese box office. The franchise ritually releases one film yearly, and most have never disappointed fans.
This time, Conan and Heiji are on a case to capture Kid before he can steal a Japanese sword. Coincidentally, someone is found murdered by the same sword. The plot and animation attracted a wide range of movie-goers to the theaters.
This is probably why the film broke box office records in 2024 and is still going strong.
The 27th Detective Conan Movie Creates a New Opening Day Record in 2024
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram was released on April 12, 2024, in Japan and raked in an amazing 960 million yen (around $6.2 million) on its opening day. The movie sold around 630 thousand tickets last Friday.
The 26th film of the franchise, Kurogane no Submarine, sold around 580 thousand tickets on its first day, with an approximate sale of $6.35 million. The movie earned more than 10 billion yen or $64 million overall and became the highest-earning movie of the franchise. Thus, hopes for the latest movie are also sky-high, and so far, it has been performing according to expectations.
The Million-Dollar Pentagram is the first movie in the franchise to have midnight screenings and is available in 515 theaters across Japan, another record for Detective Conan. The achievements have impressed the voice cast of the movie.
Kappei Yamaguchi, the voice actor of Kaito Kid, could not hold back his surprise and blurted out:
“630,000 people on the first day… I’m surprised. This is a record that actors in live-action movies would like to achieve in a month or two”
Before the release of the 27th film, Haikyu!! The Movie: Decisive Battle At The Garbage Dump held the record for the highest opening day sales in 2024 with 890 million yen or $5.76 million. The record for the highest opening day collection is still held by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Train, which collected 1.2 billion yen or $7.77 million.
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram Sets New Record for Highest Opening Weekend
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram sold 2.2 million tickets on its opening weekend and earned around $21.7 million in its first three days alone. It has already exceeded the opening weekend sales of the 26th Detective Conan movie, which opened in April 2023.
Once again, the records have beaten the latest Haikyu!! movie that sold $14.83 million worth of tickets in its first three days. Each and every Detective Conan movie is setting new records and breaking old ones, which stands as a proud moment for its fans.
Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram is currently premiering in Japanese theaters, and dates for a worldwide release have not been confirmed yet.
