The official website for Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram, the 27th feature film in the Case Closed/Detective Conan anime franchise, announced on June 3 that the film had earned 14.4 billion yen (91.57 million USD) from 10.06 million ticket sales during its 52-day run through June 2 in Japan.
This is the first time that a feature from the anime franchise has surpassed 10 million ticket sales in its 27-year history. As reported on May 27, The Million-dollar Pentagram has already become the highest-grossing film in the franchise, and the 16th top-grossing film of all-time ever released in Japan, surpassing Makoto Shinkai’s 2019 film Weathering With You with 14.23 billion yen (90.38 million USD).
Case Closed: opened in Japan on April 12, 2024, staying at #1 on the Japanese weekend box office for six consecutive weekends, then ranked #3 in its seventh weekend. The Million-dollar Pentagram surpassed 10 billion yen at the box office in the first 22 days of its release. The franchise’s previous top-grossing film, Black Iron Submarine, the 26th film in 2023, earned 13.88 billion yen (88.15 million USD) from its total domestic run. It is the first time in Japanese film history that two feature films from one anime franchise have surpassed 10 billion yen at the box office in consecutive years.
Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram trailer
Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram synopsis:
A message has arrived from Kid the Phantom Thief, that he will steal a Japanese sword belonging to the wealthy Onoe Family in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Conan and Heiji Hattori, who happened to be in Hakodate, are on the case to capture Kid. Onoe Family’s collections are associated with Toshizo Hijikata, a historic figure who perished in Hakodate. Why is Kid, who specializes in jewels, going after a Japanese sword?Coincidentally the family lawyer of Onoe is found murdered in the warehouse district, apparently slaughtered by a Japanese sword. The suspect is an investor/arms dealer who is said to be after Onoe family’s hidden treasure.The grandfather of Onoe family’s patriarch was deeply involved with the army industry during wartime, and it was rumored he hid some powerful weapon that could “change the course of war” somewhere in Hakodate. Is Kid after that weapon? Meanwhile, Heiji is trying to find a perfect viewpoint to declare his love to Kazuha…In the North among cherry blossoms, the exciting hunt for treasure begins!
Source: “Detective Conan” film series official website / Twitter©2024 Gosho Aoyama/Detective Conan Production Committee
