The 27th installment in the beloved anime series, ‘Detective Conan,’ titled ‘Detective Conan: 100 Million Dollars Michishirube’ (released on April 12), has just revealed its staggering revenue figures. In 38 days, it has captivated a whopping 9.43 million viewers and raked in over 13.5 billion yen. This impressive performance is already on the verge of surpassing the box office revenue of its predecessor, ‘Detective Conan: Submarine, ‘which stood at 13.88 billion yen. (According to research by Kogyo Tsushinsha)
This week’s attendance ranking was No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week, and the results for the three-day weekend were 278,000 people and box office revenue of 408 million yen.
“Detective Conan” is about the main character, Shinichi Kudo, a high school detective who was forced to drink poison by men dressed in black and turned into a child. He calls himself Conan Edogawa, chases a group of men dressed in black and goes on several missions. The original work is a mystery manga about solving complex cases. It began serialization in “Weekly Shonen Sunday” in 1994, followed by a TV anime in 1996 and a movie version in 1997, and the series continues to this day, making it a nationally famous work.
The latest movie version, “Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Five Star,” attracted 630,000 viewers and box office revenue of over 960 million yen on its first release day. Distributor Toho recorded a 112% increase compared to the previous No. 1 hit in the series, “Detective Conan: Submarine” (released on April 14, 2023 / with box office revenue of 13.88 billion yen), and further He explained that it has gotten off to a mega-hit start, aiming to break the record, and is maintaining the momentum that surpasses the previous work, “Detective Conan: The Black Iron Fish Shadow.”
The movie’s setting in Hakodate sets the stage for a dramatic encounter between Heiji Hattori and Kaito Kid. Heiji, about to confess his feelings to Kazuha, finds his plans thwarted by Kid, with whom he shares a fateful relationship. The tension escalates when, during an incident involving the conch pearl ‘Fairy Lips, ‘Heiji almost kisses Kazuha, disguised as Kid.
Will Heiji, who becomes a detective when Kazuha gets involved, repay his debt to Kid in the latest movie and confess to Kazuha? Momiji Ooka, Muga Iori, and Souji Okita also appear, watching over Heiji and Kazuha.