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New Detective Conan Film Opens in U.K. and Ireland Cinemas on Friday
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Trinity CineAsia, which is distributing the film, described the story:
"The latest standalone feature film starring the prodigal private eye, Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram is an exciting mystery adventure that will finally uncover the truth behind Kid the Phantom Thief, the fan-favourite rival of Detective Conan. When Kid lays claim to a sword that once belonged to a famous member of the Shinsengumi, the jewel thief's sudden interest in historical artefacts grabs the attention of Conan, throwing them both into a thrilling melting pot of murder, unsolved mysteries from the Edo period, and a weapon that could change the course of war. In the North among the cherry blossoms, the exciting hunt for treasure begins."
Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram is the 27th film in the Detective Conan franchise. It opened in Japan on April 12. AIKO performs the film's theme song "Sōshi Sōai" (Mutual Love).
The film ranked at #1 in its opening weekend, selling 2,274,333 tickets and earning 3,352,494,500 (about US$21.7 million) yen in its first three days. The new film has exceeded the opening weekend of Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (Iron Submarine), the 26th film that opened last year, making it the new best three-day opening for the franchise. The new film also has the biggest opening weekend for a film so far this year in Japan.
The film has earned a total of 15,300,781,540 yen (about US$94.7 million) as of July 7. The film is now the 15th highest-earning film of all time in Japan, and the ninth highest-earning anime film of all time in Japan, having surpassed Makoto Shinkai's Suzume, which reached the milestone in February 2023.
The film is now the highest-grossing film in the franchise, beating last year's Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (Iron Submarine) film's 13.83 billion yen (about US$88.23 million) earnings.
The film is the second film in the franchise to have earned 10 billion yen, but Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram earned it two days faster than Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine did. Detective Conan is now the first Japanese-animated film franchise to have two consecutive films pass 10 billion yen in earnings in Japan.
