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Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 346,000 tickets for 516,244,100 yen (about US$3.56 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 8.43 million tickets for a cumulative total of 12,200,988,300 yen (about US$84.21 million).
The film opened at #1 at the Japanese box office. The film earned 3,438,626,700 yen (about US$24.15 million) and sold 2,314,690 tickets in its first three days, a new opening-weekend record for the franchise.
Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback opened in Japan on April 18, and has screenings in IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema in addition to regular screenings. The film opened in 522 theaters in Japan, a new record for the franchise. King Gnu performs the theme song “Twilight!!!.”
The film takes place in the snowy mountains of Nagano prefecture, and a previous visual depicted Conan on a snowboard. Yamato — an inspector in Nagano with an injured left eye — and Kogoro — a major character whose last major role in a film was back in the ninth movie Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths in 2005 — both appear in the film. Taka’aki and Yui, who are also from Nagano, also appear in the film.
Katsuya Shigehara (unit director of Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine) directed the film. Takeharu Sakurai (various Detective Conan movies) wrote the script.
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The live-action film of Akiko Higashimura’s semi-autobiographical manga Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) manga ranked at #4 in its opening weekend. The film sold 125,000 tickets and earned 169,750,080 yen (about US$1.17 million) in its first three days.
The film opened on May 16.
The film stars Mei Nagano as high school girl Akiko and Yō Ōizumi as art teacher Hidaka.
Kazuaki Seki directed the film. Date-san co-wrote the script with original creator Higashimura. Yuki Munakata composed the music.
Seven Seas licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams!
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Gekijōban Utano☆Princesama♪ TABOO NIGHT XXXX (read as: TABOO NIGHT KISSES), the new Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE film, dropped from #4 to #6 in its second weekend. The film earned 118,611,460 yen (about US$817,200) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 318,303,260 yen (about US$2.19 million).
The film opened in Japan on May 9 and debuted at #4. The film sold 92,000 tickets and earned 189,399,380 yen (about US$1.29 million) in its first three days.
To celebrate the latest film’s release, the franchise’s previous films Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom and Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours had special encore screenings in theaters for three weeks, that started on March 7.
Takeshi Furuta (Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom, Visual Prison) was the film’s chief director, and Akiko Seki (Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima, Lycoris Recoil episode director) directed the anime at A-1 Pictures. Chinatsu Kurahana, the original character designer of several Utano☆Princesama films and series, was again credited for the film’s original character designs, and Maki Fujioka (Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom, Utano☆Princesama Legend Star, Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours) was the character designer. Hiroshi Nakajima (Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom, Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours) was the CG director, Takeshi Ōkawa (Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours, NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a) was the sub CG director, and Katsuyoshi Miyajima (Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours) was the character modeling director. Elements Garden composed the music.
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Tabekko Dōbutsu THE MOVIE, the film based on the Tabekko Dōbutsu brand of animal-shaped butter biscuits, stayed at #7 in its third weekend. The film earned 78,690,950 yen (about US$542,600) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 525,046,520 yen (about US$3.62 million).
The film opened in Japan on Thursday, May 1. The film earned 176,110,370 yen (about US$1.22 million) in its first four days.
Hitoshi Takekiyo (After School Midnighters, FLCL: Grunge) directed the film at Marza Animation Planet, and Tetsuhiro Ikeda (FLCL: Grunge, Inzai Aru Aru Monogatari) wrote the script. Gin Hashiba (Magical Destroyers) composed the music at TBS TV. Chikako Yokota was the sound director at Glovision. Riko Koarai was the creative producer, Masato Ui was the animation producer, Yōsuke Sakai was the CG supervisor, Kiyoaki Kamei was the art director, and Hiroki Takahashi was the line producer. Travis Japan performed the film’s theme song “Would You Like One?”
Kotaro Sudo planned and produced the film. The Klockworx Co., Ltd. and TBS TV are distributing the film.
The Tabekko Dōbutsu biscuits ship worldwide in over 20 countries and territories, and have been sold since 1978. The snacks are shaped like animals and labeled with the English name of the animal.
The Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- movie did not rank in the top 10 in its 13th weekend, but still earned 62,604,100 yen (about US$432,000) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,554,432,000 yen (about US$10.72 million).
The theatrical screening of a performance of the A3! franchise’s Mankai Stage A3! Four Seasons Live 2024 stage performance ranked at #1 in the mini-theater rankings in its opening weekend. The stage performance ran in Japan from October to November last year.
Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2, link 3), comScore via KOFIC
