‘Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback’ Surpasses ‘The Million-dollar Pentagram,’ Sets Another Franchise Record

Remember how, a couple of days ago, we reported that the Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback movie set the opening-day franchise record with 1.05 billion yen (about US$7.4 million) earned and 690,000 tickets sold?

Yes, the movie managed to surpass the record set by The Million-dollar Pentagram last year and in our report, we have predicted that the movie might be a new franchise record-setter later on.

Now, the first three-day numbers from Japan have come in and we can report that we have some great news for the fans!

So, we have the first weekend box office numbers directly from Japan, and as far as the Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback movie is concerned, we have some amazing news that had been foreshadowed by the premiere numbers.

The numbers confirm that the movie has earned 3,438,626,700 yen (about US$24.15 million) over the weekend and sold 2,314,690 tickets, which is amazing. On a day-to-day basis, the movie sold 697,355 tickets on Friday to earn 1,058,422,300 yen (about US$7.43 million); 835,908 tickets on Saturday to earn 1,246,314,200 yen (about US$8.75 million); and 781,427 tickets on Sunday to earn 1,133,870,200 yen (about US$7.96 million).

What does this mean comparatively? Well, knowing that the previous franchise record-holder, The Million-dollar Pentagram, sold 2,274,333 tickets and earned 3,352,494,500 yen (about US$21.7 million) during its first weekend, we can notice that it is a solid increase.

This means that One-Eyed Flashback has broken another franchise record and is now the best movie in terms of premiere day and first weekend earnings. This s a good sign that it might break the other records set last year as well, which would be amazing!

We are going to keep you up-to-date with the latest information from Japan, so be sure to keep following us!

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