Chiikawa Movie Opens at No. 1 in Japan, Outpaces Detective Conan
The film's opening-day gross surpasses a recent Detective Conan film, placing it among the top opening days in Japanese box office history.
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Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island opened at No. 1 in Japan, selling 1.51 million tickets and earning ¥2.24 billion ($13.7 million) in three days. Its ¥990 million first day surpassed Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram's ¥960 million opening day. Directed by Kei Oikawa and produced by Cygames Pictures, the film adapts Nagano's manga.
The film opened in 447 theaters on July 24 and earned ¥990 million ($6.05 million) on its first day, ranking as the seventh best opening day in Japanese box office history. Nagano wrote the screenplay, adapting the manga's Mermaid Island arc. The story follows Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi as they travel to a mysterious island after winning a vacation package.
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