Star Detective Precure Film Tops Franchise Standalone Earnings
A first-month total that already exceeds the previous standalone benchmark means the film's run is not front-loaded on opening weekend alone, and the remaining theatrical window now sets the next number the franchise will be measured against.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The Star Detective Precure! film has sold 977,000 tickets and earned an estimated 1.24 billion yen in its first month, passing the 1.24 billion yen total of 2024's Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Dokidoki Game no Sekai de Daiboken! and becoming the franchise's highest-grossing standalone film. It opened in Japan on September 18 and ranked third in its opening weekend, selling 358,000 tickets for 446 million yen in three days.
The film's first three days accounted for 358,000 tickets and 446 million yen of that month-long tally, so roughly two-thirds of the ticket sales came after opening weekend. Hanako Ueda directed, with Yoshimi Narita writing the script and Emiko Miyamoto handling character design and chief animation duties. Akari Kito voices Karin, the 14-year-old at the center of the story, alongside Nobunaga Shimazaki as the fairy Alan and Koki Uchiyama as the fairy Rain. Characters from You and Idol Precure and Wonderful Precure also appear.
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