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Live-Action Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Film Opens at #4
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The film earned 3,438,626,700 yen ($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.
Takeharu Sakurai (various Detective Conan movies) wrote the script.
The film opened on May 16.
The film stars Yō Ōizumi as art teacher Hidaka.
Yuki Munakata composed the music.
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!
The film opened in Japan on May 9 and debuted at #4. The film sold 92,000 tickets and earned 189,399,380 yen ($1.29 million) in its first three days.
To celebrate the latest film's release, the franchise's previous films Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours had special encore screenings in theaters for three weeks, that started on March 7.
Elements Garden composed the music.
The film opened in Japan on Thursday, May 1. The film earned 176,110,370 yen ($1.22 million) in its first four days.
song "Would You Like One?"
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 movie did not rank in the top 10 in its 13th weekend, but still earned 62,604,100 yen ($432,000) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,554,432,000 yen ($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
