It has been revealed that the box office revenue of the 27th film "Detective Conan: One million dollar guidepost" in the popular anime series "Detective Conan" the latest film in the series, has reached 14.01 billion yen in the 45 days since its release on April 12th. This surpasses the 13.88 billion yen recorded by the 26th film, "Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine," released last April, and sets a new record for the highest box office revenue in the history of the "Detective Conan" film series. The film has been a huge hit, with audience numbers exceeding 9.77 million.
"One million dollar guidepost" made a box office income of about 3.35 billion yen and attracted an audience of about 2.27 million people in the first three days of its release, getting off to a rocket start that surpassed "Black Iron Submarine." In the 22 days since its release, its box office income has exceeded 10 billion yen. This is the first time in the history of Japanese films that two consecutive anime series have exceeded 10 billion yen in box office income.
"One million dollar guidepost" begins with a warning letter from Kaito Kid arriving at the storage facility of the Onoe Zaibatsu in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Kid is after a Japanese sword connected to Toshizo Hijikata, vice-chief of the Shinsengumi who lived during the late Edo period. The famous detective from the west, Heiji Hattori, Conan Edogawa and others are also visiting Hakodate for a Kendo tournament. On the day of the warning, Heiji sees through Kid's disguise and corners him.