Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback has continued its strong performance, topping the Japanese box office for five consecutive weekends since its release on April 18, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha.
During its fifth weekend (May 16–18), the 28th film in the Detective Conan franchise earned 516 million yen (approx. $3.56 million USD) from 346,000 admissions—a modest 17% drop from the previous week. The film has now grossed 12.2 billion yen (around $84.2 million USD) from 8.43 million tickets sold. It currently ranks as the 31st highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, surpassing Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises (12.02 billion yen).
Mission: Impossible Debuts at No. 2
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the eighth film in the popular action series starring Tom Cruise, debuted in second place. The film brought in 449 million yen (approx. $3.1 million USD) from 281,000 admissions during its limited advanced screenings. The full release is scheduled for May 23 in over 380 theaters across Japan.
Blank Canvas Opens in Fourth Place
The live-action adaptation of Akiko Higashimura’s autobiographical manga Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey opened in 357 theaters on May 16. Starring Mei Nagano, the film earned 170 million yen (approx. $1.17 million USD) on 125,000 admissions, placing it fourth in the weekend rankings. On Filmarks, it received an average rating of 3.69 out of 5 based on 891 user reviews.
Other Box Office Highlights
Uta no Prince-sama The Movie: TABOO NIGHT XXXX dropped from fourth to sixth place in its second weekend. Meanwhile, the official site for HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- announced the film had surpassed 1.5 billion yen (approx. $10.35 million USD) since its February 21 release. It has appeared in the weekly box office Top 10 seven times.
So far in 2025, four anime films have crossed the 1.5 billion yen milestone: Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Art World Tales, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, and HYPNOSISMIC.
Japan Weekend Box Office Top 10 (May 16–18, 2025)
- Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback – Week 5 (1st last week)
- Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Advance Screenings) – Week 1 (new)
- A Minecraft Movie – Week 4 (2nd last week)
- Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey – Week 1 (new)
- Shinsou wo Ohanashishimasu – Week 4 (3rd last week)
- Uta no Prince-sama The Movie: TABOO NIGHT XXXX – Week 2 (4th last week)
- Tabekko Doubutsu THE MOVIE – Week 3 (7th last week)
- Kaneko Sashiireten – Week 1 (new)
- The Substance – Week 1 (new)
- Thunderbolts* – Week 3 (5th last week)
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