Star Detective Precure! Anime Film Scores Franchise's Biggest Opening Weekend
Published September 21, 2026 · Mikikazu Komatsu

The movie earned over 100 million yen on its first day alone
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The official X (formerly Twitter) for Eiga Meitantei Precure! Fushigina Niwa to Futari no Himitsu ( Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of the Two ) reported today that the film grossed 440 million yen (2.8 million USD) from 357,000 admissions in its first three-day weekend (September 18-20), which was the biggest opening in the history of the Precure film series. The post is also accompanied by a special, newly drawn illustration by Futago Kamikita, the artists who had been working on manga adaptations of the Precure series for over twenty years since the first installment, Precure (2004–2005). The feature film based on the 23rd and current Precure TV series, Star Detective Precure! , opened in 348 theaters in Japan on September 18, 2026. The film drew 357,612 attendees and grossed 445,584,150 yen (2.84 million USD) over its three-day opening weekend, according to Oricon News . These figures surpassed the opening performance of the 2023 film Precure All Stars F (356,925 attendees and 437,001,330 yen box office gross), which is currently the franchise's highest-grossing film with a total of 1.54 billion yen (9.8 million USD). According to an official report on the stage greeting celebrating the release, the movie earned over 100 million yen (638,000 USD) on its first day alone.
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