Detective Precure Hits ¥840 Million

Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two’s Secret has surpassed ¥840 million in nine days, with more than 684,000 people seeing the film since its S...

Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two's Secret has only been in Japanese cinemas for nine days, but the film has already crossed a major box-office milestone.

As of September 26, the movie had attracted 684,358 viewers and generated more than ¥840 million in box-office revenue.

The film opened across 348 Japanese cinemas on September 18.

And the people celebrating its success aren't only the staff behind the movie.

Its voice cast has been hearing stories from children, parents and first-time Precure viewers who have gone to see it in theatres.

A Strong Nine Days

The movie earned approximately ¥100 million on its opening day.

Nine days later, its cumulative box office had passed:

¥840 million in revenue
684,358 admissions
348 cinemas at launch

Those numbers were announced during a special stage greeting in Tokyo on September 27.

For a franchise built around characters, transformation sequences and family-friendly adventures, the theatre experience is clearly becoming part of the appeal.

Children Are Finding Their Own Favourite Moments

One of the more interesting parts of the cast's comments was how differently viewers are experiencing the movie.

Hikari Chiga, who voices Cure Answer and Anna Akechi, said she had seen social-media comments from viewers who connected emotionally with the film.

She also shared a much more personal story.

Her niece watched the movie and apparently reacted enthusiastically during a scene involving Pochitan.

That kind of reaction says something about the way Detective Precure! is designed.

The film has its mystery and action, but it also leaves room for small character moments that younger viewers can latch onto.

It Isn't Only a Children's Movie

The cast also described adults returning to the cinema multiple times.

Kaede Hondo, the voice of Cure Mystic, said her mother had watched the movie several times.

Meanwhile, Ikumi Hasegawa recalled seeing a long queue outside her local cinema on opening day.

She also mentioned social-media comments from people describing Detective Precure! as their first experience of seeing a movie in a cinema.

That is particularly interesting for a franchise like Precure.

A new film doesn't only have to satisfy existing fans.

It can also become an entry point for someone who has never watched a Precure movie before.

What Is Detective Precure About?

The 23rd Precure television series introduces a detective-themed team.

Its central idea revolves around seeing, feeling and thinking for yourself in order to discover the real answer.

The movie takes that concept into a mystery involving the strange “X Mark Incident.”

Objects marked with an X suddenly stop working or become unusable.

As Anna and the other Precure investigate, they encounter a fairy named Rain, who asks them to protect a girl named Karin.

That investigation eventually leads them to a mysterious place called Karin's Garden.

But the peaceful-looking garden doesn't stay peaceful for long.

The Movie Also Connects Different Precure Generations

One of the film's talking points is its appearance of characters from previous Precure series.

Characters from You and Idol Precure! and Wonderful Precure! also appear, giving longtime viewers another reason to pay attention.

That creates two different layers to the movie.

Younger fans can follow Anna and the current team.

Older or longtime Precure viewers can recognise characters from previous generations.

It gives the theatrical film a way to connect different eras of the franchise without abandoning its new mystery storyline.

The Mystery Is Still the Main Attraction

Despite the crossover elements, the film's central story remains focused on Anna and her investigation.

The detective motif isn't just decoration.

The characters are repeatedly placed in situations where they have to observe what is happening, think about the evidence and decide what the truth actually is.

That fits the franchise's larger theme of helping people who are in trouble.

And in this case, helping Karin becomes the centre of the investigation.

Nine days in, the audience is still growing

The ¥840 million milestone was reached after only nine days in theatres.

The film opened on September 18, and the latest figures cover admissions through September 26.

That means the movie has already passed its first major theatrical milestone while continuing its Japanese cinema run.

For fans, there is still plenty of time to see how far the movie ultimately goes.

For newcomers, the combination of mystery, Precure action and characters from different generations provides a very different way into the franchise.

A Precure Movie for More Than One Generation

The most interesting thing about the latest box-office update isn't simply the number.

It's the variety of people connected to it.

Children are reacting to individual characters.

Parents are returning to the cinema.

Longtime fans are recognising previous Precure characters.

And some viewers are experiencing a Precure movie in a cinema for the first time.

That gives Detective Precure! The Mysterious Garden and the Two's Secret a much bigger audience to work with than just the people who were already following the television series.

For now, the mystery in Karin's Garden is still unfolding on the big screen.

And after nine days, plenty of viewers have already decided that it is worth investigating.