{"rewrite":{"id":"r_062a55312ee5833ad0050b15","clusterId":"c_aa8f89830579a19c2aaecc2a","slug":"star-detective-precure-film-tops-franchise-standalone-earnings","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Star Detective Precure Film Tops Franchise Standalone Earnings","summary":"The Star Detective Precure! film has sold 977,000 tickets and earned an estimated 1.24 billion yen in its first month, passing the 1.24 billion yen total of 2024's Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Dokidoki Game no Sekai de Daiboken! and becoming the franchise's highest-grossing standalone film. It opened in Japan on September 18 and ranked third in its opening weekend, selling 358,000 tickets for 446 million yen in three days.","whyItMatters":"A first-month total that already exceeds the previous standalone benchmark means the film's run is not front-loaded on opening weekend alone, and the remaining theatrical window now sets the next number the franchise will be measured against.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film\u0026#39;s first three days accounted for 358,000 tickets and 446 million yen of that month-long tally, so roughly two-thirds of the ticket sales came after opening weekend. Hanako Ueda directed, with Yoshimi Narita writing the script and Emiko Miyamoto handling character design and chief animation duties. Akari Kito voices Karin, the 14-year-old at the center of the story, alongside Nobunaga Shimazaki as the fairy Alan and Koki Uchiyama as the fairy Rain. Characters from You and Idol Precure and Wonderful Precure also appear.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Star Detective Precure Film opened third and still cleared 1.24 billion yen in a month. Opening rank and month-long legs are different measures, and the legs are what carried it past the 2024 film.","twitterPost":"The Star Detective Precure Film opened third and still cleared 1.24 billion yen in a month. Opening rank and staying power are different measures.","threadsPost":"The Star Detective Precure Film opened at third place and still cleared 1.24 billion yen in a month. Opening weekend rank and month-long staying power are separate measures, and the second one is what pushed it past the 2024 Wonderful Precure film.","newsletterBlurb":"The Star Detective Precure! film has earned an estimated 1.24 billion yen and sold 977,000 tickets in its first month. That passes the 1.24 billion yen total of 2024's Wonderful Precure! film, making it the franchise's highest-grossing standalone entry. It opened on September 18 and placed third in its opening weekend.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-19/star-detective-precure-film-becomes-highest-grossing-standalone-film-in-precure-franchise/.242954\",\"title\":\"Star Detective Precure! Film Becomes Highest-Grossing Standalone Film in Precure Franchise\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4899,"outputTokens":625,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792412536,"createdAt":"2026-10-19T12:18:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T12:21:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T12:21:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_aa8f89830579a19c2aaecc2a","canonicalTitle":"News\nStar Detective Precure! Film Becomes Highest-Grossing Standalone Film in Precure Franchise","representativeArticleId":"a_ec49cdec53d1ee4cdf21f101","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Star Detective Precure! The Movie\",\"Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Dokidoki♡Game no Sekai de Daibōken!\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-19T10:45:16.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-19T10:45:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-19T12:21:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-19/star-detective-precure-film-becomes-highest-grossing-standalone-film-in-precure-franchise/.242954","title":"News\nStar Detective Precure! Film Becomes Highest-Grossing Standalone Film in Precure Franchise"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Star Detective Precure! The Movie","Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Dokidoki♡Game no Sekai de Daibōken!"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}