{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2a83441be3164cabb35d42d6","clusterId":"c_377af4494a284d0695ab1686","slug":"super-mario-galaxy-movie-drops-to-2-in-japan-in-fifth-weekend","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in Fifth Weekend","summary":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell from first to second place at the Japanese box office in its fifth weekend, selling 203,000 tickets for 276,962,830 yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi dropped to fourth in its seventh weekend, while the live-action Sakamoto Days film held fifth place in its fourth weekend.","whyItMatters":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's drop from the top spot after four weeks signals a natural slowdown, while Detective Conan's 29th film continues its franchise streak of 10-billion-yen grosses.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel from Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures, slipped from #1 to #2 in its fifth weekend in Japan. The film sold 203,000 tickets and earned 276,962,830 yen (about US$1.73 million) from Friday to Sunday, bringing its cumulative total to 4.94 million tickets and 6,819,837,230 yen (about US$42.74 million). It opened at #1 on April 24.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Conan: Highway no Datenshi, the 29th film in the franchise, dropped from #3 to #4 in its seventh weekend, selling 189,000 tickets for 277,492,600 yen. Its cumulative total reached 8.40 million tickets and 12,404,866,900 yen (about US$77.74 million), making it the fourth consecutive Conan film to surpass 10 billion yen. The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at #5 in its fourth weekend, earning 115,246,500 yen for a cumulative 2,403,602,400 yen (about US$15.06 million).\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's fifth-weekend drop to #2 coincides with Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi crossing 10 billion yen, a milestone the Mario sequel has not yet reached in Japan.","twitterPost":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's fifth-weekend drop to #2 comes as Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi becomes the fourth Conan film in a row to exceed 10 billion yen.","threadsPost":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie fell to #2 in its fifth weekend in Japan, earning 277 million yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi, now in its seventh weekend, crossed 12.4 billion yen cumulative, extending the franchise's streak of 10-billion-yen films to four. The Mario sequel has not yet hit that benchmark.","newsletterBlurb":"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie dropped to second place at the Japanese box office in its fifth weekend, earning 276 million yen. Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi fell to fourth in its seventh weekend, crossing 12.4 billion yen cumulative. The live-action Sakamoto Days film held fifth place.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-28/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-drops-to-no.2-in-japan-in-5th-weekend/.237786\",\"title\":\"The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in 5th Weekend\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4291,"outputTokens":668,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779961642,"createdAt":"2026-05-28T09:47:05.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-28T10:00:15.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T10:00:15.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_377af4494a284d0695ab1686","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in 5th Weekend","representativeArticleId":"a_5ed9c2a6273731a4d81fb514","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Super Mario Galaxy Movie\",\"Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Illumination\",\"Universal Pictures\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-28T07:35:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-28T07:35:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-28T10:00:15.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-28/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-drops-to-no.2-in-japan-in-5th-weekend/.237786","title":"News\nThe Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in 5th Weekend"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Super Mario Galaxy Movie","Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Illumination","Universal Pictures"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The Super Mario Galaxy Movie earned 276,962,830 yen (about US$1.73 million) in its fifth weekend, dropping from first to second place at the Japanese box office.","Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi, the 29th film in the franchise, earned 277,492,600 yen in its seventh weekend, dropping from third to fourth place.","Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi's cumulative total reached 12,404,866,900 yen (about US$77.74 million), making it the fourth consecutive Conan film to surpass 10 billion yen.","The live-action Sakamoto Days film stayed at fifth place in its fourth weekend, earning 115,246,500 yen for a cumulative 2,403,602,400 yen (about US$15.06 million).","The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's cumulative total after five weekends is 6,819,837,230 yen (about US$42.74 million) from 4.94 million tickets sold."]}