This year, Japanese films once again dominated the domestic box office, accounting for eight of the top 10 hits according to figures compiled by the PickScene film review site. (The two non-Japanese films were тАЬInside Out 2тАЭ and тАЬDespicable Me 4,тАЭ in sixth and eighth place, respectively. The official numbers for 2024 will be released in late January by the Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan.)
As in previous years, most of the highest-earning films for 2024 were anime, including the yearтАЩs top earner, тАЬDetective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram.тАЭ
Based on a popular manga series, the 27th film installment in the venerable franchise centered on a teenage detective trapped in his childhood form grossed ┬е15.7 billion ($101 million) following its April 12 release. The film has also won fans overseas, especially in China where it earned nearly $40 million after opening there on Aug. 16 тАФ a series record for the worldтАЩs second-largest film market.
