New ‘Demon Slayer' Film Breaks Records in Japan with ¥5.5 Billion Box Office Revenue, 3.84 Million Viewers in 1st 3 Days
The new film, 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle,' is the first part of a trilogy and surpassed the record of the series' previous animated film, 'Demon Slayer — Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Movie: Mugen Train,' which was released in theaters in October 2020 and went on to become a big hit, grossing over ¥40 billion domestically.
About 5.16 million people went to see the new film in the first four days, raising the box office revenue to about ¥7.31 billion.
The series tells the story of a boy who battles demons that killed his family in a bid to turn his sister, who became a demon, back into a human. The films are based on the manga 'Kimetsu no Yaiba' by Koyoharu Gotoge. To date, more than 220 million copies of the manga have been sold, including digital editions.
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