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The Mainichi
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
'Demon Slayer' tops 10 bil. yen at Japan box office in record 8 days
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" surpassed 10 billion yen ($67.7 million) at the Japanese box office in eight days, setting a domestic record, its distributor said Monday. The latest film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 'Infinity Castle -- Part 1: Akaza Returns'" sold more than 9.10 million tickets and earned 12.87 billion yen in box office revenue in the 10 days since its release on July 18, Aniplex Inc. said. The film had already set a record by earning 5.52 billion yen in its first three days, eclipsing the 4.62 billion yen recorded by the previous Demon Slayer film released in 2020. The manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020, tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, an adolescent boy who battles human-eating demons while searching for a cure for his sister, who has turned into one.
Japan Today
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
'Demon Slayer' tops ¥10 bil at Japan box office in record 8 days
The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" surpassed 10 billion yen ($67.7 million) at the Japanese box office in eight days, setting a domestic record, its distributor said Monday. The latest film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 'Infinity Castle -- Part 1: Akaza Returns'" sold more than 9.10 million tickets and earned 12.87 billion yen in box office revenue in the 10 days since its release on July 18, Aniplex Inc. said. The film had already set a record by earning 5.52 billion yen in its first three days, eclipsing the 4.62 billion yen recorded by the previous Demon Slayer film released in 2020. The manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020, tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, an adolescent boy who battles human-eating demons while searching for a cure for his sister, who has turned into one. © KYODO
Yomiuri Shimbun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
New ‘Demon Slayer' Film Breaks Records in Japan with ¥5.5 Billion Box Office Revenue, 3.84 Million Viewers in 1st 3 Days
The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga series 'Kimetsu no Yaiba' ('Demon Slayer') drew about 3.84 million moviegoers during its first three days since its theatrical release on Friday, setting a new box office revenue record of about ¥5.52 billion, according to its distributor Aniplex Inc. and others. 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.
The Mainichi
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
'Demon Slayer' film sets Japan opening 3-day box-office record
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" has set a new record for Japan's highest box-office revenue in its first three days, the distributor said Tuesday. The latest film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 'Infinity Castle -- Part 1: Akaza Returns'" drew 3.84 million visitors, hitting 5.52 billion yen ($37 million) in box-office revenue over the three-day period from Friday, Aniplex Inc. said. The subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. added the film earned 1.64 billion yen on its first day, 1.84 billion on the second, and 2.04 billion on the third, making it the highest-grossing movie ever released in Japan on an opening day. Sunday marked the highest single-day box-office revenue on record. In the four days through Monday, total revenue topped 7.32 billion yen, according to Aniplex. The manga title, serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020, tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, an adolescent boy who battles human-eating demons while searching for a cure for his sister, who has turned into a demon. The previous animated work based on the series, released in 2020, became the first film in Japan to surpass 40 billion yen in box-office revenue.
Kyodo News
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Kyodo News
"Demon Slayer" film sets Japan opening 3-day box-office record
TOKYO - The animated film adaptation of the popular manga "Demon Slayer" has set a new record for Japan's highest box-office revenue in its first three days, the distributor said Tuesday. The latest film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 'Infinity Castle -- Part 1: Akaza Returns'" drew 3.84 million visitors, hitting 5.52 billion yen ($37 million) in box-office revenue over the three-day period from Friday, Aniplex Inc. said. The subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. added the film earned 1.64 billion yen on its first day, 1.84 billion on the second, and 2.04 billion on the third, making it the highest-grossing movie ever released in Japan on an opening day. Sunday marked the highest single-day box-office revenue on record. In the four days through Monday, total revenue topped 7.32 billion yen, according to Aniplex. The manga title, serialized in the Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020, tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, an adolescent boy who battles human-eating demons while searching for a cure for his sister, who has turned into a demon. The previous animated work based on the series, released in 2020, became the first film in Japan to surpass 40 billion yen in box-office revenue.
