The movie version of '<span translate="no">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba</span>' renewed the number one Japanese movie box office revenue ranking for the first time in 19 years, and the number of spectators exceeded 24 million.



The box office revenue of

the movie version of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' infinite train released on October 16, 2020 (Friday) was 32,470 million yen, the first time in 19 years since 'Spirited Away' released in 2001. In Japan, we updated the number one movie box office revenue ranking in Japan. In addition, it seems that the ranking of the number of spectators has also updated to the 1st place.



Japan's box office revenue ranking was held by 'ET ' released in 1982 for a long time, but in 1997 ' Princess Mononoke ' was updated , followed by 'Titanic ' released in the same year.

Until 1999, in Japan, instead of the 'box office revenue' indicated by the entrance fee revenue, the 'box office revenue' minus the share of the movie theater was used, and the 'ET' was the distribution revenue of 9,602 million yen (9,602 million yen). There is also a box office revenue of 13.5 billion yen and 15 billion yen), 'Mononoke Hime' has a distribution revenue of 11.76 billion yen (box office revenue of 20.18 billion yen), and 'Titanic' has a distribution revenue of 16 billion yen (box office revenue of 26.2 billion yen). It was a yen).

Four years later, 'Spirited Away' was released in 2001, surpassing 30 billion yen for the first time in Japan's box office revenue record. At the time of its release, the box office revenue of 30.4 billion yen increased to 31.68 billion yen due to several re-screenings later.

The movie version of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' Infinite Train Edition is a movie adaptation of the episode that is a continuation of the TV anime broadcast in 2019. A series of works whose release has been postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, when it is decided to be released on October 16, 2020 (Friday), there will be 3 movie theaters that will be screened 42 times a day. The extraordinary screening scale in various parts of Japan, including the one that came out, was a tailwind, and the box office revenue of 4.6 billion yen was recorded in just three days from the first day of the release.

After that, he continued to improve his performance with the momentum of breaking bamboo, and in less than a month after the release, he broke through the box office revenue of 20 billion yen. About two months after its release, the box office revenue reached 30 billion yen.

The box office revenue of the movie version 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' exceeded 30 billion yen --GIGAZINE



The MX4D / 4DX version will be screened on Saturday, December 26, 2020, and it is expected that the box office revenue and the number of mobilization will increase further.



Due to the difference in ticket prices, the box office revenue ranking and the audience mobilization ranking may not match, but 'Spirited Away' was 23.5 million people without the re-screening in the summer of 2020. The number of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' is 24.04 million, so even if the re-screening is included, it seems that 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' has pulled out the number one spectator.

The movie version of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba' infinite train edition DVD and Blu-ray can be purchased on Amazon.

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