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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Film Reclaims Box Office #1
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earned 36,176,405,350 yen ($348.8 million) and has sold 26.44 million tickets as of Sunday. The film returned to the #1 spot over the weekend, its 14th weekend in Japan. The film sold 123,000 tickets and earned 203,391,700 yen ($1.96 million) on Saturday and Sunday.
After 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the box office in Japan, the film dropped to #2 during the January 9-10 weekend. During that weekend, the film sold 425,000 tickets and earned 677,783,450 yen ($6.57 million) from Friday to Sunday.
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Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train began sold 910,507 tickets and earned over 1,268,724,700 yen ($12.03 million) on its opening day alone, making it the highest weekday opening day in Japan ever. Mugen Train began holding immersive MX4D and 4DX screenings on Saturday, December 26.
The main staff of the previous television anime returned for the sequel film. screen the film in theaters in North America in early 2021.
dropped to #2 after opening at #1 and ending Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train's 12 consecutive weekends at the top of the Japanese box office. The film sold 106,000 ticketrs over the weekend, and earned 150,857,160 yen ($1.45 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 600,000 ticekts and earned a cumulative total of 833,629,460 yen ($8.03 million).
The film based on the finale of the original manga, combined with new story elements.
The manga is also Mirei Miyamoto that will shipped on January 8.
Sorachi's original "science-fiction period-drama comedy" manga began in 2003 and Viz Media published the manga's first 23 volumes in English.
Poupelle of Chimney Town (Entotsu-chō no Poupelle) picture book rose from #4 to #3 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 67,000 tickets over the weekend and earned 96,833,200 yen ($933,300) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 1.03 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,419,495,150 yen ($13.68 million).
The film ranked at #4 and earned 322,998,700 ($3.13 million) in its opening weekend. The film opened in Japan on December 25.
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franchise, stayed at #5 in its fourth weekend. It earned 56,735,050 yen ($546,800) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 1.14 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,338,082,500 yen ($12.89 million).
The film ranked at #2 and earned 378,195,750 yen ($3.66 million) in its opening weekend. The film opened on December 25 in Japan. TOHO had originally planned to open the film earlier last year on July 10, but the staff delayed the film due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The film will then open in the West in 2021.
The live-action The Promised Neverland manga stayed at #6 in its fifth weekend. It earned 60,931,250 yen ($587,200) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 1.27 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,643,501,700 yen ($15.83 million).
The film earned 373,372,850 yen ($3.6 million) in its first three days. The film opened on December 18.
Noriko Gotou penned the film's script. Hirakawa and Gotou worked together on the live-action ERASED film.
Shirai and Demizu January 7 due to the effect of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on the production.
Natsume's Book of Friends franchise, ranked at #7 in its opening weekend.
The film Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters on Friday .
The film is made up of two stories: "Ishi Okoshi" and "Ayashiki Raihōsha." In "Ishi Okoshi," Natsume meets a small yōkai called Mitsumi in a forest. Mitsumi is entrusted to wake up the divine yōkai "Iwatetsu" from its deep slumber. Mitsumi weighs on Natsume's mind, so he sets out to help Mitsumi with his task. In "Ayashiki Raihōsha," a mysterious visitor appears in front of Tanuma. Nearly every day, the visitor visits Tanuma, talks to him a little, and then leaves. Natsume, who knows the visitor is a yōkai, worries for Tanuma, but Tanuma enjoys these exchanges with the yōkai. The yōkai means no harm, but Tanuma's health slowly starts to deteriorate.
Aniplex is distributing the film. The returning staff includes chief director and scriptwriter Makoto Yoshimori.
LaLa DX magazine in June 2003. The manga's 25th compiled book volume shipped on June 5. Viz Media is releasing the ongoing series in English. The manga has inspired six television anime seasons and several OVAs.
The Anime NYC convention in November 2018. The anime tells an original story.
The film dropped from #7 to #8 in its ninth weekend. It earned 24,880,300 ($239,800) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.13 million tickets, and has earned a cumulative total of 2,631,770,200 yen ($25.36 million).
The film sold 305,000 tickets and earned 386 million yen ($3.69 million) to delayed due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The film's story is largely be based on the franchise's 2000 film Doraemon: Obāchan no Omoide (Stand By Me Doraemon film. The 2000 film, in turn, was based on a chapter from the fourth manga volume.
Masaki Suda performed the film's theme song "Niji" (Rainbow). The first Stand By Me Doraemon film was the first 3D CG film in the franchise, and it eventually earned 8.38 billion yen ($77.16 million) in Japan and over 10 billion yen worldwide ($90 million).
The first film in the two-part project dropped from #9 to #10 in its second weekend. The film earned 21,859,180 yen ($210,600) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 117,373,840 yen ($1.13 million).
The film opened in Japan on January 8. The first film was originally delayed due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan. The second film will open on February 11, 2021.
The film marks 25 years since the franchise last had a work that screened in theaters in Japan.
Original manga creator Toei Animation.
Seitokai Yakuindomo manga, dropped from #1 to #5 in the mini-theater ranking in its third weekend.
Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2), Eiga.com, comScore via KOFIC
