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Demon Slayer Film Earns 36.8 Billion Yen, But Drops to #2 in 16th Weekend
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The Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film has sold a total of 26.88 million tickets and earned a cumulative 36.8 billion yen (US$351.4 million) in Japan as of Sunday, its 16th weekend. However, the film has dropped back to #2 in the Japanese box office in of tickets sold, after two weekends spent back at the top.
The film also ranked at #2 in its opening weekend in South Korea. The film earned the equivalent of US$880,000 (984,609,680 won) over the weekend, and has earned a cumulative total of US$1.63 million (1,820,102,670 won) in its first five days (the film opened last Wednesday, January 27). The film sold 41.7% of all tickets sold in South Korea on its opening day, and it had already ranked #1 in advance ticket sales before its opening. The film was originally scheduled to open in South Korea in December, but it was delayed to January 27 due to concerns about the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
After 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the box office in Japan, the film dropped to #2 during the January 9-10 weekend, its 13th weekend. The film ranked at #1 again in its 14th and 15th weekend.
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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.
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Sources: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, Variety (Patrick Frater), comScore via KOFIC
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