By the 13th, the box office revenue of the animated movie "Theatrical Version" Kimetsu no Yaiba "Infinite Train Edition" based on the popular manga exceeded 30 billion yen to 30.2 billion yen.
This is the second movie screened in Japan that has exceeded 30 billion yen in box office revenue since Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away".
Based on the popular manga "Kimetsu no Yaiba", "Theatrical version" Kimetsu no Yaiba "Infinite Train Edition" is a story about a boy who is the main character fighting against enemy demons in Japan during the Taisho era. The continuation of the TV animation broadcast last year is drawn.
According to Toho, which distributes the movie, the number of spectators mobilized for 59 days from the release on October 16 to the 13th of this month was 22.53 million, and the box office revenue reached 30.2 billion yen.
This is the second movie screened in Japan with box office revenue exceeding 30 billion yen, following Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" released in 2001.
In addition, "59 days", which took to break through 30 billion yen, significantly updated 253 days of "Spirited Away" and became the fastest in history.
The distribution company commented, "Thank you very much for seeing this work by many people. We thank you every day for visiting the movie theater and will continue to entertain."