On December 16, 2020, in Tokyo (Japan), two women walk past the poster for the film Demon Slayer, the greatest success of all time in Japanese theaters.
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Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Spirited Away
is no longer the biggest hit of all time at the Japanese box office.
Studio Ghibli's masterpiece released in 2001 was overtaken by another animated film:
Demon Slayer
.
Adapted from the eponymous manga, this feature film has generated 32.5 billion yen (257 million euros) in theatrical receipts since its release in Japan in October.
More than 24 million spectators went to see it indoors.
Hayao Miyazaki's
Spirited
Away had grossed 31.7 billion yen in Japanese theaters.
Demon Slayer
, produced by the Aniplex studio of the Japanese giant Sony, tells the story of Tanjiro, a teenager living in Japan during the Taisho era (1912-1926), who becomes a demon hunter after the massacre of his family by these creatures thirsty for human blood.
On European screens in 2021
The work combines the hero's initiatory journey, a recurring theme in manga for teenagers, with positive values such as brotherly love, friendship and the struggle of good against evil, which warmed the hearts of Japanese spectators in full swing. pandemic.
The release of
Demon Slayer
is planned in 2021 in the US and Europe.
According to the Dai-ichi Life research institute, the franchise has already generated 270 billion yen (2.1 billion euros) taking into account theatrical admissions, manga sales and many derivative products.
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