The new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns, based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , was released on July 18th in 452 cinemas nationwide (393 regular cinemas and 59 IMAX cinemas), and it has been revealed that its box office revenue exceeded 7.31 billion yen in four days. The number of audience members exceeded 5.16 million. In the three days after its release, the box office revenue was approximately 5.52 billion yen and the number of audience members was approximately 3.84 million. The movie Mugen Train, which was released in 2020 and recorded the highest box office revenue in Japan's history of approximately 40.4 billion yen, grossed approximately 4.6 billion yen in the three days after its release, making it a huge hit.
When "Mugen Train" was released, it broke the domestic opening, first day, and single-day records, and the first chapter of "Infinity Castle Arc" broke those records. On its opening day, July 18th, it recorded a box office income of approximately 1.64 billion yen and an audience of approximately 1.15 million people, breaking the record for the number one opening day record in Japan. On the second day, the 19th, it recorded a box office income of approximately 1.84 billion yen and an audience of approximately 1.26 million people. On the third day, the 20th, it recorded a box office income of approximately 2.03 billion yen and an audience of approximately 1.42 million people, breaking the record for the number one single-day record in Japan. On the fourth day, the 21st, it recorded a box office income of approximately 1.79 billion yen and an audience of approximately 1.32 million people.
"Infinity Castle Arc" is a trilogy, and "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, exceeding the number of theaters that were released in "Mugen Train". It has also been a hot topic that the world's fastest screening took place at 24 theaters in 11 prefectures nationwide from midnight on July 18th, the first day of release. The screening time is 155 minutes.
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is based on a manga by Koyoharu Gotouge. The story is about Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, joining the Demon Slaying Corps to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original manga was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The total number of copies of the comics sold worldwide is over 220 million.
The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc: Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. The "Entertainment District Entertainment District Arc" aired from December 2021 to February 2022, the "Swordsmith Village Arc" from April to June 2023, and the "Hashira Training Arc" from May to June 2024.
