According to the movie attendance rankings for the 18th to 20th of July announced on July 22nd (surveyed by Kogyo Tsushinsha), the new movie version of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba" based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge , " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," debuted at the top of the list. In the three days since its release on July 18th, it attracted approximately 3.844 million viewers and earned approximately 5.524 billion yen in box office revenue, breaking the record set by "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," which was released in 2020 and had the highest opening performance of all time. It also broke records for opening day performance (approximately 1.15 million viewers and approximately 1.65 billion yen in box office revenue) and single-day performance (approximately 1.42 million viewers and approximately 2.04 billion yen in box office revenue on July 20th), breaking three domestic records. In the four days since its release, including July 21st, the film attracted an audience of approximately 5.16 million people and grossed approximately 7.31 billion yen.
Among the works making their debut, the animated film "Toi-san Wants to Have a Youthful Life! 'A Baka, a Smartphone, and Romance'" (directed by Mankyu) ranked 7th.
"National Treasure" (directed by Lee Sang-il), which had held the top spot for four consecutive weeks until last week, moved to second place with a total of 346,000 people in the three-day weekend and a box office income of about 510 million yen. In the 46 days since its release, it has attracted 4.86 million people and made over 6.8 billion yen. "Superman" (directed by James Gunn), which debuted in second place last week, moved to third place with a total of 88,000 people in the three-day weekend and a box office income of about 142 million yen. In total, it has attracted about 470,000 people and made about 753 million yen. "Lilo & Stitch" (directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp), which is in its seventh week since its release and is in fifth place, attracted 2.18 million people in the three-day weekend and made over 3 billion yen.
1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Arc Chapter 1 - Akaza Returns 2. National Treasure 3. Superman 4. F1 5. Lilo & Stitch 6. Dollhouse 7. Toi-san Wants to Live a Youthful Life! - Baka to Smartphone to Romance 8. Uta no Prince-sama ! Prism Tours 10. Frontline
