Talk about an unexpected September bloom at the box office, which continued this weekend with a cornucopia of new offerings led by the record-smashing U.S. debut of the Japanese anime sequel Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – the Movie Infinity Castle.
Overseas, Demon Slayer earned another $49 million as Crunchyroll rolled the film out in an additional 49 markets for worldwide weekend haul of $132.1 million.
Tracking had suggested the Demon Slayer would open $35 million to $40 million domestically; others thought $50 million was far more likely.
Voice cast regulars Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro), Akari Kitō (Nezuko), Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu) and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Inosuke) return as the Demon Slayer Corps embarks on a climactic assault against the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji.
(Demon Slayer and Grand Finale each received an A).
This weekend, a plethora of new releases, led by the record-breaking U, continued the box office’s unexpected September bloom. S. . premiere of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the Japanese anime sequel, in the film Infinity Castle. Crunchyroll, which is owned by Sony, is streaming the film in North America and several other countries, with the exception of Japan and a few other Asian markets.
In the United States, the film opened far ahead of expectations. S. . and Canada with an estimated $70 million from 3,315 theaters, including a phenomenal $33 million on Friday, to achieve the highest opening for an anime film in North American box office history. Additionally, it’s Crunchyroll’s best performance to date and Sony’s best in recent memory. Furthermore, not accounting for inflation, Infinity Castle has the largest September animated debut ever and the best opening of the year thus far for an animated film.
In other countries, Crunchyroll released Demon Slayer in 49 more markets, bringing its total weekend earnings to $132.1%. The movie has now made well over $400 million worldwide, with Crunchyroll contributing $177.8 million.
For you. S. . With the exception of a special two-day singalong screening of KPop: Demon Hunters, the most-watched English-language movie in Netflix history, theater owners are enjoying their second consecutive weekend of strong moviegoing following a dismal August.
The Demon Slayer was predicted by tracking to debut at $35–40 million domestically, but some believed that $50 million was much more likely. But as interest in the anime genre grows in the United States, it came in even higher. S. . and following their acceptance by both audiences and critics. 57 percent of ticket buyers were male, and the vast majority of them were between the ages of 18 and 34.
The first feature film in the three-part cinematic trilogy that depicts the last battle of the wildly successful and critically acclaimed anime shonen series from renowned animation studio Ufotable is Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – the Movie Infinity Castle. In Japan, where it debuted in July and has made over $200 million, the movie has also done incredibly well.
Infinity Castle is a film directed by Haruo Sotozaki that adapts the last arc of Koyoharu Gotouge’s best-selling manga series. The Demon Slayer Corps launches a final attack against the demon king Muzan Kibutsuji, and voice cast regulars Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro), Akari Kitō (Nezuko), Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu), and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Inosuke) make a comeback. The Sony Group subsidiary Aniplex contributed to the film’s financing. Toho, Aniplex, and Crunchyroll handle international distribution, and Imax releases are scheduled in more than 40 countries.
In Japan, the movie also achieved record-breaking Imax box office performance; in North America, Imax and other high-end large-format screens contributed to 44% of the total revenue.
Warner Bros. and The Conjuring: Last Rites, New Line’s titan, which concluded Sunday with a nearly franchise-best $333 million in worldwide ticket sales, dropped 69 percent domestically in North America for a domestic total of $131.11 million after competing with Demon Slayer for younger audiences. In its first twelve or so days, it made a whopping $605.5 million overseas, surpassing the $200 million milestone at the foreign box office to reach a global total of $332.9 million.
With a domestic debut of $18.1 million, the final big-screen version of the popular British series Downton Abbey came in third place, as anticipated. Strong viewer ratings and excellent reviews are also helping Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. The film’s opening total in its first 31 international markets, led by the United States, was $12.03 million. The K. starting with $6.03 million, for a $30.04 million global total. With 55% of viewers over 55, the female-skewed movie (72%) was viewed by an older audience.
Based on a Stephen King novel, Lionsgate’s dystopian The Long Walk debuted in fourth place with an estimated $112.5 million. Unusually for the genre, the critically acclaimed film received a B+ CinemaScore. Grand Finale and Demon Slayer were both given A grades.
This weekend, Pixar’s iconic animated film Toy Story will be rereleased by Disney to a resounding audience in honor of its 30th anniversary. With a respectable $3.5 million domestically, the film completed the top five with a $5.2 million worldwide total. Additionally, the rerelease of the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton earned an additional $2.02 million in its second weekend, bringing its 10-day total to $15 million. Disney also did well with a special re-release of The Sound of Music for its 60th anniversary, which brought in $1.05 million in North America.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, Rob Reiner’s follow-up, debuted at the bottom of the top 10 chart with an estimated $1.07 million. An A- CinemaScore was awarded to the follow-up to Reiner’s cult-classic mockumentary.
September. 14, at 7:45 a.m. M. Updated with updated projections.
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