Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, based on the shōnen manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotōge. The film, which is a direct sequel to the 2019 anime series, is directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable. The film was released on October 16, 2020 in Japan, with widespread success, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese film of 2020, the second highest-grossing film ever in Japan, one of the highest-grossing anime films ever, the highest-grossing animated film of 2020 and the world's sixth highest-grossing film of 2020.

Plot:

In Taishō-era Japan, Tanjiro Kamado and his friends from the Demon Slayer Corps accompany Kyōjurō Rengoku, the Flame Hashira, to investigate a mysterious series of disappearances occurring inside a seemingly infinitely-long train. Little do they know that Enmu, the last and strongest of the Lower Moons of the Twelve Kizuki, and Akaza, the third strongest of the Upper Moons of the Twelve Kizuki, are also on board and have prepared a trap for them.

I will sum up the information said about the movie:

On September 28, 2019, immediately following the airing of episode 26, an anime film titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train was announced, with the staff and cast reprising their roles. On April 10, 2020, it was announced that the film would be released theatrically in Japan on October 16, 2020. The film is distributed in Japan by Aniplex (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan) and Toho. LiSA performed the film's theme song, titled "Homura" ( Flame).

On September 18, 2020, it was announced that Japanese theatergoers would receive a copy of "Rengoku Volume 0", a special manga from the series author Koyoharu Gotouge featuring character Kyōjurō Rengoku, limited to 4.5 million copies.

Aniplex of America has licensed the film, and will release the film theatrically in North America in cooperation with Funimation Films in 2021 ( we don´t have an exact date unfortuntely).

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Upon release, the film broke the first-day record with ¥1.2 billion ($11.3 million). On its opening weekend, it grossed ¥4.6 billion ($44 million) in Japan. It was the best three-day opening weekend ever in Japanese theaters, and the top-grossing film worldwide for the weekend. The film's record-breaking success has been attributed to the Demon Slayer franchise's popularity in Japan, in addition to the limited number of films available in Japanese theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In ten days, it became the fastest movie in the history of the Japanese box office to cross ¥10 billion and $100 million. It surpassed the record of Spirited Away (2001), which had previously crossed the ¥10 billion milestone in 25 days and held the record for 19 years. Mugen Train also set the record for the highest-grossing second weekend. Within 17 days, it broke the ¥15 billion and $150 million barriers. It went on to gross ¥20.4 billion (US$197.9 million) within 24 days, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film in Japan and the fastest film to cross ¥20 billion in Japan. It also set the record for the highest-grossing IMAX release in Japan, with $14.2 million earned from IMAX screenings, surpassing the $13 million record previously set by Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

It topped the international box office for several weeks, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of 2020, and the year's fifth highest-grossing film in international markets outside North America. In Taiwan, Mugen Train pulled in NT$360 million (US$12.6 million) in 17 days since its October 30 opening, becoming the year's highest-grossing film in Taiwan and setting a new record as the highest-grossing animated film of all time in Taiwan, surpassing the previous record holders Frozen 2 (2019) and Your Name (2016). As of 24 November 2020, Mugen Train became the world's sixth highest-grossing film of 2020, having grossed a combined US$280.6 million in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.