Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent“Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train,” a Japanese action/adventure anime, was the best performing film in the world this weekend.Given an unusual Friday release, on 403 screens, by distributors Aniplex and Toho, the film earned $12 million on its opening day.
Over the three-day period it totaled $44 million, from 3.42 million admissions.This compares with the three-day take of $30 million for “Frozen 2,” which went on to finish with $121 million in Japan in 2019, and the $15.6 million for “Weathering with You,” the Shinkai Makoto anime that made $134 million.This three-day figure also exceeds the $36 million made by “Confidence Man JP: Princess,” the third-highest earning Japanese film of 2020, in its.
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