According to a report published at the close of 7:00 p.m. on October 16 (Japan Standard Time), the film Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen had already exceeded a gross of one billion yen (approximately 9.4 million of dollars).

鬼滅の刃、初日19時で、多分10億円突破と聞いて驚いている。天気の子が3日間で16.4億円。君の名はが3日間で12億らしいんで、この勢いを維持できれば、マジで100億が可能ということに・・・。すげーなおい。 https://t.co/9FEtIF9toq

— ＜レイフォース＞ (@rayforcegame) October 16, 2020

This is a historical record at the Japanese box office, and the feature film aims to achieve the top-grossing position in Japanese history, already having the highest grossing record on its opening day.

Finally, the film opened in Japanese theaters on October 16 in Japan and is a direct sequel to the events of the anime, adapting the "Infinity Train Arc" from the original manga. Koyoharu Gotouge published the manga in Shueisha publisher's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine between February 2016 and May 2020.

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