On the official Twitter account for the animated adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge, Kimetsu no Yaiba, it was announced that the accumulated box office earnings for the film Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen will no longer be reported as of 2021.
"With respect to the film Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen, the weekly box office earnings report published in this account will no longer be published as of 2021. We thank everyone for reading our reports all this time, and we will not forget our gratitude in all times to come. Even so, you will be able to consult the information through the Kogyo Tsushin".
劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編に関して、本アカウントからの毎週の興行成績発表は、2020年内で一旦終了致します。皆様に直接御礼をお伝え出来たこと、とても嬉しく思っております。感謝の気持ちは忘れず、来年も興行を続けて参ります。以降は、興行通信社からの発表等にてご確認ください。#鬼滅の刃
— 鬼滅の刃公式 (@kimetsu_off) December 29, 2020
The film premiered in Japanese cinemas on October 16 in Japan and is a direct sequel to the events of the anime, adapting the "Arc of the Infinite Train" from the original manga. Koyoharu Gotouge published the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine between February 2016 and May 2020.
73 days after its release, the film reported selling 24,049,907 tickets for a total box office takings of 32,478,895,850 yen (approximately $314 million), making it the highest grossing film in Japan's history, surpassing the 31.68 billion yen raised by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's film, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Chihiro's Journey).
Synopsis of Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen
Tanjirou Kamado and his friends from the Demon Hunter Corps accompany the Fire Pillar, Kyoujurou Rengoku, on a mission to investigate a series of disappearances occurring inside a train. Little do they know that Enmu, one of the members of the Twelve Moons of the Demons, is also on board and has set a trap for them.
Source: Official Twitter Account
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