New Demon Slayer movie breaks 26 -year records and a bigger brand of anime premiere in the USA

According to information released by Variety magazine, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu on Yaiba Infinito Castle”, which marks the beginning of the anime’s conclusion, raised an impressive $ 70 million on its first weekend in the United States. With this, the film sets a new record and consecrates itself as the biggest debut of an anime in American theaters.

The new production breaks a record that had resisted 26 years ago. Previously, the brand belonged to “Pokémon: The Movie-Mewtwo Strangers” (1999), which had added $ 31 million in its release.

In addition, the feature also won the biggest opening in a single day for an anime in US history. Only on Friday (12), were raised US $ 33 million, exceeding the previous record, which belonged to “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” (2022), in the $ 10.9 million mark.

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“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” is based on Koyaharu Gotoge’s manga series and starring Tanjiro Kamado, a boy whose family is brutally murdered. After the tragedy, the young man joins the demon Slayer Corps to transform his youngest sister, Nezuko, again in Human, after she becomes a Oni – a demon.

In the plot of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu on Yaiba – Infinite Castle”, Tanjiro faces Akaza, the dreaded Três Moon. In parallel, the hashiras, Zenitsu and Inosuke face their own challenges that include several other demons, as well as Nakime, which controls the infinite castle, and Muzan Kintsuji, the main villain of history.

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