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Highest-grossing Japanese animated film at the global box office

Highest-grossing Japanese animated film at the global box office
Who
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
What
506,523,013 US dollar(s)
Where
Not Applicable
When
16 December 2022

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (aka Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen; 2020) had grossed $506,523,013 (£411 m; ¥69 bn) at the global box office as of 16 December 2022, according to The Numbers.

The R-rated fantasy movie is based on a manga series of the same name (written by Koyoharu Gotouge) and proceeds the events of the first season of a tie-in anime TV series aired in 2019. The story centres on a boy called Tanjiro Kamado, who seeks revenge after demons kill his family and place a curse on his sister.

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is also the highest-grossing film of all time within the Japanese domestic market, surpassing the critically acclaimed Studio Ghibli classic Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi; 2001) which had held the top spot since the turn of the 21st century.