It’s a fight between two Jump Properties as Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba and Gintama as The Mugen Train knocked Gintama The Final off the No. 1 spot, clearly a temporary setback for the Demonic Locomotive.
The Mantan Web reported today that in the 14th week of cinema showings, Mugen Train returned to the top of the Japanese box office. The Weekly Shonen Jump adaptation took the top spots for a record-breaking 12 weeks before Gintama: THE FINAL came in, taking the throne for a short amount of time with Demon Slayer taking back the crown in just a weekend. Crunchyroll’s Japan Correspondent Daryl Harding pointed out that the Japanese box office is based on ticket sales rather than box office takings, Demon Slayer came out on top last weekend based on revenue but lost out due to attendance. Demon Slayer is currently being run in more expensive cinema formats (4DX, IMAX) than Gintama: THE FINAL, which just on traditional screens. Last week saw the use of Demon Slayer-based benefits given out to those going to see Gintama: THE FINAL, which will return in February. For more on this development and story, Crunchyroll has the details.
“It is the Taisho Period in Japan. Tanjiro, a kindhearted boy who sells charcoal for a living, finds his family slaughtered by a demon. To make matters worse, his younger sister Nezuko, the sole survivor, has been transformed into a demon herself. Though devastated by this grim reality, Tanjiro resolves to become a “demon slayer” so that he can turn his sister back into a human, and kill the demon that massacred his family.”
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