“Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen” surpasses 4 billion yen in the box office in three days

“Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen” has surpassed 4 billion yen (37.9 million in USD) in the box office in three days of the film’s theatrical debut.  The overall total was 4.6 billion yen.

The figure exceeds the 3.9 billion yen which “Tenki no Ko” (Weathering with You) did in 2019 in its first three days and would go on to earn 14 billion yen.

Shinkai Makoto even was in awe:

ひえー…日本の映画興行でこんなことがあり得るんですね。まさに快挙！

「鬼滅の刃」公開３日間で興収46億円鬼スタート(日刊スポーツ)#Yahooニュースhttps://t.co/cL47SQiOiG

— 新海誠 (@shinkaimakoto) October 19, 2020

The box office figures is quite amazing considering the movie industry around the world are having difficulty due to the novel coronavirus.  One thing that was done differently is the unprecedented number of screenings.  The film was screened at 403 theaters throughout Japan (365 theaters + 38 IMAX theaters) from early morning to late at night.

At TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku, Tokyo, the number of screenings was 42 times from early morning to late at night.

Is there is a chance that “Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen” may surpass 20 billion yen in ten days?

【速報】
「鬼滅の刃 無限列車編」40億円突破！

なんと公開3日目にして今年の映画ランキングは早くも3位に！
この40億円という数字は、「天気の子(最終141.9億円)」が公開10日間で稼いだ金額(39億円)をも上回る数字です！
200億円に到達するという声もありますが果たして…？#鬼滅の刃#鬼滅興収速報 pic.twitter.com/dHH1R94Yp7

— タロイモ♪🎬 (@eigarankingnews) October 18, 2020

In terms of box office revenue in Japan of overall films released in 2020, the top three films are “Star Wars: Skywalker no Yoake”, which has the top box office record in three days at 7.27 billion earned. “Kyo Kara Ore Wa!!” at 5.33 billion yen and “Parasite: Panchika no Kazoku” earning 4.7 billion yen.

今月中には絶対行かなきゃ💦
３日で興行収入40億はすごい。

『2020年映画興行収入ランキングTOP123』
1位 ｢スター・ウォーズ スカイウォーカーの夜明け｣(洋画)72億7000万円
2位 ｢今日から俺は!!劇場版｣(邦画)53億3000万円
3位 ｢パラサイト 半地下の家族｣(洋画)47億1000万円 pic.twitter.com/6O58QppAOW

— Dai@ウーバー/menu福岡 (@Dai22194043) October 18, 2020

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