Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Passes Titanic Record At Japanese Box Office

Poster Demon Slayer (Aniplex)

JAKARTA - The interest of the Japanese population for the film Demon Slayer: Mugen Train continues to increase amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Citing Variety on Monday, November 30, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train passed the total box office for the Titanic film. This achievement made Demon Slayer the second highest grossing film of all time.

Titanic, which premiered in Japan in 1997, generated US $ 251 million in US viewing. That record was later beaten with Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away for $ 295.5 million.

The Demon Slayer film passed several successful film records such as the entire Harry Potter franchise, Howl's Moving Castle, Frozen and Your Name. Now, Demon Slayer needs 15 more days to overtake Spirited Away. It is known that the film Spirited Away won the box office after 25 days of showing in Japanese theaters.

The success of Demon Slayer has also had a positive effect, from the sale of food products, transportation, to Demon Slayer-related merchandise that are of interest to the public.

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train tells the story of a boy who turns into a demon slayer after his family dies and his brother is kidnapped by a demon.

First released through Shukan Shonen Jump magazine in 2016, the comic has sold more than 100 million copies in various formats including digital formats. The plan is that the Demon Slayer film will be shown in Indonesia and other Asian countries and North America starting in 2021.