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1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Earns Over US$11 Million from Thursday Preview Screenings
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Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Aniplex began screening the first film in theaters, including IMAX and other premium large screen formats, in the United States and Canada on Friday. The film is screening in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub.
The English dub for the film has cast actor Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street) as Keizo Tatum and Rebecca Wang as Koyuki.
The first film opened in Japan on July 18. The film is playing on 443 screens (a franchise record) throughout Japan, including IMAX screenings. Outside Japan, Aniplex aims for the new film to play in over 150 countries and regions, which is wider than the franchise's previous world tour of over 145 countries and regions.
The film has so far sold 22,007,405 tickets for a cumulative total of 31,425,916,900 yen (about US$213 million). This makes the film the fastest film in Japan to reach 30 million yen (about US$203 million), reaching the milestone in 46 days. Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train held the previous record, reaching the milestone in 59 days.
The film has surpassed Titanic to become the #3 highest-earning film of all time in Japan. The film is likely to surpass Spirited Away in Japan in the coming days.
Haruo Sotozaki is directing the anime at ufotable, and ufotable is also credited for the screenplay. Aimer is performing the song "Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai" ("A World Where the Sun Never Rises"), and LiSA is performing the song "Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake" ("Shine in the Cruel Night").
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