Deadline reported on Saturday that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, earned US$5.5 million on its opening day in the United States on Friday plus preview screenings on Thursday. It estimates that the film will make a total of US$10.8 million in the U.S. this weekend. Variety also estimates the film will earn more than US$10 million in its debut weekend, with an estimate it will rank at #2 for the weekend.
The Numbers estimates the film earned US$1.8 million in preview screenings on Thursday and US$5,525,000 combined on Thursday and Friday.
Similar theatrical screenings of the first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc television anime in the U.S. in March 2023 earned US$10.1 million in its opening weekend.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- is also screening in IMAX and premium large formats.
The screening opened in Tokyo on February 2 as part of a World Tour, and debuted at #1 with 443,700 tickets sold for 646,790,467 yen (about US$4.35 million), in its first three days. It has sold a total of 1.03 million tickets for approximately 1.4 billion yen (about US$9.32 million) as of last Sunday.
The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc anime will premiere in spring.
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The Numbers estimates the film earned US$1.8 million in preview screenings on Thursday and US$5,525,000 combined on Thursday and Friday.
Similar theatrical screenings of the first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc television anime in the U.S. in March 2023 earned US$10.1 million in its opening weekend.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- is also screening in IMAX and premium large formats.
The screening opened in Tokyo on February 2 as part of a World Tour, and debuted at #1 with 443,700 tickets sold for 646,790,467 yen (about US$4.35 million), in its first three days. It has sold a total of 1.03 million tickets for approximately 1.4 billion yen (about US$9.32 million) as of last Sunday.
The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc anime will premiere in spring.
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc 1st Episode Screening Earns US$5.5 Million on Opening Day in U.S.
Anime to make estimated US$10 million in U.S. in debut weekend