Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle reaches over 3.15 million viewers, breaking the record for fastest box office attendance... Ranking 4th in the history of Japanese anime in Korea

The Japanese anime "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Castle Arc" (hereinafter "Demon Slayer") has surpassed 3 million viewers in just 10 days since its release, setting a new record for the fastest box office hit.
According to the Integrated Cinema Ticketing System of the Japan Film Promotion Committee on the morning of the 1st, 285,020 people had seen "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" the day before.
The film, which was released on the 22nd of last month, depicts the battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the elite Blood Demons in the Blood Demons' base, Mugen Castle.
The film depicts the final battle between the two. It includes the first chapter of the final battle trilogy based on the original manga. Before its release, the film faced a "right-wing" problem.
The main character of the original work wears earrings in the shape of a war criminal flag, and the Demon Slayer Corps, an organization that appears in the work, is made up of Japanese student soldiers.
The film has been criticized for glorifying Japanese militarism, as it evokes images of the past. Despite this, box office enthusiasm has not cooled.
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After surpassing 1 million (2 days) and 2 million (5 days), it has broken various records, including surpassing 3 million in the shortest time possible (10 days), and is currently at the top of the box office.
In addition, it surpassed the record of the previous film, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train" (2021), which attracted 2.22 million viewers, in just six days, once again proving the overwhelming power of its fandom.
Furthermore, it surpassed the record of "Haul's Moving Castle" (2004), which attracted a cumulative audience of 3.01 million people, achieving the remarkable feat of becoming the fourth highest-grossing Japanese animation of all time in Korea.
In particular, the Japanese voice actors' visit to Korea event on the 30th of last month was a great success, and with the enthusiasm of the fandom rising even more, the group is expected to continue its unstoppable box office success.
The film continues to be a huge hit in Japan, attracting 19.82 million viewers and grossing 28 billion yen in the 38 days since its release, making it the third highest-grossing film in Japan's history.
In terms of advance ticket sales, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is also recording the overwhelming number one spot overall, with a pre-sale rate of nearly 50% as of 8 a.m. on the 1st. Advance tickets have sold out to nearly 140,000 tickets.
If it continues at this rate, it will surpass 4 million viewers by the end of this weekend, the third weekend of the year, and "My Daughter Has Become a Zombie" will achieve this.
The second place in the box office was "My Daughter Became a Zombie" starring Cho Jung Seok, which attracted 78,596 people on the same day.
The total number of viewers is 5,349,786, making it the highest-grossing film released so far this year.
In third place was "F1," with 68,654 viewers, for a total of 4,761,222.