After becoming the highest grossing film in Japan’s history, the R-rated anime fantasy Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train hits domestic theaters this weekend before its June digital release. A sequel to a 2019 series, Haruo Sotozaki directs the pic which has already grossed close to half a billion worldwide. Overall it’s already achieved the status of fourth largest worldwide earner of 2020.
How this translates to American audiences is a bit of a mystery. It opens opposite Mortal Kombat, which should manage to top the charts and eat into Slayer‘s target demographic. There’s certainly a chance that this over performs considering the massive haul overseas.
I think double digits is certainly achievable and it should debut at #2 behind Kombat.
Demon Slayer opening weekend prediction: $10.7 million
For my Mortal Kombat prediction, click here:
https://toddmthatcher.com/2021/04/14/mortal-kombat-box-office-prediction/
