“Blade that Cuts Demons: Endless Train” – the most successful anime in the history of Russian distribution

About a week and a half ago, May 20, the Russian premiere of the animated film “Demon Slayer: Infinite Train“also known as”Demon Cuts Blade: The Endless Train“. On the first weekend, the sensational Japanese film grossed almost 60 million rubles in domestic cinemas, and after 11 days of distribution, its receipts reached 95,101,459 rubles.

This makes Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie: Mugen Ressha-hen the most successful Japanese animated film in Russian distribution history. The previous record belonged to the painting “Mary and the witch flower“(87,229,071 rubles for the entire rental cycle).

The Japanese premiere of “Endless Train” took place last fall. The film set a series of records and was able to win the status of the highest grossing blockbuster of 2023. International fees approached the mark in $ 500 million

Anime plot “Demon Cuts Blade: The Endless Train“directly continues the story of the first season of the original anime series and follows the adventures of a young man Tanjiro Kamadowho is risking his life to fight the demons that killed his family.

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