Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編) (2020)

Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen
Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $49,888,502Details
International Box Office $457,230,556Details
Worldwide Box Office $507,119,058
Home Market Performance
Est. Domestic Blu-ray Sales $3,125,946 Details
Total Est. Domestic Video Sales $3,125,946
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Synopsis

A youth begins a quest to fight demons and save his sister after finding his family slaughtered and his sister turned into a demon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,789,600 (45.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,750,000 (worldwide box office is 32.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,605 opening theaters/2,087 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,880,826

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 23rd, 2021 (Wide) by FUNimation, released as Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
April 23rd, 2021 (IMAX) by FUNimation, released as Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
International Releases: October 16th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Japan)
October 30th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Taiwan)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Hong Kong)
November 12th, 2020 (Limited), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Singapore)
December 9th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Thailand)
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Video Release: June 22nd, 2021 by Funimation Productions, released as Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
MPAA Rating: R for violence and bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2665 (cert #53039) (Dubbed), 1/27/2021)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Demon Slayer
Comparisons: vs. Beowulf
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Keywords: 2D Digitally Animated Films, Dysfunctional Family, Possessed, Action Adventure, Demons, Anime
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 50 $6,495,402 Apr 30, 2021 10
Biggest Domestic April Weekend 80 $22,789,600 Apr 23, 2021 3
Top FUNimation Weekend Domestic 1 $22,789,600 Apr 23, 2021 3
Top 2021 Theater Average 16 $14,199 Apr 23, 2021 3

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2021 2 $22,789,600   1,605 $14,199   $22,789,600 1
Apr 30, 2021 1 $6,495,402 -71% 1,905 $3,410   $34,214,332 2
May 7, 2021 2 $5,179,449 -20% 2,087 $2,482   $41,788,502 3
May 14, 2021 4 $1,850,000 -64% 1,930 $959   $44,208,502 4
May 21, 2021 6 $1,311,513 -29% 1,800 $729   $46,144,989 5
May 28, 2021 6 $1,579,000 +20% 1,800 $877   $48,888,502 6
Jun 4, 2021 8 $576,000 -64% 600 $960   $49,888,502 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 22, 2021 P $3,800,000     0     $3,800,000  
Apr 23, 2021 1 $9,536,257     1,605 $5,942   $9,536,257 1
Apr 24, 2021 2 $6,445,970 -32%   1,605 $4,016   $15,982,227 2
Apr 25, 2021 2 $5,162,573 -20%   1,605 $3,217   $21,144,800 3
Apr 26, 2021 - $1,738,303 -66%   1,605 $1,083   $22,883,103 4
Apr 27, 2021 - $1,838,162 +6%   1,605 $1,145   $24,816,444 5
Apr 29, 2021 - $1,348,206     1,247 $1,081   $27,705,843 7
Apr 30, 2021 - $1,817,933 +35% -81% 1,879 $968   $29,551,698 8
May 1, 2021 - $2,667,078 +47% -59% 1,905 $1,400   $32,218,776 9
May 2, 2021 - $1,959,053 -27% -62% 1,905 $1,028   $34,177,829 10
May 3, 2021 - $586,397 -70% -66% 1,203 $487   $34,764,226 11
May 4, 2021 - $651,186 +11% -65% 1,203 $541   $35,415,412 12
May 5, 2021 - $580,184 -11%   1,125 $516   $35,995,596 13
May 6, 2021 - $559,062 -4% -59% 1,378 $406   $36,554,658 14
May 7, 2021 2 $862,764 +54% -53% 2,087 $413   $37,448,705 15
May 8, 2021 2 $1,271,118 +47% -52% 2,087 $609   $38,719,823 16
May 9, 2021 - $640,955 -50% -67% 2,050 $313   $39,360,778 17
May 10, 2021 - $335,347 -48% -43% 1,380 $243   $39,696,125 18
May 11, 2021 - $354,959 +6% -45% 1,599 $222   $40,051,084 19
May 12, 2021 - $365,006 +3% -37% 1,408 $259   $40,416,090 20
May 13, 2021 - $343,467 -6% -39% 1,419 $242   $40,759,557 21
May 14, 2021 - $510,401 +49% -41% 1,868 $273   $41,269,958 22
May 15, 2021 - $801,101 +57% -37% 1,914 $419   $42,071,059 23
May 16, 2021 - $645,259 -19% +1% 1,882 $343   $42,716,318 24
May 17, 2021 - $210,725 -67% -37% 1,292 $163   $42,927,043 25
May 18, 2021 - $227,838 +8% -36% 1,450 $157   $43,154,881 26
May 19, 2021 - $227,680 n/c -38% 1,313 $173   $43,382,561 27
May 20, 2021 - $219,006 -4% -36% 1,406 $156   $43,601,567 28
May 21, 2021 - $359,271 +64% -30% 1,822 $197   $43,960,838 29
May 22, 2021 - $556,836 +55% -30% 1,878 $297   $44,517,674 30
May 23, 2021 - $458,744 -18% -29% 1,835 $250   $44,976,418 31
May 24, 2021 - $177,713 -61% -16% 1,311 $136   $45,154,131 32
May 25, 2021 - $187,167 +5% -18% 1,482 $126   $45,341,298 33
May 26, 2021 - $201,156 +7% -12% 1,377 $146   $45,542,454 34
May 27, 2021 - $169,274 -16% -23% 1,237 $137   $45,711,728 35
May 28, 2021 - $219,602 +30% -39% 1,103 $199   $45,931,330 36
May 29, 2021 - $324,327 +48% -42% 1,131 $287   $46,255,657 37
May 30, 2021 - $321,767 -1% -30% 1,087 $296   $46,577,424 38
May 31, 2021 - $262,817 -18% +48% 1,087 $242   $46,840,241 39
Jun 1, 2021 - $127,991 -51% -32% 989 $129   $46,968,232 40
Jun 2, 2021 - $145,325 +14% -28% 968 $150   $47,113,557 41
Jun 3, 2021 - $139,385 -4% -18% 868 $161   $47,252,942 42
Jun 4, 2021 - $116,749 -16% -47% 540 $216   $47,369,691 43
Jun 5, 2021 - $189,894 +63% -41% 562 $338   $47,559,585 44
Jun 6, 2021 - $150,603 -21% -53% 534 $282   $47,710,188 45
Jun 7, 2021 - $83,582 -45% -68% 500 $167   $47,793,770 46
Jun 8, 2021 - $82,764 -1% -35% 474 $175   $47,876,534 47
Jun 9, 2021 - $99,735 +21% -31% 492 $203   $47,976,269 48
Jun 10, 2021 - $82,820 -17% -41% 408 $203   $48,059,089 49
Jun 11, 2021 - $81,457 -2% -30% 310 $263   $48,140,546 50
Jun 12, 2021 - $114,478 +41% -40% 314 $365   $48,255,024 51
Jun 13, 2021 - $106,460 -7% -29% 303 $351   $48,361,484 52
Jun 14, 2021 - $66,371 -38% -21% 286 $232   $48,427,855 53
Jun 15, 2021 - $60,166 -9% -27% 280 $215   $48,488,021 54
Jun 16, 2021 - $62,012 +3% -38% 252 $246   $48,550,033 55
Jun 17, 2021 - $59,206 -5% -29% 247 $240   $48,609,239 56
Jun 18, 2021 - $67,914 +15% -17% 229 $297   $48,677,153 57
Jun 19, 2021 - $91,659 +35% -20% 229 $400   $48,768,812 58
Jun 20, 2021 - $62,132 -32% -42% 214 $290   $48,830,944 59
Jun 21, 2021 - $48,259 -22% -27% 208 $232   $48,879,203 60
Jun 22, 2021 - $41,740 -14% -31% 203 $206   $48,920,943 61
Jun 23, 2021 - $46,932 +12% -24% 210 $223   $48,967,875 62
Jun 24, 2021 - $33,986 -28% -43% 184 $185   $49,001,861 63
Jun 25, 2021 - $30,519 -10% -55% 142 $215   $49,032,380 64
Jun 26, 2021 - $44,525 +46% -51% 144 $309   $49,076,905 65
Jun 27, 2021 - $43,053 -3% -31% 145 $297   $49,119,958 66
Jun 28, 2021 - $26,253 -39% -46% 135 $194   $49,146,211 67
Jun 29, 2021 - $24,251 -8% -42% 135 $180   $49,170,462 68
Jun 30, 2021 - $26,222 +8% -44% 133 $197   $49,196,684 69
Jul 1, 2021 - $21,619 -18% -36% 81 $267   $49,218,303 70
Jul 2, 2021 - $18,668 -14% -39% 81 $230   $49,236,971 71
Jul 3, 2021 - $24,152 +29% -46% 76 $318   $49,261,123 72
Jul 4, 2021 - $15,748 -35% -63% 81 $194   $49,276,871 73
Jul 5, 2021 - $22,891 +45% -13% 79 $290   $49,299,762 74
Jul 6, 2021 - $14,329 -37% -41% 64 $224   $49,314,091 75
Jul 7, 2021 - $14,796 +3% -44% 38 $389   $49,328,887 76
Jul 8, 2021 - $12,455 -16% -42% 39 $319   $49,341,342 77
Jul 9, 2021 - $9,879 -21% -47% 39 $253   $49,351,221 78
Jul 10, 2021 - $12,435 +26% -49% 39 $319   $49,363,656 79
Jul 11, 2021 - $12,666 +2% -20% 42 $302   $49,376,322 80
Jul 12, 2021 - $6,455 -49% -72% 41 $157   $49,382,777 81
Jul 13, 2021 - $8,549 +32% -40% 40 $214   $49,391,326 82
Jul 14, 2021 - $8,201 -4% -45% 41 $200   $49,399,527 83
Jul 15, 2021 - $6,153 -25% -51% 32 $192   $49,405,680 84
Jul 16, 2021 - $9,156 +49% -7% 38 $241   $49,414,836 85
Jul 17, 2021 - $10,909 +19% -12% 38 $287   $49,425,745 86
Jul 18, 2021 - $9,657 -11% -24% 38 $254   $49,435,402 87
Jul 19, 2021 - $7,026 -27% +9% 39 $180   $49,442,428 88
Jul 20, 2021 - $6,951 -1% -19% 38 $183   $49,449,379 89
Jul 21, 2021 - $7,394 +6% -10% 37 $200   $49,456,773 90
Jul 22, 2021 - $6,308 -15% +3% 32 $197   $49,463,081 91
Jul 23, 2021 - $3,250 -48% -65% 23 $141   $49,466,331 92
Jul 24, 2021 - $4,226 +30% -61% 23 $184   $49,470,557 93
Jul 25, 2021 - $4,690 +11% -51% 23 $204   $49,475,247 94
Jul 26, 2021 - $2,060 -56% -71% 23 $90   $49,477,307 95
Jul 27, 2021 - $2,615 +27% -62% 23 $114   $49,479,922 96
Jul 28, 2021 - $2,953 +13% -60% 23 $128   $49,482,875 97
Jul 29, 2021 - $1,801 -39% -71% 23 $78   $49,484,676 98
Jul 30, 2021 - $2,522 +40% -22% 21 $120   $49,487,198 99
Jul 31, 2021 - $3,357 +33% -21% 21 $160   $49,490,555 100
Aug 1, 2021 - $3,190 -5% -32% 21 $152   $49,493,745 101
Aug 2, 2021 - $1,884 -41% -9% 21 $90   $49,495,629 102
Aug 3, 2021 - $2,161 +15% -17% 21 $103   $49,497,790 103
Aug 4, 2021 - $2,613 +21% -12% 21 $124   $49,500,403 104
Aug 5, 2021 - $1,207 -54% -33% 16 $75   $49,501,610 105
Aug 6, 2021 - $1,147 -5% -55% 11 $104   $49,502,757 106
Aug 7, 2021 - $1,269 +11% -62% 11 $115   $49,504,026 107
Aug 8, 2021 - $982 -23% -69% 11 $89   $49,505,008 108

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2021 2 $27,705,843   1,247 $22,218   $27,705,843 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/25/2021 $1,438,505 201 201 1,146 $3,162,129 8/24/2021
Egypt 5/12/2021 $0 0 0 0 $20,000
France 5/19/2021 $2,259,715 438 530 2,731 $6,082,404 7/9/2021
Germany 5/20/2021 $38,664 0 0 0 $417,722 12/2/2023
Hong Kong 11/12/2020 $1,814,565 0 0 0 $3,892,693 2/28/2021
Japan 10/16/2020 $43,862,594 0 0 0 $386,483,128 10/19/2022
Laos 2/18/2021 $0 0 0 0 $25,000
Malaysia 2/4/2021 $0 0 0 0 $1,200,000
Mexico 4/22/2021 $1,259,319 0 0 0 $3,286,503 6/2/2021
Netherlands 6/4/2021 $55,866 58 58 148 $303,152 6/28/2021
New Zealand 2/25/2021 $247,993 38 38 202 $540,263 10/19/2022
Portugal 6/11/2021 $34,318 53 53 175 $93,559 11/7/2023
Russia (CIS) 5/20/2021 $786,123 559 559 1,781 $2,058,488 10/20/2022
Saudi Arabia 5/13/2021 $0 0 0 0 $1,500,000
Singapore 11/12/2020 $0 0 0 0 $1,930,000
South Korea 1/27/2021 $95,009 24 898 11,993 $16,579,748 5/18/2022
Spain 3/3/2023 $259,023 212 212 498 $604,280 3/23/2023
Taiwan 10/30/2020 $0 0 0 0 $22,800,000
Thailand 12/9/2020 $0 0 0 0 $4,240,000
Turkey 8/20/2021 $26,539 126 126 239 $95,014 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 5/26/2021 $983,512 336 336 718 $1,916,473 6/17/2021
 
International Total$457,230,556 12/2/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 26, 2021434,795 34,795$876,834$876,83427
Jan 2, 2022419,820-43% 54,615$499,464$1,376,29828
Jan 9, 2022512,398-37% 67,013$312,430$1,688,72829
Jan 16, 202275,619-55% 72,632$141,599$1,830,32730
Jan 23, 2022135,198-7% 77,830$130,990$1,961,31731
Jan 30, 2022134,521-13% 82,351$117,862$2,079,17932
Feb 6, 2022153,098-31% 85,449$80,765$2,159,94433
Feb 13, 2022204,421+43% 89,870$115,255$2,275,19934
Feb 20, 2022203,845-13% 93,715$100,239$2,375,43835

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Synopsis

A youth begins a quest to fight demons and save his sister after finding his family slaughtered and his sister turned into a demon.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$22,789,600 (45.7% of total gross)
Legs:2.19 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:9.8% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$15,750,000 (worldwide box office is 32.2 times production budget)
Theater counts:1,605 opening theaters/2,087 max. theaters, 5.6 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $52,880,826

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Movie Details

Domestic Releases: April 23rd, 2021 (Wide) by FUNimation, released as Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
April 23rd, 2021 (IMAX) by FUNimation, released as Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
International Releases: October 16th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Japan)
October 30th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Taiwan)
November 12th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Hong Kong)
November 12th, 2020 (Limited), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Singapore)
December 9th, 2020 (Wide), released as Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen (Thailand)
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Video Release: June 22nd, 2021 by Funimation Productions, released as Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train
MPAA Rating: R for violence and bloody images.
(Rating bulletin 2665 (cert #53039) (Dubbed), 1/27/2021)
Running Time: 117 minutes
Franchise: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Demon Slayer
Comparisons: vs. Beowulf
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Keywords: 2D Digitally Animated Films, Dysfunctional Family, Possessed, Action Adventure, Demons, Anime
Source:Based on Comic/Graphic Novel
Genre:Adventure
Production Method:Digital Animation
Creative Type:Fantasy
Production Countries: Japan
Languages: Japanese

Ranking on other Records and Milestones

RecordRankAmountChart
Date
Days In
Release
Lowest No. 1 Domestic 50 $6,495,402 Apr 30, 2021 10
Biggest Domestic April Weekend 80 $22,789,600 Apr 23, 2021 3
Top FUNimation Weekend Domestic 1 $22,789,600 Apr 23, 2021 3
Top 2021 Theater Average 16 $14,199 Apr 23, 2021 3

Production and Technical Credits

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October 31st, 2021

Dune

There was something for everyone in movie theaters this weekend, but the combination of Halloween falling on the weekend and too much competition made going tough for the six films either opening, expanding, or being re-issued in wide release. The competition hit Dune a touch harder than our model expected, but it will easily remain the top film at the box office, with $15.53 million taking it to $69.4 million in total after 10 days. With another $21.4 million from international markets, it now has $292.1 million worldwide so far. More...

Weekend predictions: moviegoers spoilt for choice this weekend

October 29th, 2021

Dune

After four straight weekends with a movie opening to over $40 million, the market is taking a bit of a breather this weekend, at least in the sense of there being a “must see” film for general audiences. However, with no less than six films either opening or expanding wide, the number of options available to moviegoers is the largest its been in a long while. Our model thinks three new releases and the one wide expansion will land in the top ten, but Dune is the overwhelming favorite to win the weekend, even if it does fall fairly sharply from its $41-million opening. More...

Weekend predictions: F9 eyeing a $70-million opening

June 25th, 2021

F9: The Fast Saga

There’s no question which film will top the box office this weekend. F9: The Fast Saga has long been anticipated as a landmark release as theaters reopen around North America, pandemic restrictions are lifted, and audiences regain their appetite for sitting in an enclosed space with hundreds of strangers. It doesn’t even have much competition—$6 million might be enough for it to win the weekend, and it already earned more than that in previews last night. The real question is how much it will bring in this weekend. Given its pedigree and buzz, the minimal benchmark for success is the $47.6 million earned by A Quiet Place: Part II on its Friday–Sunday opening weekend over the Memorial Day holiday. All the signs are that it will go much higher than that.

Here’s what our model has to say this morning… More...

Weekend estimates: Spiral repeats as market braces for Memorial Day

May 23rd, 2021

Spiral

With no new films opening in over 1,500 theaters, this weekend was always going to be a modest one at the box office as the industry prepares for a make-or-break Memorial Day session. Spiral will repeat at the top of the chart with a projected $4.55 million, according to Lionsgate’s Sunday-morning projection. Its 48% decline from opening weekend is a bit better than expected, and several other films are also holding on well, which means the weekend as a whole looks more solid than feared. It’s still fair to say that A Quiet Place: Part II and Cruella will face virtually no competition when they open this coming weekend. More...

Weekend estimates: Wrath of Man posts solid $8.1 million opening

May 9th, 2021

Wrath of Man

Wrath of Man will pull off an easy win at the box office this weekend, according to Sunday morning’s projection from United Artists. It’s easily outperforming our model’s prediction with $8.1 million expected for the full weekend. Its strength probably had an adverse effect on the numbers for Demon Slayer, Mortal Kombat, and Godzilla vs. Kong, all of which failed to live up to expectations. With Here Today also struggling, we’re looking at a slightly down week at the box office. More...

Weekend predictions: Wrath of Man and Here Today take a shot at leading duo

May 7th, 2021

Wrath of Man

Two new wide releases, Wrath of Man and Here Today, enter the fray this weekend, and will be hoping to capitalize on the rapidly-declining audiences for Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer to take them to the top of the chart. While Here Today has the least overlap with the other films audience-wise, our model thinks Wrath of Man will fair the better of the two on debut.

Here’s what the model has to say about each movie… More...

Weekend estimates: Demon Slayer projected to top the chart, but joins Mortal Kombat in a steep second-week decline

May 2nd, 2021

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugan Train and Mortal Kombat are both experiencing precipitous declines at the box office this weekend after openings that significantly outperformed expectations. FUNimation is claiming a win for the weekend with a projected $6.421 million for Demon Slayer, but Mortal Kombat is expected to bring in $6.235 million, according to Warner Bros.. That’s a rounding error away, and the performance of each film today will determine who comes out on top when the final numbers are tallied. More...

Weekend predictions: Demon Slayer is a slight favorite to win the weekend

April 30th, 2021

Separation

After last weekend’s fireworks, business will be much quieter at the box office this time around, with horror movie Separation the only new wide release, and the winner of the weekend almost certainly down to which of Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train falls the least from their strong opening weekends. Our model thinks that Separation will find a place in the top six, but it’ll be well behind the reigning champions. Demon Slayer is marginally favored to top the chart in its second weekend, but the race will be close. More...

Weekend estimates: Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer knock it out the park

April 25th, 2021

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train

After a few pleasant surprises in recent months, this looks like the weekend that the theatrical business has been looking for. Not only is Mortal Kombat beating expectations with a weekend projected to hit $22.5 million, per Warner Bros.’ Sunday morning numbers, but Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is headed for the second-best opening for an anime movie ever, behind 1999’s Pokemon: The First Movie, with a projected $19.5 million. What’s more, both films are R-rated, meaning that they firmly fall outside the family-film space that has been the brightest spot in the market recently. More...

Weekend predictions: Mortal Kombat and Demon Slayer go head to head

April 23rd, 2021

Mortal Kombat

This weekend is shaping up to be a real David and Goliath battle, with indie distributor FUNimation going up against the might of Warner Bros., and looking likely to come out with their heads held high, even if a weekend win looks out of reach. More...

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Domestic Cumulative Box Office Records

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2021 2 $22,789,600   1,605 $14,199   $22,789,600 1
Apr 30, 2021 1 $6,495,402 -71% 1,905 $3,410   $34,214,332 2
May 7, 2021 2 $5,179,449 -20% 2,087 $2,482   $41,788,502 3
May 14, 2021 4 $1,850,000 -64% 1,930 $959   $44,208,502 4
May 21, 2021 6 $1,311,513 -29% 1,800 $729   $46,144,989 5
May 28, 2021 6 $1,579,000 +20% 1,800 $877   $48,888,502 6
Jun 4, 2021 8 $576,000 -64% 600 $960   $49,888,502 7

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Apr 22, 2021 P $3,800,000     0     $3,800,000  
Apr 23, 2021 1 $9,536,257     1,605 $5,942   $9,536,257 1
Apr 24, 2021 2 $6,445,970 -32%   1,605 $4,016   $15,982,227 2
Apr 25, 2021 2 $5,162,573 -20%   1,605 $3,217   $21,144,800 3
Apr 26, 2021 - $1,738,303 -66%   1,605 $1,083   $22,883,103 4
Apr 27, 2021 - $1,838,162 +6%   1,605 $1,145   $24,816,444 5
Apr 29, 2021 - $1,348,206     1,247 $1,081   $27,705,843 7
Apr 30, 2021 - $1,817,933 +35% -81% 1,879 $968   $29,551,698 8
May 1, 2021 - $2,667,078 +47% -59% 1,905 $1,400   $32,218,776 9
May 2, 2021 - $1,959,053 -27% -62% 1,905 $1,028   $34,177,829 10
May 3, 2021 - $586,397 -70% -66% 1,203 $487   $34,764,226 11
May 4, 2021 - $651,186 +11% -65% 1,203 $541   $35,415,412 12
May 5, 2021 - $580,184 -11%   1,125 $516   $35,995,596 13
May 6, 2021 - $559,062 -4% -59% 1,378 $406   $36,554,658 14
May 7, 2021 2 $862,764 +54% -53% 2,087 $413   $37,448,705 15
May 8, 2021 2 $1,271,118 +47% -52% 2,087 $609   $38,719,823 16
May 9, 2021 - $640,955 -50% -67% 2,050 $313   $39,360,778 17
May 10, 2021 - $335,347 -48% -43% 1,380 $243   $39,696,125 18
May 11, 2021 - $354,959 +6% -45% 1,599 $222   $40,051,084 19
May 12, 2021 - $365,006 +3% -37% 1,408 $259   $40,416,090 20
May 13, 2021 - $343,467 -6% -39% 1,419 $242   $40,759,557 21
May 14, 2021 - $510,401 +49% -41% 1,868 $273   $41,269,958 22
May 15, 2021 - $801,101 +57% -37% 1,914 $419   $42,071,059 23
May 16, 2021 - $645,259 -19% +1% 1,882 $343   $42,716,318 24
May 17, 2021 - $210,725 -67% -37% 1,292 $163   $42,927,043 25
May 18, 2021 - $227,838 +8% -36% 1,450 $157   $43,154,881 26
May 19, 2021 - $227,680 n/c -38% 1,313 $173   $43,382,561 27
May 20, 2021 - $219,006 -4% -36% 1,406 $156   $43,601,567 28
May 21, 2021 - $359,271 +64% -30% 1,822 $197   $43,960,838 29
May 22, 2021 - $556,836 +55% -30% 1,878 $297   $44,517,674 30
May 23, 2021 - $458,744 -18% -29% 1,835 $250   $44,976,418 31
May 24, 2021 - $177,713 -61% -16% 1,311 $136   $45,154,131 32
May 25, 2021 - $187,167 +5% -18% 1,482 $126   $45,341,298 33
May 26, 2021 - $201,156 +7% -12% 1,377 $146   $45,542,454 34
May 27, 2021 - $169,274 -16% -23% 1,237 $137   $45,711,728 35
May 28, 2021 - $219,602 +30% -39% 1,103 $199   $45,931,330 36
May 29, 2021 - $324,327 +48% -42% 1,131 $287   $46,255,657 37
May 30, 2021 - $321,767 -1% -30% 1,087 $296   $46,577,424 38
May 31, 2021 - $262,817 -18% +48% 1,087 $242   $46,840,241 39
Jun 1, 2021 - $127,991 -51% -32% 989 $129   $46,968,232 40
Jun 2, 2021 - $145,325 +14% -28% 968 $150   $47,113,557 41
Jun 3, 2021 - $139,385 -4% -18% 868 $161   $47,252,942 42
Jun 4, 2021 - $116,749 -16% -47% 540 $216   $47,369,691 43
Jun 5, 2021 - $189,894 +63% -41% 562 $338   $47,559,585 44
Jun 6, 2021 - $150,603 -21% -53% 534 $282   $47,710,188 45
Jun 7, 2021 - $83,582 -45% -68% 500 $167   $47,793,770 46
Jun 8, 2021 - $82,764 -1% -35% 474 $175   $47,876,534 47
Jun 9, 2021 - $99,735 +21% -31% 492 $203   $47,976,269 48
Jun 10, 2021 - $82,820 -17% -41% 408 $203   $48,059,089 49
Jun 11, 2021 - $81,457 -2% -30% 310 $263   $48,140,546 50
Jun 12, 2021 - $114,478 +41% -40% 314 $365   $48,255,024 51
Jun 13, 2021 - $106,460 -7% -29% 303 $351   $48,361,484 52
Jun 14, 2021 - $66,371 -38% -21% 286 $232   $48,427,855 53
Jun 15, 2021 - $60,166 -9% -27% 280 $215   $48,488,021 54
Jun 16, 2021 - $62,012 +3% -38% 252 $246   $48,550,033 55
Jun 17, 2021 - $59,206 -5% -29% 247 $240   $48,609,239 56
Jun 18, 2021 - $67,914 +15% -17% 229 $297   $48,677,153 57
Jun 19, 2021 - $91,659 +35% -20% 229 $400   $48,768,812 58
Jun 20, 2021 - $62,132 -32% -42% 214 $290   $48,830,944 59
Jun 21, 2021 - $48,259 -22% -27% 208 $232   $48,879,203 60
Jun 22, 2021 - $41,740 -14% -31% 203 $206   $48,920,943 61
Jun 23, 2021 - $46,932 +12% -24% 210 $223   $48,967,875 62
Jun 24, 2021 - $33,986 -28% -43% 184 $185   $49,001,861 63
Jun 25, 2021 - $30,519 -10% -55% 142 $215   $49,032,380 64
Jun 26, 2021 - $44,525 +46% -51% 144 $309   $49,076,905 65
Jun 27, 2021 - $43,053 -3% -31% 145 $297   $49,119,958 66
Jun 28, 2021 - $26,253 -39% -46% 135 $194   $49,146,211 67
Jun 29, 2021 - $24,251 -8% -42% 135 $180   $49,170,462 68
Jun 30, 2021 - $26,222 +8% -44% 133 $197   $49,196,684 69
Jul 1, 2021 - $21,619 -18% -36% 81 $267   $49,218,303 70
Jul 2, 2021 - $18,668 -14% -39% 81 $230   $49,236,971 71
Jul 3, 2021 - $24,152 +29% -46% 76 $318   $49,261,123 72
Jul 4, 2021 - $15,748 -35% -63% 81 $194   $49,276,871 73
Jul 5, 2021 - $22,891 +45% -13% 79 $290   $49,299,762 74
Jul 6, 2021 - $14,329 -37% -41% 64 $224   $49,314,091 75
Jul 7, 2021 - $14,796 +3% -44% 38 $389   $49,328,887 76
Jul 8, 2021 - $12,455 -16% -42% 39 $319   $49,341,342 77
Jul 9, 2021 - $9,879 -21% -47% 39 $253   $49,351,221 78
Jul 10, 2021 - $12,435 +26% -49% 39 $319   $49,363,656 79
Jul 11, 2021 - $12,666 +2% -20% 42 $302   $49,376,322 80
Jul 12, 2021 - $6,455 -49% -72% 41 $157   $49,382,777 81
Jul 13, 2021 - $8,549 +32% -40% 40 $214   $49,391,326 82
Jul 14, 2021 - $8,201 -4% -45% 41 $200   $49,399,527 83
Jul 15, 2021 - $6,153 -25% -51% 32 $192   $49,405,680 84
Jul 16, 2021 - $9,156 +49% -7% 38 $241   $49,414,836 85
Jul 17, 2021 - $10,909 +19% -12% 38 $287   $49,425,745 86
Jul 18, 2021 - $9,657 -11% -24% 38 $254   $49,435,402 87
Jul 19, 2021 - $7,026 -27% +9% 39 $180   $49,442,428 88
Jul 20, 2021 - $6,951 -1% -19% 38 $183   $49,449,379 89
Jul 21, 2021 - $7,394 +6% -10% 37 $200   $49,456,773 90
Jul 22, 2021 - $6,308 -15% +3% 32 $197   $49,463,081 91
Jul 23, 2021 - $3,250 -48% -65% 23 $141   $49,466,331 92
Jul 24, 2021 - $4,226 +30% -61% 23 $184   $49,470,557 93
Jul 25, 2021 - $4,690 +11% -51% 23 $204   $49,475,247 94
Jul 26, 2021 - $2,060 -56% -71% 23 $90   $49,477,307 95
Jul 27, 2021 - $2,615 +27% -62% 23 $114   $49,479,922 96
Jul 28, 2021 - $2,953 +13% -60% 23 $128   $49,482,875 97
Jul 29, 2021 - $1,801 -39% -71% 23 $78   $49,484,676 98
Jul 30, 2021 - $2,522 +40% -22% 21 $120   $49,487,198 99
Jul 31, 2021 - $3,357 +33% -21% 21 $160   $49,490,555 100
Aug 1, 2021 - $3,190 -5% -32% 21 $152   $49,493,745 101
Aug 2, 2021 - $1,884 -41% -9% 21 $90   $49,495,629 102
Aug 3, 2021 - $2,161 +15% -17% 21 $103   $49,497,790 103
Aug 4, 2021 - $2,613 +21% -12% 21 $124   $49,500,403 104
Aug 5, 2021 - $1,207 -54% -33% 16 $75   $49,501,610 105
Aug 6, 2021 - $1,147 -5% -55% 11 $104   $49,502,757 106
Aug 7, 2021 - $1,269 +11% -62% 11 $115   $49,504,026 107
Aug 8, 2021 - $982 -23% -69% 11 $89   $49,505,008 108

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Apr 23, 2021 2 $27,705,843   1,247 $22,218   $27,705,843 1

Box Office Summary Per Territory

Territory Release
Date
Opening
Weekend
Opening
Weekend
Screens
Maximum
Screens
Theatrical
Engagements
Total
Box Office
Report
Date
Australia 2/25/2021 $1,438,505 201 201 1,146 $3,162,129 8/24/2021
Egypt 5/12/2021 $0 0 0 0 $20,000
France 5/19/2021 $2,259,715 438 530 2,731 $6,082,404 7/9/2021
Germany 5/20/2021 $38,664 0 0 0 $417,722 12/2/2023
Hong Kong 11/12/2020 $1,814,565 0 0 0 $3,892,693 2/28/2021
Japan 10/16/2020 $43,862,594 0 0 0 $386,483,128 10/19/2022
Laos 2/18/2021 $0 0 0 0 $25,000
Malaysia 2/4/2021 $0 0 0 0 $1,200,000
Mexico 4/22/2021 $1,259,319 0 0 0 $3,286,503 6/2/2021
Netherlands 6/4/2021 $55,866 58 58 148 $303,152 6/28/2021
New Zealand 2/25/2021 $247,993 38 38 202 $540,263 10/19/2022
Portugal 6/11/2021 $34,318 53 53 175 $93,559 11/7/2023
Russia (CIS) 5/20/2021 $786,123 559 559 1,781 $2,058,488 10/20/2022
Saudi Arabia 5/13/2021 $0 0 0 0 $1,500,000
Singapore 11/12/2020 $0 0 0 0 $1,930,000
South Korea 1/27/2021 $95,009 24 898 11,993 $16,579,748 5/18/2022
Spain 3/3/2023 $259,023 212 212 498 $604,280 3/23/2023
Taiwan 10/30/2020 $0 0 0 0 $22,800,000
Thailand 12/9/2020 $0 0 0 0 $4,240,000
Turkey 8/20/2021 $26,539 126 126 239 $95,014 10/20/2022
United Kingdom 5/26/2021 $983,512 336 336 718 $1,916,473 6/17/2021
 
International Total$457,230,556 12/2/2023

International Cumulative Box Office Records


Worldwide Cumulative Box Office Records


Weekly US Blu-ray Sales

DateRankUnits
this
Week
% ChangeTotal
Units
Spending
this
Week
Total
Spending
Weeks
in
Release
Dec 26, 2021434,795 34,795$876,834$876,83427
Jan 2, 2022419,820-43% 54,615$499,464$1,376,29828
Jan 9, 2022512,398-37% 67,013$312,430$1,688,72829
Jan 16, 202275,619-55% 72,632$141,599$1,830,32730
Jan 23, 2022135,198-7% 77,830$130,990$1,961,31731
Jan 30, 2022134,521-13% 82,351$117,862$2,079,17932
Feb 6, 2022153,098-31% 85,449$80,765$2,159,94433
Feb 13, 2022204,421+43% 89,870$115,255$2,275,19934
Feb 20, 2022203,845-13% 93,715$100,239$2,375,43835

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