New Demon Slayer film sets record with HK$89 million in Hong Kong
Latest Japanese manga adaptation surpasses Pixar’s Toy Story 3, which raked in HK$89.36 million 15 years ago
Japanese manga adaptation Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle has become the highest-grossing animated film in Hong Kong’s history, surpassing Toy Story 3’s record set in 2010, according to a firm that tracks cinema bookings.
The movie broke the animated film record as of 2pm with accumulated earnings of HK$89.42 million, Hong Kong Box Office said on Monday.
It surpassed Pixar’s Toy Story 3, which raked in HK$89.36 million 15 years ago.
Released in Hong Kong on August 14, the film is still running in theatres.
The film’s massive popularity is rooted in the success of the original manga, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, first released in 2016. Written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotoge, it quickly became one of the bestselling titles in Japan.
It shot to fame globally in 2019 when the manga was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series.