‘Demon Slayer’ Animation Studio Ufotable And Company Founder Indicted For Tax Evasion
The company owed ¥137 million in unpaid taxes.
The company owed ¥137 million in unpaid taxes.
“Spirit Untamed” was tamed by the U.S. box office.
“That kind of film would be a hit,” said the Studio Ghibli director on being told the gist of the movie.
The anime title has grossed an estimated $36.6M to the Disney film’s $43.4M.
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train” can now add one more accolade to its already record-shattering global box office run: the number one film in the United States.
The Asian import is generating far more enthusiasm than Disney’s Southeast Asian-flavored film.
The feature hits North American theaters on April 23.
Last year’s highest-grossing animated feature will finally release in North America.
Meanwhile, Studio Ghibli’s “Earwig and the Witch” took $132,768 in five days in North America, and “The Croods: A New Age” remains one of the top releases in the U.S.
This weekend, animated films topped the box office in many major territories with a functioning theatrical sector.
Pixar’s latest almost tripled its debut in its second weekend, grossing $13.7 million.
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In other news: Pixar’s “Soul” has opened in China to a modest $5.5 million.
The agency will work on licensing and merchandising around the hit anime title, which comes out in North America early next year.
The film could overtake “Spirited Away” and top the all-time ranking within the next couple weeks.
The caveman sequel has now grossed $20.3 million in North America and $36.6 million in China.
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Dreamworks’ sequel took an estimated $9.7 million over the Friday-Sunday period, which would mark the strongest opening since Pixar’s “Onward.”
The film is on its way to becoming the highest-grossing release in Japanese theatrical history.
Will the Chinese or Japanese top the 2020 global animation box office?
“Demon Slayer” has grossed more than $100 million in ten days. “Over the Moon” managed only $582,000 in its first weekend.
The manga spin-off took $44 million in its first three days in Japan, more than doubling the previous record.