On February 2, 2024, the anime movie Demon Slayer To The Hashira Training was released in Japan. By February 23, 2024, it had already been released in nearly every country in the world. It is an explicit continuation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s third season. It includes the Swordsmith Village and Hashira Training chapters from Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga series.
It additionally serves as a compilation movie, featuring the last episode of Season 3 and the first episode of Season 4, which will be out later this year. On its opening weekend, the film was a box office hit in the United States. With a strong opening weekend, the film took second place at the box office.
The movie has also indicated the hype around the Hashira Training arc of the Demon Slayer series which holds major importance in the overall storyline of the series. It not only brings the series closer to its conclusion but also marks the beginning of the biggest battle in the entire Demon Slayer series.
Demon Slayer To The Hashira Training Destroys US Box Office
Box Office Mojo reports that Demon Slayer To The Hashira Training opened with 5.5 million USD on Friday, February 23. On Saturday, its earnings decreased to 3.5 million USD, and on Sunday, it only made 2.5 million USD. It presently holds the second position in the US Box Office with a total revenue collection of roughly 11.5 million USD from its opening weekend.
Its overall collection to date in its home market of Japan is 9.8 million USD, while its global collection is estimated to be at 28.2 million USD. Crunchyroll distributed the picture, which has a runtime of 1 hour 44 minutes, through Sony Pictures Releasing in 1,949 theaters. On the other hand, Toho and Aniplex released Demon Slayer 4 in Japan.
This shows that the craze for Demon Slayer has been rising ever since last year as the third movie of the series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc which was released in March 2023 made US$10.1 million in its opening weekend.
What is Demon Slayer To The Hashira Training About?
Demon Slayer To The Hashira Training subsequently followed the same format, featuring the last two episodes of season 3 in addition to the first one-hour special from the upcoming season. The one-hour show is concentrated on the Hashira conference, which was called by Amane Ubuyashiki.
The movie concludes with Tanjiro and his companions seeing the Hashiras and asking to be trained by them, according to the plot. Fans also got the opportunity to hear the opening theme tune for the forthcoming season, which was a wonderful way to close the film. The song, named Mugen, is sung by MY FIRST STORY and HYDE, two of the biggest performers in Japan.
After watching the fourth movie of the Demon Slayer franchise, fans are extremely excited for the upcoming season of the series that is scheduled to release later this year. However, it will also mark the beginning of the conclusion of one of the best anime series of all time.
