Anime flick Demon Slayer beats “Downton Abbey”…
Fans of manga and historic period dramas spent Friday at their local cinemas, producing more than $40 million in mixed ticket gross sales, according to The Numbers.
With $33 million in opening day box workplace receipts, “Demon Slayer: Kimesu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” simply assumed the No. 1 spot on Friday.
It is the first in a trilogy of movies impressed by the beloved Japanese manga animated sequence, written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge.
Demon Slayer: Kimesu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is the first of three movies. IMDB
“Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” raked in $8.85 million during its first full day in theaters — enough to take the No. 2 slot.
Billed as the last chapter in the beloved British franchise, it failed to surpass the $14 million in first-day earnings generated by the unique 2019 “Downton Abbey” movie.
Is this the end for “Downton Abbey?” ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection
Pulling in another $8.4 million to declare the third-place spot is “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprising their roles as paranormal investigators.
After eight days in theaters, the movie has already earned more than $113 million.
Vera Farmiga in “The Conjuring: Last Rites.” ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Thirty years after its authentic release, Disney’s “Toy Story” has returned to film theaters, and on Friday, offered $1.1 million in ticket gross sales.
Rounding out the top 5 was “Weapons,” which continued to fire away with $850,000 in gross sales on its sixth Friday in theaters.
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