On Thursday, February 29, 2024, Sony Pictures Entertainment informed Sportkseeda that the Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training movie witnessed the highest opening weekend for any international film in India, in 2024. The film collected 4.6 crores on its opening weekend.
Before the release of Demon Slayer season 4, the anime released Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - To The Hashira Training movie. The film is a compilation of the final episode of the third season and the first episode of the fourth season. The movie was released in India on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training movie amasses 4.6 crores in opening weekend
As revealed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training movie collected the highest opening weekend for an international film in India this year.
Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training was brought to India by Aniplex Inc., Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Anime has taken over the young audiences of India, as there has been immense support from the fans.
That's evident from the film's fabulous opening weekend collection, which saw a total of over ₹4.6 crores collected.
Moreover, the collection has been growing with the film's popularity increasing throughout its opening week. The collections for the film are as follows:
- Thursday - ₹94,02,835
- Friday - ₹1,13,14,277
- Saturday - ₹1,28,91,606
- Sunday - ₹1,31,96,639
- Monday - ₹28,17,564
- Tuesday - ₹23,71,349
With that, Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training has amassed a total of ₹5,19,94,270 till Tuesday.
Hence, the film has marked the biggest opening day and weekend for any International or Hollywood film in 2024. Additionally, the film has also become the second-biggest opening of all time for any anime film in India.
After watching the film, Indian fans have begun demanding the release of the next film in the franchise.
What is Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training about?
As explained Demon Slayer - To The Hashira Training is a compilation movie. Hence, the first part of the film will revisit the end of the Swordsmith Village Arc. In the arc, fans will see Tanjiro defeat Hantengu and Nezuko conquer the sun.
After that, the film begins the Hashira Training Arc. With Nezuko conquering the sun, the Hashira were convinced that Kibutsuji Muzan would make a move.
Hence, the Hashira decided to train all their Demon Slayers to attain the Demon Slayer mark. With that, they hope to prepare for the upcoming battle against Muzan.
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