「鬼滅」、３日間で３４２万人　平日、土日共に過去最高

　アニメ映画「劇場版『鬼滅の刃』無限列車編」が公開初日からの３日間で観客動員が約３４２万人、興行収入が約４６億円に達したと配給元の東宝などが１９日、発表した。新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大以降、不振が続いた映画界だったが久々に明るい話題となった。
　東宝などによると、初日の１６日は観客約９１万人、興収約１２億６８７２万円と平日における観客、収入が共に歴代１位、続く１７、１８日も観客約２５１万人、興収約３３億５４３９万円といずれも土日２日間での１位を記録したという。（2020/10/19-18:09）

A movie from the "Demon Slayer" blockbuster Japanese manga series, which was released late last week, has drawn a record audience in Japan, giving a silver lining to the country's film industry stricken by the novel coronavirus crisis.
   A total of some 3.42 million people watched the "Mugen Train" animation movie from the manga series at theaters across Japan over the first three days from Friday, with three-day revenue amounting to 4.6 billion yen, its distributor, Toho Co. , and others said Monday.
   The movie attracted an audience of some 910,000 and earned 1,268.72 million yen on the first day, with both figures marking record highs for a weekday for any movie in the nation.
   The combined number of audience and that of revenue on Saturday and Sunday came to 2.51 million and 3,354.39 million yen, respectively, both hitting all-time highs for a weekend.
   The Demon Slayer movie is now being shown at 403 theaters across the country. The cumulative circulation of the original manga series, created by Koyoharu Gotoge, has recently topped 100 million copies, including electronic books.