映画「鬼滅」、３００億円超え　「千と千尋」以来の累計興行収入

　東宝とアニプレックスは１４日、配給するアニメ映画「劇場版『鬼滅の刃（やいば）』無限列車編」の累計興行収入が３０２億８９００万円に達したと発表した。日本で上演された映画作品の中で３００億円を超えたのは２００１年に公開された宮崎駿監督アニメ「千と千尋の神隠し」以来。
　吾峠呼世晴さんの人気漫画が原作の「鬼滅」は、１０月１６日の映画公開を受けブームが一層加熱。今月４日には原作の最終２３巻が発売され、多くの書店に早朝から熱心なファンが長蛇の列を作った。全国紙５紙の４日付朝刊には、キャラクターが描かれた全面広告が掲載されたほか、新語・流行語大賞に「鬼滅の刃」が入選している。
　興行収入の歴代１位は「千と千尋」の３０８億円で、現在２位の「鬼滅の刃」がいつ超えるかが次の焦点となる。（2020/12/14-12:40）

The hit animated film "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" has grossed 30,289 million yen in cumulative box-office revenue in Japan, its distributors Toho Co. and Aniplex Inc. said Monday.
   The movie from the "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" blockbuster manga series became the first film to reach the 30-billion-yen mark since 2001's "Spirited Away," an animated film by director Hayao Miyazaki.
   The focus is now on when the Demon Slayer movie, currently ranking second in Japan's box-office revenue list, will see its revenue exceed the record high in the country of 30.8 billion yen marked by Spirited Away.
   The Demon Slayer manga series, created by Koyoharu Gotoge, drew even more popularity after the release of the movie version on Oct. 16. Long lines of fans were formed outside many bookstores on the morning of Dec. 4, when the 23rd and final volume of the series went on sale across the country.
   Full-page advertisements featuring the characters from the Demon Slayer series were taken out in the Dec. 4 morning editions of five national newspapers. "Kimetsu no Yaiba" was selected as one of this year's top 10 buzzwords in Japan. The top 10 list was announced by publisher Jiyu Kokuminsha Co. in partnership with education service provider U-Can Inc.