The film earned over 1 billion yen (about US$9.48 million) in its opening day alone.
Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga inspired a television anime that premiered in April 2019, and aired its 26th and final episode in September 2019.
The film opened in Japan last Friday in 403 theaters, and it also began screening in all 38 IMAX theaters in Japan on the same day.
The film is the first Japanese film that opened this year to screen in IMAX theaters.