[KineJapan] Demon Slayer now number 1 film of all time

[Gerow Aaron]

According to news reports, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train has now surpassed Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away to become the top grossing film of all time at the Japanese box office. I think that in the future there will be a lot of discussion not only of this series, but of why this film did so well during a pandemic that suppressed filmgoing worldwide. 

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-film-overtakes-spirited-away-as-no.1-film-ever-in-japan/.167920 <https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-27/demon-slayer-kimetsu-no-yaiba-film-overtakes-spirited-away-as-no.1-film-ever-in-japan/.167920>
https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202012280000250.html <https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202012280000250.html>

But does anyone want to offer some theories now?

Aaron Gerow
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