Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train was released in the U.S. 5 years ago this week. The film received positive reviews and was a major box office success, grossing $50 million domestically and $512.7 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2020.

Some fun facts:

• The film is a direct sequel to the first season of the anime series and also serves as its first film adaptation.
• It set multiple box office records, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese film in Japan (surpassing Spirited Away (2001)) and worldwide (surpassing Your Name (2016)). It held the global record until 2025, when Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle overtook it. It was also the first Japanese film to gross over ¥40 billion, and the first Japanese film to surpass the half-billion dollar mark.
• It marked the first time a non-Hollywood production topped the annual worldwide box office in 2020.