Demon Slayer Mugen Train is now the 2nd highest-grossing anime film in US

Funimation announced yesterday Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train has become the 2nd highest-grossing anime film in US box office history.

On Friday, the film grossed USD $43,956,487, pushing the 1999 film Pokémon 2000: The Movie to third place which earned USD $43,758,684.

The amount is still not enough to catch up to the 1999 US film release of Pokémon: The First Movie, which grossed $85,744,662.

The popularity of Demon Slayer has helped Mugen Train become the highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan and around the world.

In the US, Mugen Train became the “highest-grossing opening for a foreign language film,” according to Funimation.

[Source]: Funimation: Demon Slayer –Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train Becomes #2 Anime Film in U.S. Box Office History – [Archive].