'Demon Slayer The Movie: Infinite Train' earned ¥4.62bil (RM183mil) in the three days at the Japan box office. Photo: Handout
Cinemas across the United States and Europe may be shutting up shop due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Japan's box office has just had a record hit.
More than 3.4 million people - or almost 3% of Japan's entire population - put the risk of virus infection aside to turn up for the opening weekend of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinite Train, an animated film based on a hugely popular comic-book property.
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