‘Demon Slayer’ slashes through its competition at the box office
It slayed its competition.
Japanese animated dark fantasy “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – To the Hashira Training” was No. 1 in theaters on Friday, earning $5.525 million, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.
The action flick, based on a manga series, opened in theaters on Feb. 2.
It managed to beat out “Bob Marley: One Love,” which moved down to second place this week with sales of $3.7 million.
The biopic, based on the life of the famous Reggae singer-songwriter, has taken in over $100 million globally since its Valentine’s Day release.
“Ordinary Angels,” starring Hilary Swank, landed in third with a $2.3 million-dollar take.
The film, which Variety said “tugs at the heartstrings,” is based on a true story of a Kentucky hairdresser who helped a widower whose daughter needed a liver transplant during a blizzard.
The suspense thriller “Madame Web,” which was in second place last week, fell to fourth, taking in $1.575 million.
The movie, which stars Dakota Johnson as a clairvoyant paramedic who helps Spider-Man find a kidnapping victim, had the lowest opening for any film in the Sony “Spider-Man” franchise, which some are attributing to the actress’ unenthusiastic press tour.
“Drive-Away Dolls,” which The Post called “dreadful,” took fifth, with just over $1 million in sales.
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