Japan anime: “Kimetsu no Yaiba” released in Central・South America: Brazil, Peru, Chile: in May
-The number of visitors on the first day is the highest in history (Mexico)-
Mexico
April 26, 2021
Theatrical version “Kimetsu no Yaiba / Infinite Train Edition”:
It was released on April 22 in eight Latin American countries, including Mexico.
In many countries, it was the number one movie in the anime field in terms of the number of visitors on the first day.
In Brazil, Peru and Chile, it is scheduled to be released in May.
KEN Media:
Mexico’s KEN Media has distributed the movie version of Kimetsu no Yaiba.
The company has a monopoly on movie screening licenses in Latin America.
Mexican Cinépolis:
The screening started on the 405 screen of Cinépolis, which is number one in the movie theater industry.
Cinepolis is a multinational company operating in 18 countries.
Mexico and 10 Latin American countries,
4 countries in the Middle East,
2 Asian countries,
It has expanded into the United States and Spain.
Latin American countries:
In 6 countries including Mexico, it won the first place in the number of ticket sales.
Number of visitors per 10,000 population:
Costa Rica has 9.4 people,
Panama has 7.5 people
It surpassed 5.9 in Mexico.
–JETRO
https://www.jetro.go.jp/biznews/2021/04/2af2e13d195d6b4d.html