Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village drew series fans in the United States and Canada to theatres over the weekend, racking in a solid $10 million from its debut in the United States and Canada, according to numbers reported to IGN from Comscore. Despite the showing, however, not everyone walked away thrilled.
The latest Demon Slayer movie only made half of what the last feature film, Mugen Train, made with its $21 million opening weekend in 2021. The premiere put To the Swordsmith Village in fourth place at the box office, showing alongside films like Creed III and Cocaine Bear.
As pointed out by Sportskeeda, Demon Slayer’s new movie debut may make for a more divisive entry to the series, too. Across Twitter and Reddit, some fans raised issue with how much the animated film pulls from the original series. Though some complaints noted they expected a degree of retelling, it seems fans believed the movie would offer more from the next Demon Slayer arc.
While the movie was advertised as a recap of Demon Slayer’s Entertainment District Arc episodes 10 and 11 with new footage from Season 3, complaints seemed focused on how little there was of the next saga. The upcoming third season, featuring the Swordsmith Village arc, only showed off its first episode in Tanjiro’s next adventure, catching heat from fans who called it a “cash grab” and a scam.
Bruh it’s sad when mfs just do shit as a cash grab. That’s exactly what this new Demon Slayer Movie is. Basically “the movie” is a reshowing of episode 10 and 11 of Season 2. Then u get a peek of the first episode of the new season ?. Don’t waste ya time with this save ya money pic.twitter.com/viuENbYtI2
— D I G G Z ?️ (@DiggzDaProphecy) March 1, 2023
They scammed tf out of everyone with this Demon Slayer “movie” but I guess it could have been worse. ? pic.twitter.com/rkk77cs68w
— Lucha (@iMaskedLuchador) March 4, 2023
Users on IMDB continue to weigh in as well, with reviews highlighting how “more than half” of the film’s runtime is dedicated to the episodes. While a few fans admitted they should’ve researched more of the Demon Slayer movie premise, others pointed out that official descriptions were pretty honest about what To the Swordsmith Village included.
Do not watch the new demon slayer movie lol. Such a scam hahahaha
— Randumb (@Randumb) March 4, 2023
They tricked me with that demon slayer movie had me watching two recap episodes and one new episode bruh pic.twitter.com/wX22bsGioI
— Johnny (@JohnnySpittin) March 4, 2023
Regardless of mixed reception, To the Swordsmith Village continues the trend of major anime films demonstrating their pull to western theatres. A $10 million debut placed the Demon Slayer flick in the top ten anime opening weekends, landing it just below Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie.
Andrea Shearon is a freelance contributor for IGN covering games and entertainment. She’s worn several hats over her seven-year career in the games industry, with bylines over at Fanbyte, USA Today’s FTW, TheGamer, VG247, and RPG Site. Find her on Twitter (@Maajora) or the Materia Possessions podcast chatting about FFXIV, RPGs, and any series involving giant robots.
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