“Infinity Castle” gave Hollywood its biggest opening of the year for an animated movie, easily passing entries from Pixar and DreamWorks.Credit...Sony Pictures Entertainment

Younger audiences are sending a message to Hollywood: Our tastes in movies are changing.

Over the weekend, an anime film called “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” filmed in Japanese and released in North American theaters in subtitled and English-dubbed versions, was a runaway No. 1 at the box office. The movie, about demon exterminators battling inside a supernatural fortress, sold roughly $70 million in tickets in the United States and Canada from Thursday night through Sunday — about 55 percent more than analysts had predicted before its release.

“Young audiences are ready for something fresh and exciting,” said David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter on box office numbers.

“Infinity Castle,” which received strong reviews, set a record for the biggest opening weekend in North America for an anime movie. The previous record-holder was “Pokémon: The First Movie — Mewtwo Strikes Back,” which collected $31 million in 1999, or about $61 million after adjusting for inflation.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/demon_slayer_kimetsu_no_yaiba_infinity_castle

Hollywood is over but anime is TRASH.

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