It is becoming clearer that countries that have managed to contain the global coronavirus pandemic can quickly start the recovery of their various industries. A good example is Japan, where Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train continues to reinvigorate the local film industry.

Deadline reports that the film is well on its way to earning $200 million cumulatively. The film has now been playing for a month in Japan, and with these projected earnings over the weekend, it enters the top 10 earners worldwide and top five internationally.

The rising numbers also put Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train just 10 billion yen short of becoming the country’s all-time highest-grossing film. Another animated film currently holds that title: Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away, which bowed with cumulative earnings of 30 billion yen.

Deadline broke down the film's earnings, noting that revenue from IMAX screens only dropped by 23 percent to $1.44 million. The total IMAX earnings for Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is now at $12 million, just a $1 million short of Bohemian Rhapsody’s record in Japanese IMAX screens.

Comicbook points out that these amazing numbers are being achieved at just the box office in Japan, with few international screenings for Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train scheduled so far.

Citing reports, Comicbook has floated a possible 2021 theatrical run for Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in the United States. Should the film perform in America, the site speculates that Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train might become the highest-grossing anime film worldwide.

Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train’s success over the weekend builds on its already record-breaking first two weeks at the Japanese box office. The movie already crossed $100 million at the box office on its second weekend.

During its second weekend, Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train overtook Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s earnings by six percent. Two weekends ago, IMAX earnings for the film were already at $5.6 million.

On its first weekend, movie theaters all across Japan had to schedule multiple screenings to accommodate demand. There were 42 screenings scheduled on 11 screens at the Shinjuku Toho Cinemas during the movie’s opening weekend. Nagoya’s Nakagawa Korona Cinema World had 36 screenings scheduled, while the Shinjuku Wald 9 cinema had 39 screenings.

Whether Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train’s rumored 2021 American premiere actually happens depends on the state of the global coronavirus pandemic by then. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Nov. 8 update, there are now 9,808,411 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States. Deaths caused by COVID-19 are now at 236,547 people.