'Anime Isn't Alternative Content Anymore': Lessons From Crunchyroll's Breakout Autumn
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"Demon Slayer" and "Chainsaw Man" have made a combined $154 million at the U.S. box office, becoming a load-bearing stick for a slow autumn.
  • neuracnu@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    First line:

    As slow as the box office has been this month, it could have been so much worse had it not been for an unprecedented savior: anime.

    Theatrical venues, starved for features whose theatrical window has gone from 6-12 months to a matter of weeks, is basically willing to screen anything that puts butts in seats.