LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Japanese anime film "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" led ticket sales at the North American box office this weekend with an estimated 6.42 million U.S. dollars from 1,905 theaters, slightly edging out Warner Bros.' martial arts fantasy film "Mortal Kombat."

According to studio figures collected by measurement firm Comscore, FUNimation's action adventure film has grossed 34.1 million dollars to date after 10 days in North America.

Based on the popular comic book series by Japanese manga artist Koyoharu Gotouge, the film is a sequel to the first season of the television series.

"Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" has surprised moviegoers with over 423 million dollars in global receipts. The film took in 19.5 million dollars in its opening weekend in North America last week, scoring the biggest opening of all time for a foreign-language film in the United States so far. It's also the highest-grossing film of all time in Japan so far.

The film holds an approval rating of 95 percent based on 22 reviews to date on review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. Enditem

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