The original author of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba only received 10 million yen from the box office share of the movie, while Sony made the most money

The box office of the "Demon Slayer" movie, which is the most popular anime in 2020, has reached more than 32 billion yen, topping the Japanese film and television championship. So many readers and viewers would think that the original author must have made a lot of money? According to recent Japanese media reports, in fact, the original author Koyoharu Gotouge only received 10 million yen for the original work. The reason is very simple. The maximum copyright fee for works stipulated by the Japan Literary Association is 10 million yen.

It is reported that the "Demon Slayer" movie is jointly produced by Aniplex, Shueisha and ufotable, with ufotable directly responsible for the production. According to the statistical box office revenue ratio at the time of publication, the total box office revenue of 17.3 billion was first deducted from the share of each theater chain, leaving 13.84 billion, production costs of about 500 million, publicity costs of about 500 million, and the original author's copyright fee of 10 million, leaving a total net income of approximately 12.83 billion yen.

·The rest is about how the three companies will share the money. Originally, Aniplex, Shueisha, and ufotable invested 45%, 45%, and 10% respectively. Therefore, Aniplex and Shueisha each made a net profit of 5.77 billion yen, ufotable made a net profit of 1.28 billion yen, and the original author Koyoharu Gotouge only received 10 million yen for the original work. The reason is very simple. The maximum copyright fee for works stipulated by the Japan Literary Association is 10 million yen.

Since Aniplex is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (SMEJ), and the popularity of the theme song brought in music revenue, Sony is actually the real winner in the end.