‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ breaks another record, tops domestic box office for second weekend
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle earned $104.7 million domestically after nine days, driven by strong appeal to Gen Z and Gen Alpha and a 98% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
- On September 21, 2025, the latest installment of the Demon Slayer anime series maintained its position as the top film at the U.S. domestic box office for a second consecutive weekend, earning $17.3 million.
- The film's record-breaking success followed a $70 million opening weekend driven by strong presales and targeted digital marketing including trailers before IMAX screenings.
- Produced by Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll, Infinity Castle is the first anime film to earn over $104 million domestically and an estimated $555 million globally, making it the highest grossing anime movie worldwide.
- Paul Dergarabedian of Comscore called the film's domestic performance "somewhat unprecedented" for an international anime, highlighting its potential to add a new category of content to theaters.
- The film's success is forcing the industry to reconsider Japanese animation's appeal, signaling possible growth in anime theatrical releases if this trend continues beyond an anomaly.
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"Demon Slayer" leads North American box office for 2nd consecutive weekend
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- The anime film "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" topped the North American box office for the second weekend in a row with an estimated three-day cume of 17.3 million U.S. dollars, figures from the measurement firm Comscore showed Sunday.
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