US Edition‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Slashes 26-Year Box Office Record and Tops Weekend Box Office
- The latest installment of the Demon Slayer anime franchise debuted in North American cinemas in September 2025, earning a record-setting $70 million over its opening weekend.
- Sony, which owns Crunchyroll, released the R-rated anime film as the initial chapter in a trilogy centered on the Demon Slayer Corps' ultimate confrontation with their monster foes.
- The film shattered the previous $31 million anime opening record set by 1999's Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back and has earned over $300 million globally.
- Analyst Paul Dergarabedian remarked that including the word "demon" in a film’s title tends to attract attention, while consultant David A. Gross observed that younger viewers are eager for novel and engaging entertainment.
- Demon Slayer’s success improved a previously disappointing summer for theaters and raised hopes for a stronger box office in the fall season.
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Japanese anime film, ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’, makes box office history with $70 million U.S. debut
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” carved out a place in box-office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel “The Conjuring: Last Rites.”The Sony-owned Crunchyroll release shattered expectations with a mighty $70 million debut in North America, according to Sunday estimates from Comscore. That haul marks the biggest domestic opening ever for an anime film, surpassing “…
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Anime rules the box office: 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle' lands at #1
Poster for ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle’/Courtesy of Sony Pictures Anime took over the box office this weekend. Box Office Mojo reports that the film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle nabbed the #1 spot this weekend, bringing in $70 million in its debut week. According to Variety, Demon Slayer’s haul marked a record for the biggest opening for an anime film ever, surpassing the previous record of $31 million s…
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle slays the U.S. box office with record-breaking debut
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle opened in U.S. theaters over the past weekend with a record-breaking performance that somehow surpassed even the expectations of the franchise's most hardcore fans. According to a press release shared with Polygon by Sony, with over $70 million in the U.S., this is the best opening ever for an anime movie (breaking the record held by Pokémon: The First Movie), the best for Crunchyroll, and even the best for Sony (wh…
The new film "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" dominated the box office in its opening week, with a total of 352 million dollars, and establishing a record for the biggest...
Albany Democrat Herald
'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' scores big at box office
LOS ANGELES — "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle" carved out a place in box office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel "The Conjuring: Last Rites."
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The Times of Northwest Indiana'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' scores big
LOS ANGELES — "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle" carved out a place in box office history this weekend as the Japanese anime film sliced straight to No. 1 — outpacing the horror sequel "The Conjuring: Last Rites."
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