The weekend box office saw newcomer, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Infinity Castle, take theaters by storm, slashing $70.6 million in its domestic opening weekend. The latest in the Demon Slayer franchise grossed $84 million for its 6. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - the Movie Infinity Castle" shattered the record for biggest opening weekend domestic gross for an anime movie, hauling in an estimated $70 million.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle's latest box office push brought the anime franchise to a new box office milestone. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020) After his family was brutally murdered and his sister turned into a demon, Tanjiro Kamado's journey as a demon slayer began. Tanjiro.
Weekend Box Office: Demon Slayer Becomes Highest. The Demon Slayer franchise is undoubtedly the most successful anime franchise of all time, and its $1 billion box office run proves it. The first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy had entered the top 10 highest-earning films of all time in Japan.
In its first 17 days the movie, titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza ' s Return, sold 12,558,582 tickets to earn a cumulative total of 17,639,557,600 yen (about US$119.3 million). In doing so, it surpassed the 2003 film. Anime is back on top of the box office, with " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" earning $33 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,315 locations.
That's the. Globally, "Demon Slayer" had already made more than $272 million in box office revenue, with $213 million in Japan alone, according to data from Box Office Mojo. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle crosses $600M worldwide as Ufotable's animation helps make anime a dominant force at the 2025 box office.
