Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle has achieved historic success in Japan’s box office, entering the nation’s all-time top five highest grossing films. The animated blockbuster has now surpassed the earnings of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name and outpaced James Cameron’s Titanic in admissions, cementing its position as one of the most dominant releases in Japanese cinema.
On its fifth Saturday, the film added an estimated 4.2 million dollars, bringing its cumulative total to 171.8 million dollars, or 25.32 billion yen. This milestone pushed it past the 25.17 billion yen run of Your Name, which had held the fifth spot since 2016 including its re-releases. The film has also reached 18.2 million admissions, narrowly edging out Titanic’s 18.1 million admissions and securing the seventh spot among the most-watched films in Japanese history.
Industry observers estimate the film could attract between 12 to 14 million viewers during its fifth three-day holiday weekend, buoyed by the Obon season. Current charts place it well ahead of competitors such as Jurassic World Rebirth and Kokuhô.
The film’s international rollout is already generating headlines. In Indonesia, Infinity Castle crossed one million admissions within three days, becoming only the third anime film to achieve this milestone in the country. In Hong Kong, it opened to HK$7.3 million, surpassing the previous record held by Nezha earlier this year. The release is also seeing strong anticipation in South Korea, where presales have already reached more than 411,000 tickets, representing over half of the market share before its August 22 debut. Analysts suggest it could reach nearly one million admissions by launch day.
This success follows the film’s Japanese debut on July 18, 2025. Directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable, the project adapts the dramatic Infinity Castle arc from Koyoharu Gotouge’s original manga. Unlike previous compilation releases such as Swordsmith Village and Hashira Training, this story is receiving a multi-film feature treatment, mirroring the format used for Mugen Train. The first entry, Part 1: Akaza Returns, has already surpassed 150 million dollars domestically, making it the highest-grossing release of 2025 in Japan.
The trilogy will expand globally through Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Releasing beginning in September, covering the United States, Latin America, and Europe. While reviews have been mixed from critics, audiences have embraced the adaptation, with many praising the faithfulness to the source material and the scale of its animation.
With box office records falling across multiple territories, Demon Slayer Infinity Castle appears poised to continue its reign as one of the most significant anime events of the decade.
