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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle continues its remarkable box office run in Japan, edging closer to the historic $200 million mark. The film has now earned ¥29.45 billion, which translates to approximately $198.7 million, and is on pace to become only the third movie in Japanese cinema history to cross this threshold. The only other films to achieve this feat are Spirited Away and Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.
The Japanese box office has long been dominated by a select few record-breaking titles. Spirited Away reached ¥31.68 billion in 2001, while Mugen Train set a towering benchmark at ¥40.75 billion during its 2020 release. With Infinity Castle now surpassing Titanic, Frozen, and Your Name, its rise cements Demon Slayer as one of the most powerful cultural phenomena in modern Japanese media. Current projections indicate the film will surpass Spirited Away in the coming weeks, establishing itself as the second-highest grossing film in Japan, behind only Mugen Train.
Beyond its domestic success, Infinity Castle has demonstrated strong international performance across Asia. In South Korea, the film recently added 164,000 admissions on a single day, bringing its total to 2.5 million admissions and a gross of $19.5 million. In Thailand, it overtook Frozen 2 to claim the title of the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Other notable markets include Taiwan with $18.7 million, Hong Kong with $9.2 million, Singapore with $6.3 million, and Vietnam with $4.5 million. Altogether, the film has accumulated more than $70 million overseas, pushing its worldwide total to more than $260 million within 2 months of release.
The film, directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable, adapts the climactic Infinity Castle arc from Koyoharu Gotouge’s manga. Unlike the previous compilation-style releases, this entry was conceived as a trilogy to fully capture the arc’s dramatic weight and scale. The first installment, subtitled Akaza Returns, premiered in Japan on July 18, 2025, and is scheduled for a broader international rollout in September through Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Releasing International.
AloJapan.com