DEMON SLAYER: INFINITY CASTLE’s $70 Million Opening Weekend Sets Anime Movie Record

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Bringing a hugely popular anime series to the big screen has proven to be a massive success. *Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle* recently opened in the U.S. and broke box office records, earning more than twice as much as any other anime movie’s opening weekend.

The new anime film, *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle*, earned $70 million in its opening weekend in the U.S., making it the top movie at the box office. However, its biggest achievement is breaking the record for the highest-grossing anime film opening weekend – a record previously held by *Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back* since 1999. As of today, *Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle* has also earned over $350 million globally.

Sony, through its Crunchyroll label, not only distributed the movie but also invested in it, making this news particularly exciting for them. This film is the first of three planned movies that will conclude the incredibly popular series.

Curious about *Infinity Castle* but short on time? We’ve got you covered! Before the movie comes out, we’ve created a video summarizing everything you need to know.

Channing Tatum voices a small but significant character in the English dub of the film, a role he accepted because his daughter is a big fan of *Demon Slayer*. Given the film’s impressive opening weekend box office numbers, it’s clear many others are fans too. While records are meant to be broken, more than doubling the previous record wasn’t just luck.

Now that a new record has been set, the big question is how long it will last. We don’t expect it to stand for very long, especially with the next installment of *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle* coming out soon.

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2025-09-15 22:02