Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle has set new box office records, becoming the highest-grossing anime film of all time globally. The film, distributed by Sony and Crunchyroll, has earned more than USD555 million worldwide as of this weekend.
The new record means the movie has moved past previous top-grossing anime films on the global stage, including its predecessor Demon Slayer: Mugen Train (USD506.4 million), Your Name (USD405.3 million), Spirited Away (USD395.5 million), and Suzume (USD323.6 million).
Infinity Castle‘s global earnings have also positioned it as the ninth highest-grossing film of 2025, surpassing The Fantastic Four: First Steps, which had a worldwide gross of approximately USD519.8 million. It has also overtaken the worldwide box office collections of Captain America: Brave New World, The Conjuring: Last Rites and Sinners.
In the North American market, the Haruo Sotozaki directed film added an estimated USD17.3 million over its second weekend. This brought its total domestic gross in the United States and Canada to USD104.7 million, to become the highest grossing anime film in North America too. With this total, it surpassed Pokémon: The First Movie, which previously held the record for more than two decades with a lifetime gross of USD85.74 million.
Despite the drop, it was enough to keep the film at the top of the domestic box office for this weekend. The second-place film for the weekend, Universal’s Him, earned around USD13.5 million.
In Japan, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has earned over 34.01 billion yen from 23.62 million admissions within its first 66 days in theaters, overtaking Spirited Away to become second highest grossing film. This was slightly ahead of what Demon Slayer: Mugen Train had earned in the same time frame.
However, its total gross in Japan still trails the lifetime earnings of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, which remains Japan’s highest-grossing film with over 40 billion yen.
The film is the first installment of a planned cinematic trilogy that was announced to adapt the final saga of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga by Koyoharu Gotouge.
The plot followed the Demon Slayer Corps’ infiltration of the titular dimensional fortress to launch a final assault on the series’ antagonist, Muzan Kibutsuji.
Animation production was handled by Ufotable, with Haruo Sotozaki returning to helm the work. Other returning staff members included Akira Matsushima as the chief animation director and character designer, with music composed by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina.
Source: Box Office Mojo, The Hollywood Reported
