Released in Japan on Friday, July 18, 2025, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" has achieved remarkable success. After 52 days in theaters, the film has garnered an impressive 22,007,405 admissions, generating box office earnings of 31,425,916,900 yen. Notably, this movie has made history in Japanese cinema by surpassing the 30 billion yen mark in a mere 46 days since its premiere!
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Record-Breaking Success: 22 Million Viewers and 31.4 Billion Yen Box Office in 52 Days!
"Demon Slayer," an anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series, has achieved significant global success. The manga, published by Shueisha's Jump Comics, boasts over 220 million copies in circulation across 23 volumes. ufotable produces the anime adaptation.
The narrative centers on Tanjiro Kamado, a young boy who joins the Demon Slayer Corps after his family is massacred by demons, aiming to restore his sister Nezuko to human form after she is transformed into a demon.
The franchise launched with the anime series "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" in April 2019. This was followed by the theatrical film "Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train" in October 2020. The anime series continued with the "Mugen Train Arc" and "Entertainment District Arc" from 2021 to 2022.
In February 2023, a world tour screening event, "To the Swordsmith Village," preceded the broadcast of the "Swordsmith Village Arc" in April. A subsequent world tour screening, "To the Hashira Training," commenced in February 2024, reaching over 145 countries and regions and surpassing the previous tour's reach. The "Hashira Training Arc" of the anime then began airing in May.
Most recently, "Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle" was announced as a theatrical trilogy. Its first chapter, "The Return of Akaza," premiered in Japan on Friday, July 18, setting a new all-time opening weekend record in the country.
With Thanks: Box Office Report for 52 Days of Release
We are pleased to report the box office performance of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" from July 18 (Friday) to September 7 (Sunday). In 52 days, the film has attracted 22,007,405 viewers and grossed 31,425,916,900 yen. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each viewer who came to the theaters and to all the theater staff who have helped bring this work to audiences.
Maintaining the momentum from its record-breaking three-day opening, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" has become the fastest film in Japanese cinema history to surpass both 10 billion and 20 billion yen at the box office.
The film has now broken the record for the fastest to reach 30 billion yen in Japanese film history, surpassing the previous record set by "Demon Slayer: Mugen Train" in October 2020, which took 59 days to reach 10 billion yen and went on to become the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time. (Source: Kogyo Tsushinsha)
Box Office Performance:
■ Total for 52 days from July 18 (Friday) to September 7 (Sunday)
Attendance: 22,007,405
Box Office: 31,425,916,900 yen
* Reached 10 billion yen in 8 days (compared to 10 days for "Mugen Train")
* Reached 20 billion yen in 23 days (compared to 24 days for "Mugen Train")
* Reached 30 billion yen in 46 days (compared to 59 days for "Mugen Train")
▼ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" Final Battle CM #1 - Tanjiro Kamado & Giyu Tomioka vs Akaza
▼ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle" Final Battle CM #2 - Shinobu Kocho vs Doma
About "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle"
Synopsis
Tanjiro Kamado - a boy who joined an organization dedicated to hunting down demons called the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was turned into a demon.
While growing stronger and deepening his friendships and bonds with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira.
Along the way, his journey has led him to fight alongside the Demon Slayer Corps' highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira, including Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku aboard the Mugen Train, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui within the Entertainment District, as well as Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji at the Swordsmith Village.
As the Demon Slayer Corps members and Hashira engaged in a group strength training program, the Hashira Training, in preparation for the forthcoming battle against the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji appears at the Ubuyashiki Mansion. With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji.
The destination of where Tanjiro and Demon Slayer Corps have fallen is the demons' stronghold - the Infinity Castle.
And so, the battleground is set as the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the Demons ignites.
Cast
Tanjiro Kamado: Natsuki Hanae
Nezuko Kamado: Akari Kito
Zenitsu Agatsuma: Hiro Shimono
Inosuke Hashibira: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Kanao Tsuyuri: Reina Ueda
Genya Shinazugawa: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Giyu Tomioka: Takahiro Sakurai
Tengen Uzui: Katsuyuki Konishi
Muichiro Tokito: Kengo Kawanishi
Shinobu Kocho: Saori Hayami
Mitsuri Kanroji: Kana Hanazawa
Obanai Iguro: Kenichi Suzumura
Sanemi Shinazugawa: Tomokazu Seki
Gyomei Himejima: Tomokazu Sugita
Akaza (Upper Rank Three): Akira Ishida
Doma (Upper Rank Two): Mamoru Miyano
Kaigaku: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Keizo: Yuichi Nakamura
Koyuki: Lynn
©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable
*Some parts of this text have been translated using machine translation
