Following its second box office weekend, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (Gekijoban “Kimetsu no Yaiba” Mugenjou-hen Daiisshou Akaza Sairai) has been recorded to have a global gross of US$555 million, making it the biggest anime movie of all time.
It’s also the first to break the US$500 million barrier; 2020’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train came fairly close with its US$486,451,200 haul, while 2016’s Your Name made US$405,349,022. All this is without considering inflation and factors like the number of available screens, however.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle‘s US$555 million makes it the ninth highest-grossing movie of 2025, right below Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. In the realm of animation, it’s second to Chinese film Ne Zha 2, which is also the best-performing movie of the year in general. The circumstances between the two films are different, however; Ne Zha 2 earned US$1,862,459,345 out of its total US$1,902,337,333 gross in China alone, and it is not certain if Infinity Castle will be screened in the country.
In terms of the weekend, Infinity Castle made US$17.3 million in its second US box office weekend, compared to its US$70 million weekend opening. In Japan, where it premiered back in July 18 JST, it fell to second place for the first time thanks to Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc‘s debut.
Infinity Castle is the first of a trilogy that will depict the final battles of the Demon Slayer saga. The Demon Slayer anime began in 2019 with a first season, and is based on the Shueisha-published manga by Koyoharu Gotouge.
Infinity Castle is currently the second highest-grossing movie in Japan, below Mugen Train.
Staff (returning)
• Director: Haruo Sotozaki
• Character designer and chief animation director: Akira Matsushima
• Color designer: Yuko Omae
• Background art director: Masaru Yanaka (reprising from Mugen Train and Hashira Training Arc)
• Background art director: Yuri Kabazawa (reprising from Mugen Train and Hashira Training Arc)
• Background art supervisor: Koji Eto (since Hashira Training Arc)
• Compositing director: Yuichi Terao
• Script production and animation production: ufotable
Cast
• Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado
• Akari Kito as Nezuko Kamado
• Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
Sources: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers
