23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yomiuri Shimbun
New ‘Demon Slayer' Film Breaks Records in Japan with ¥5.5 Billion Box Office Revenue, 3.84 Million Viewers in 1st 3 Days
The latest animated film adaptation of the popular manga series 'Kimetsu no Yaiba' ('Demon Slayer') drew about 3.84 million moviegoers during its first three days since its theatrical release on Friday, setting a new box office revenue record of about ¥5.52 billion, according to its distributor Aniplex Inc. and others.
The new film, 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle,' is the first part of a trilogy and surpassed the record of the series' previous animated film, 'Demon Slayer — Kimetsu no Yaiba — The Movie: Mugen Train,' which was released in theaters in October 2020 and went on to become a big hit, grossing over ¥40 billion domestically.
About 5.16 million people went to see the new film in the first four days, raising the box office revenue to about ¥7.31 billion.
The series tells the story of a boy who battles demons that killed his family in a bid to turn his sister, who became a demon, back into a human. The films are based on the manga 'Kimetsu no Yaiba' by Koyoharu Gotoge. To date, more than 220 million copies of the manga have been sold, including digital editions.
