Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Leads Japanese Box Office for 3rd Week

The film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle remains in the top spot at the box office in Japan for the third consecutive week, according to data from Kogyo Tsushinsha for the weekend of August 1 to 3. During that period, the film grossed 2.457 billion yen (approximately $16.75 million) with 1,739,600 tickets sold, despite a 21% drop from the previous weekend.

Breaking historical records

On August 4, the anime's official account on X (formerly Twitter) announced that the film had reached a cumulative gross of 17.639 billion yen (about $120 million) after only 17 days in theaters since its premiere in Japan on July 18. This figure represents 112% of Mugen Train's performance in the same period, thus consolidating the franchise's continued success.

In addition, Infinity Castle broke the record as the fastest Japanese film to reach 10 billion yen, and now ranks tenth in the all-time ranking of highest-grossing films in Japan. It is also positioned as the seventh most successful Japanese animated feature film, surpassing THE FIRST SLAM DUNK (2022).

The all-time Top 10 at the box office in Japan

1. Demon Slayer: Mugen Train – 40.75 billion (2020)
2. Spirited Away – 31.68 billion (2001)
3. Titanic – 27.77 billion (1997)
4. Frozen – 25.50 billion (2014)
5. Your Name – 25.17 billion (2016)
6. One Piece Film: RED – 20.34 billion (2022)
7. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – 20.30 billion (2001)
8. Princess Mononoke – 20.18 billion (1997)
9. Howl's Moving Castle – 19.6 billion (2004)
10. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – 17.63 billion (2025)

With this new achievement, Japanese live-action films disappear completely from the historical Top 10, being replaced by animated productions, seven of them Japanese.

Weekend Box Office Ranking

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – Week 3
TOKYO MER: Namkai Mission – Premiere
Kokuho – Week 9
Elio – Premiere
Jiko Bukken Zoku: Kowai Madori – Week 2
The Fantastic Four: First Step – Week 2
Kamen Rider Gavv: Okashi no Ie no Shinryakusha – Week 2
F1: The Movie – Week 6
Kino Ue no Guntai – Week 2
Lilo & Stitch – Week 9

While other films such as Uta no Prince-sama: TABOO NIGHT XXXX have dropped out of the Top 10 after thirteen weeks in theaters, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is consolidated as the cinematic phenomenon of the year in Japan.