Demon
Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle continues unstoppable at the Japanese box
office. After 45 days in theaters, the film has surpassed 20 million
tickets sold, reaching a gross of 29.98 billion yen (about
202.8 million dollars).
According
to the official announcement of the franchise on X (formerly Twitter), as of
August 24, 21.10 million tickets have been sold. To put it in
perspective, the hit Mugen Train reached that same figure
after 59 days in theaters.
With these
results, Infinity Castle is already the third
highest-grossing film in Japanese history, behind only Spirited
Away (31.6 billion yen) and Mugen Train (40.7 billion
yen).
International
success in Asia
The
phenomenon is not limited to Japan. In Taiwan, the film has grossed more
than 639 million Taiwanese dollars ($21.04 million) with 2.07
million admissions, becoming the most-watched Japanese film in the
country's history, surpassing Mugen Train in just 23 days.
In South
Korea, the film has generated $25.1 million with 3.2 million
tickets sold, ranking as the third highest-grossing film of the year in
just ten days and surpassing international productions such as Mission:
Impossible – The Final Reckoning. In addition, it has entered the
historical top of anime in Korea, surpassing Howl's Moving Castle and Mugen
Train.
In
Southeast Asia, the numbers are also impressive: $9.4 million in Hong
Kong, $6.9 million in Indonesia, $6.5 million in
Thailand, $5.9 million in Malaysia, $5.8 million in the
Philippines and $4.4 million in Vietnam, according to data
from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Production
and global premiere
The film is
directed by Haruo Sotozaki under the animation of the ufotable studio.
The character design and animation direction are in charge of Akira
Matsushima, while the soundtrack is by Yuki Kajiura and Go
Shiina. Infinity Castle opened in Japan on July 18 and
will hit theaters in the U.S. and Canada on September 12.
International tickets are available now.
Synopsis
of the final showdown
The story
follows Tanjiro Kamado, who along with his fellow Demon Hunter
Corps members, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira,
has battled increasingly powerful demons. Throughout his journey he has fought
alongside the Hashira in decisive battles: with Kyojuro Rengoku on
the Infinity Train, Tengen Uzui in the Entertainment District,
and Muichiro Tokito and Mitsuri Kanroji in
the Blacksmith Village.
While the
Hashira and Corps were undergoing intense training for the impending war, Muzan
Kibutsuji bursts into the Ubuyashiki Mansion. In the midst of the
chaos, Tanjiro and the others are dragged to the Infinite Castle,
the stronghold of demons, where the final battle between hunters and
demons will be unleashed.
Currently, Crunchyroll streams
both the anime series and the Mugen Train movie, along with
the final arc of the Training of the Pillars, in subtitled and
dubbed versions.
