Kimetsu
no Yaiba: Infinite Castle continues to make history at the global box office. According to
data from Box Office Mojo, the first installment of the trilogy,
subtitled Akaza Sairai, reached $555 million grossed
globally as of September 21, making it the highest-grossing Japanese
film of all time and the highest-grossing anime in history.
An
unprecedented global phenomenon
The film
not only surpassed Spirited Away, which for more than two decades
held the throne with its 31.6 billion yen, but also entered the top 10
most watched films of 2025, ranking #9 after unseating Marvel productions
such as Fantastic Four: First Steps and Captain
America: Brave New World.
In the
United States, the film grossed $17.3 million in its second
weekend, remaining at the top of the North American box office. With
this, it became the first anime in history to lead for two consecutive
weekends in the country. Its cumulative in the U.S. already exceeds 104
million dollars, an achievement never before achieved by a Japanese production.
Historical
records in Japan and the world
In Japan,
the film has sold more than 23 million tickets for a total of 33 billion yen,
making it the second-highest-grossing film in Japan, behind
only Mugen Train, which holds the mark with 40.7 billion yen.
With
this, Infinite Castle achieves what seemed impossible:
consolidating itself as the new great cultural phenomenon of Japanese cinema on
a global scale, replicating – and surpassing – the success that the franchise
had already marked in 2020 with Mugen Train.
An
audiovisual display of ufotable
The
direction is in charge of Haruo Sotozaki and the ufotable studio,
responsible for the entire animated saga. The musical section has also been an
added attraction, with the songs "Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai" by Aimer and "Zankoku
no Yoru ni Kagayake" by LiSA, artists who
already left their mark on the franchise with previous songs.
