During the weekend of August 15 to 17the movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle collection 1.875 million yen (approx. $12.67 million) with more than 1.21 million tickets sold. With this, the tape of the universe created by Koyoharu Gotouge remained in the first position at the Japanese box office for the fifth consecutive weekaccording to the Kogyo Tsushinsha portal.
A new franchise record
In just 31 days since its premiere on July 18the film has reached a total collection of 25.78 billion yen ($174.27 million), with more than 18.27 million viewers. This figure exceeds by 110.3% what was achieved by Mugen Train in the same period in 2020, when it accumulated 23.3 billion yen.
Fourth highest-grossing film in Japan
With these figures, Infinity Castle It is already positioned as the fourth highest grossing film of all time in Japansurpassing Frozen (25.5 billion in 2014) already Your Name (25.17 billion in 2017). They only surpass him Mugen Train (40.75 billion in 2020), Spirited Away (31.68 billion in 2001) and Titanic (27.77 billion in 1997).
The rest of the Japanese box office
As for other notable releases, the film Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancersthe franchise's 32nd installment, fell to fifth place in its second weekend with 309 million yen collected. However, it has already surpassed the billion yen mark and joins the most successful Japanese animated productions of 2025.
On the other hand, ChaOthe new original film from STUDIO 4℃ and winner of the Jury Prize at the Annecy Festival, debuted in 301 theaters in Japan on August 15, although it failed to break into the Top 10. However, it earned a 3.66/5 rating on Filmmarks on its first day.
In addition, Summer Pockets – Kamome Kushima Arcthe first part of the anime compilation tetralogy, had a limited release in 26 theaters on the same day, managing to lead the mini-theater category. For its part, the second part of the anime BULLET/BULLETtitled Dangan Kecchaku-henalso failed to enter the general ranking.
Top 10 at the box office in Japan (August 15-17, 2025)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle (5 weeks)
- Jurassic World: Rebirth (2 weeks)
- Kokuho (11 weeks)
- TOKYO MER: Hashiru Kinkyu Kyumeishitsu – Nankai Mission (3 weeks)
- Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers (2 weeks)
- Yukikaze (premiere)
- Kinki-chihou no Aru Basho ni tsuite (2 weeks)
- Elio (3 weeks)
- Jiko Bukken Zoku: Kowai Madori (4 weeks)
- Kamen Rider Gavv: Okashi no Ie no Shinryakusha (4 weeks)
