the movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle remains in the first place 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 million yen (approximately $16.75 million) with 1,739,600 tickets solddespite a 21% drop compared to the previous weekend.
Breaking historical records
He August 4the anime's official account on X (formerly Twitter) announced that the film had reached a cumulative gross of 17,639 million yen (some 120 million dollars) after alone 17 days in theaters since its premiere in Japan on July 18. This figure represents a 112% performance obtained by Mugen Train in its same period, thus consolidating the continued success of the franchise.
Besides, Infinity Castle broke the record as the Japanese film that fastest reached 10 billion yenand now it is located in the tenth place in the historical ranking of highest-grossing films in Japan. It is also positioned as the seventh most successful Japanese animated feature filmsurpassing 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. Moving Castle – 19.6 billion (2004)
- 10. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – 17.63 billion (2025)
With this new achievement, the Japanese live-action films completely disappear from the historical Top 10being 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 like Uta no Prince-sama: TABOO NIGHT XXXX They have left the Top 10 after thirteen weeks on the billboard, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is consolidated as the film phenomenon of the year in Japan.
