the movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle continues unbeaten in Japanese cinemas, maintaining first place at the box office during the weekend of August 22 to 24, 2025. According to the specialized portal Kogyo Tsushinsha, the feature film grossed 1,154 million yen (approximately $7.84 million) with 764,000 tickets sold in its sixth week in theaters.
Despite a drop of 38.5% compared to the previous week, the film once again surpassed all its competition and consolidated its absolute reign in the Japanese box office.
Infinity Castle surpasses Titanic
According to the official report on the social network x (formerly Twitter), the film has amassed a total of 28,087 million yen (about 191 million dollars) in 38 days since its release on July 18, 2025with more than 19.8 million attendees. This figure represents the 108.1% of collection that reached Mugen Train in the same period of time.
Thanks to these results, Infinity Castle It is already positioned as the third highest grossing film in history in Japansurpassing Titanic by James Cameron (27.77 billion yen in 1997).
Other news at the Japanese box office
In its third weekend, the film Crayon Shin-chan: Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers remained in fifth position, while the live-action adaptation of the romantic manga Gazing at the Star Next Door It debuted in ninth place after opening in 307 theaters.
For its part, the tape Eiga Odekake Kozame: Tokai no Otomodachibased on the anime Odekake Kozamedebuted in tenth position with 221 release theaters. In parallel, the science fiction film AS ONEinspired by the Square Enix video game Starwing Paradoxfailed to enter the Top 10 despite being screened in 140 theaters.
Japan box office ranking (August 22-24, 2025)
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle (6 weeks)
- Kokuho (12 weeks)
- Jurassic World: Rebirth (3 weeks)
- TOKYO MER: Nankai Mission (4 weeks)
- Crayon Shin-chan: Cho Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers (3 weeks)
- Ballerina (premiere)
- Yukikaze (2 weeks)
- Kinki-chihou no Aru Basho ni tsuite (3 weeks)
- Gazing at the Star Next Door (premiere)
- Eiga Odekake Kozame: Tokai no Otomodachi (premiere)
With this overwhelming success, Kimetsu no Yaiba once again confirms its position as one of the biggest phenomena in the anime and Japanese film industry.
