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 Sairaireached the 555 million dollars raised globally until September 21, making it the the highest grossing Japanese film of all time and in the highest-grossing anime in history.
An unprecedented global phenomenon
The film not only surpassed Spirited Awaywho for more than two decades maintained the throne with his 31.6 billion yen, but also entered the top 10 most viewed movies of 2025occupying the #9 position after displacing Marvel productions such as Fantastic Four: First Steps and Captain America: Brave New World.
In the United States, the film grossed 17.3 million dollars in its second weekend, remaining at the top of the North American box office. With it, became the first anime in history to lead for two consecutive weekends in the country. Its total in the US already exceeds $104 million, 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, which places it as the second highest grossing film in Japanonly behind Mugen Trainwhich maintains the mark with 40.7 billion yen.
With this, Infinite Castle achieves what seemed impossible: to establish 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 carried out by Haruo Sotozaki and the study ufotableresponsible for the entire animated saga. The musical section has also been an added attraction, with the songs “Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai” of Aimer and “Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake” of LiSAartists who have already left their mark on the franchise with previous songs.
Do you think Infinite Castle will also be able to surpass Mugen Train in Japan to become the highest-grossing film in the country's history?
