The first Infinity Castle film has earned over 40 billion yen in Japan alone, making it only the second film in the country's history to reach that milestone.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has crossed 40 billion yen at the Japanese box office, becoming only the second film in the country's history to reach that threshold. As of March 29, the film had sold 27.34 million tickets for a cumulative 40.02 billion yen, roughly $250.7 million.
The only other film to surpass 40 billion yen in Japan is Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, the franchise's first theatrical release, which set the record during its original 2020-2021 run. Both the number one and number two spots on Japan's all-time domestic box office chart now belong to the Demon Slayer franchise, a dominance that no other property in Japanese cinema history has achieved.
Infinity Castle opened in Japanese theaters in September 2025 and has maintained a theatrical presence for over six months. The film adapts the first arc of the Infinity Castle storyline from Koyoharu Gotōge's manga, animated by ufotable, and is the first installment of a planned trilogy.
Worldwide, Infinity Castle has earned over $729 million, making it the highest-grossing anime film of all time and the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time at the global box office. The film surpassed Avengers: Endgame's international gross and became the highest-grossing R-rated animated film ever produced.
A strong theatrical debut in China contributed significantly to the global total, with the film earning $52.4 million in its opening weekend there, the biggest three-day opening for a Japanese film in the Chinese market.
Combined with Mugen Train's $512 million worldwide gross, the Demon Slayer film franchise has now surpassed $1.3 billion at the global box office across two films. The second Infinity Castle film is currently in production at ufotable, with the trilogy expected to adapt the manga's climactic final battle.
Infinity Castle's sustained performance in Japan and its record-breaking global numbers have reshaped expectations for what anime theatrical releases can achieve in international markets. The film screened in select Indian cinemas during its global rollout, and the franchise's growing presence across streaming platforms has built an audience base that future installments will look to expand further.
The second film in the Infinity Castle trilogy does not yet have a confirmed release date, but given ufotable's track record and the franchise's commercial gravity, expectations for the sequel are already building. For now, Infinity Castle's box office numbers continue to climb as the film maintains its theatrical run in select markets worldwide.
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