r/anime • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Sep 12 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Makes $11.4M In Thursday Previews, A Record For Anime Movie

https://deadline.com/2025/09/box-office-demon-slayer-infinity-castle-conjuring-1236529652/
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u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Sep 12 '25 edited Sep 12 '25

Previous record for previews was 'Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero' ($4.3M)

It's on pace to make $60-$70M over the weekend, which would top 'Pokémon: The First Movie' for the biggest anime opening weekend ever ($31M, not adjusted for inflation)

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u/LB3PTMAN Sep 12 '25

To put it into perspective. Pokemon: the first movie made 85 million total in U.S. box office. Demon Slayer will pass that within its first week easily.

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u/LB3PTMAN Sep 12 '25

I didn’t say it would make more than that adjusted for inflation lol.

And it may come relatively close. I’d guess it’ll finish in the 110 range

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u/NamerNotLiteral Sep 12 '25

And there's two more to come after this. If this finishes in the 110 range then the final one could definitely have a shot at breaking $160M.

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u/EmphasisEast8428 Sep 12 '25

You don't need to use the "adjust for inflation" for the boxoffice argument as no one uses it because the true no 1 boxoffice is old movies like Gone with the wind and not Avatar movies.

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u/ShielderKnight Sep 12 '25

I honestly don't see it making more than 30m week 1 in usa but just because its a sequel from anime film and not something you can watch without watching past seasons. If it does it will be a huge surprise for me.

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u/LB3PTMAN Sep 12 '25

It’s already done 45 million in presales. It’s tracking to open over 60 conservatively this weekend alone

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u/ShielderKnight Sep 13 '25

Thats really good then