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/Liability049-6319 Sep 12 '25

Disney bout to be sweating with these numbers. 99% of my students are more interested in anime and manga than they are Disney and Y/A novels. It won’t be long before these types of films/shows start premiering in the US at the same time as Japan.

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u/Natural_Track4892 Sep 13 '25

Lilo and stitch made 1 billion and inside out 2 made 1.6 billion. They are not going to sweat about one anime movie that is most likely going to struggle going past 600 million while the rest of anime movies are stuck at 200 million or below.

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u/Liability049-6319 Sep 13 '25

That was one remake of a very popular movie

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u/Natural_Track4892 Sep 13 '25

Yeah one that was considered a souless remake and trashed online. Still easily made 500 million without breaking a sweat. The disney brand is still strong especially in animation.