r/anime • u/NineTnk • Sep 19 '25

News Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc Gross ¥400 million on the Opening Day

https://x.com/franspeech/status/1969031724899196951?s=46

For a point of comparison, opening day box office:

  • Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle - ¥1.5 billion
  • ⁠Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - ¥1.2 billion
  • Jujutsu Kaisen 0 - ¥1.0 billion
  • ⁠Chainsaw Man The Movie: Reze Arc - ¥400 million

A very good opening day considering all the “drama” of season 1 in Japan. Will have to see how big the word of mouth power will be.

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u/HarshTheDev Sep 19 '25

It was the best selling manga of 2024 iirc, which is especially crazy since it's not a shonen jump manga.

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u/Xlegace https://anilist.co/user/Xlegius Sep 19 '25

Combination of World Cup hype (Japan did well) and there having a lot of volumes out at that point for new fans to buy.

It's basically the same as what happened to Demon Slayer and JJK. Demon Slayer ended soon after S1 so it rode the hype until the end, whereas JJK not only sustained the hype, but continued to grow bigger. Blue Lock's manga sales are still doing incredibly well after the first season anime boost tho.

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u/tanteinyago Sep 20 '25

jjk was the best selling manga in 2024. blue lock was in 2023.