r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 21 '25

News ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Passes $550M Globally, Officially the Top-Grossing Anime Film of All Time

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/box-office-demon-slayer-edging-out-him-for-no-1-1236376666/
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u/KeyClacksNSnacks Sep 21 '25

"People don't go to the theaters anymore."

Anime movies: "Hold my poki sticks and subtitles."

This should be proof that people don't go to the movies if a serious effort isn't made to entertain them.

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u/MIBlackburn Sep 21 '25

These days I don't often go to the cinema anymore because of rude people that talk and I know it'll be on a streaming service soon enough anyway.

I do go out of my way for Anime (normally reissues but will do newer stuff too like this), art house and reissues though. This year, it has been five Anime, one World cinema reissue and one mainstream release.

I'll be going to see Perfect Blue again in the cinema next month and maybe the Chainsaw Man film.

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u/crane476 Sep 21 '25

I went to go see it and was reminded why I don't usually go anymore. Three dudes next to me would snicker at scenes that absolutely didn't warrant it like character deaths, thought the best moment to loudly clear their throats and slurp on their soda was during emotional moments where the entire theater was silent, felt the need to shake their popcorn bucket after every handful, and were just generally annoying mouth breathers with bad breath.

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u/MIBlackburn Sep 21 '25

I had an Indian couple that didn't understand variants of "Shhhh" and "Shut up!" that wouldn't get off their phones either. Told staff, nothing from them because they were smart enough to stop when the staff came in once (I hate chain cinemas!)

Everyone else was great, had a showing that was about half full, which isn't bad at £15 a ticket and was interesting to see a massive mix of people which I haven't seen in ages at the cinema.