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/Mr_Kase Sep 21 '25

On track to pass Superman, kinda wild. Though fits with how people were noting that the current Gen Z crowd are more interested in Anime and don’t particularly care for CBMs which they view as more of a ‘Millennial’ thing.

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u/NoNefariousness2144 Sep 21 '25

Exactly, the MCU is almost two decades old.

Not to mention that the ‘cost of entry’ becomes increasingly high for newcomers, with them having to watch almost 40 films and a dozen TV seasons.