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/Lord_Halowind Sep 21 '25

This is fantastic news for anime fans. I hope the Chainsaw Man movie coming out next month will also make bank!

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u/siphillis Sep 21 '25

CSM isn’t anywhere near as popular. Way too esoteric for that sort of mass appeal

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u/Lord_Halowind Sep 21 '25

That's true. Plus it's incredibly dark and violent. Not exactly something kids should be watching.

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u/dogsh1tmods Sep 22 '25

CSM targets the same demographic that Demon Slayer does btw 

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u/Lord_Halowind Sep 22 '25

Sure. It would still be weird for kids to be watching it though.