{"id":680975,"date":"2025-07-22T09:15:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/infinity-castle-secures-5-52-billion-yen-opening-weekend\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T09:15:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T06:15:19","slug":"infinity-castle-secures-5-52-billion-yen-opening-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/infinity-castle-secures-5-52-billion-yen-opening-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Infinity Castle Secures 5.52 Billion Yen Opening Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/em> movie has earned 5,524,298,500 yen (~US$37,400,711.88) and a crowd of 3,843,613 in its opening weekend.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That puts its performance over its predecessor, Demon Slayer \u2013 Kimetsu No Yaiba \u2013 the Movie: Mugen Train<\/em>, which impressed in 2020 with its 4.6 billion yen opening gross and initial 3,42 million moviegoer count. Back then, Nikkei<\/a> noted that this was a historical high for movies<\/a> that opened on a regular weekday.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9Koyoharu Gotoge \/ SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

When including Monday (which was the public holiday Marine Day) into the calculations, Infinity Castle\u00a0<\/em>earned more than 7.3 billion yen (~US$49.4 million) and drew in over 5.16 million moviegoers. A little more and it will join the ranks of the top 100 highest-grossing films in Japan (currently at 100th is Fantastic Beasts<\/em> and Where to Find Them<\/em> with 7.34 billion yen).<\/span><\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, Infinity Castle <\/em>also sits at the top of the July 18-20 JST weekend box office ranking<\/a> (which is based on moviegoer count).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Infinity Castle<\/em>\u00a0(or\u00a0Gekijoban \u201cKimetsu no Yaiba\u201d Mugenjou-hen Daiisshou Akaza Sairai<\/em>) will have two follow-ups, with the trilogy adapting the final arc of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u00a0<\/em>story. This sees the Demon Slayer Corps<\/span> having their final showdown with Muzan\u2019s demons in the titular Infinity Castle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

International screenings will start in August. For North America, the start date is September 12.<\/span><\/p>\n

The original\u00a0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u00a0<\/em>manga<\/a> by\u00a0Koyoharu Gotouge<\/strong> ran from 2016 to 2020 in Weekly Shonen Jump. Viz Media<\/a> describes the premise as:<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning to destroy demons won\u2019t be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise app<\/a>earance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what\u2019s going on, might provide some answers\u2014but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The anime began in 2019 with the first TV anime season, which was followed by\u00a0Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train<\/em>,\u00a0a TV broadcast version of\u00a0Mugen Train<\/em>,\u00a0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u00a0<\/em>Entertainment District Arc<\/em>,\u00a0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u00a0<\/em>Swordsmith Village<\/em>\u00a0Arc<\/em>, and\u00a0Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u00a0<\/em>Hashira Training Arc<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Staff (returning)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Director:\u00a0Haruo Sotozaki<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>
\u2022 Character designer and chief animation director:\u00a0Akira Matsushima<\/strong><\/span>
\u2022 Color designer:\u00a0Yuko Omae<\/strong><\/span>
\u2022 Background art director: \u00a0Masaru Yanaka\u00a0<\/strong>(reprising from\u00a0Mugen Train<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Hashira Training Arc<\/em>)
<\/strong>\u2022 Background art director:\u00a0Yuri Kabazawa\u00a0<\/strong>(reprising from\u00a0Mugen Train<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Hashira Training Arc<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Background art supervisor:\u00a0Koji Eto\u00a0<\/strong>(since\u00a0Hashira Training Arc<\/em>)<\/span>
\u2022 Compositing director:\u00a0Yuichi Terao<\/strong><\/span>
\u2022 Script production and animation production:\u00a0ufotable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Natsuki Hanae<\/b>\u00a0as Tanjiro Kamado<\/span>
\u2022 Akari Kito<\/b>\u00a0as Nezuko Kamado<\/span>
\u2022 Hiro Shimono\u00a0<\/b>as Zenitsu Agatsuma<\/span>
\u2022 Yoshitsugu Matsuoka<\/b>\u00a0as Inosuke Hashibira<\/span><\/p>\n

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Source: <\/strong>@kimetsu_off<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n