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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle<\/em>\u00a0(Gekijoban \u201cKimetsu no Yaiba\u201d Mugenjou-hen Daiisshou Akaza Sairai<\/em>) has passed the US$700 million mark globally after receiving a sizeable ~US$50 million boost from China, where it opened on November 14. At the time of writing, the China Movie Database<\/a> lists a total China gross of 398.18 million yuan (~US$56 million), while Maoyan<\/a> has 383.89 million yuan listed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Deadline<\/a>, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle\u00a0<\/em>had a strong IMAX performance in China, towering over previous Japanese titles and achieving the second biggest IMAX opening among animated titles (second to Ne Zha 2<\/em>, which made more than US$1.9 billion in general<\/a> in China). A press release from IMAX<\/a>\u00a0says that \u201cOne in every five tickets sold for \u2018Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle\u2019 was a ticket for IMAX.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For the film\u2019s global tally, Box Office Mojo currently says it has amassed ~US$729.98 million, putting it at fifth place on the ranking of top 2025 performers. In the US, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity<\/em>\u00a0Castle\u00a0<\/em>has made ~US$133 million since its September 12 opening.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Japan, where it premiered on July 18, it has yet to best the over 40 billion yen gross of 2020\u2019s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train<\/em>, remaining as the country\u2019s second-highest-grossing film of all time with ~37.9 billion yen<\/a> (~US$244.98 million).<\/span><\/p>\n

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity\u00a0Castle <\/em>is the first in a trilogy of movies<\/a> that will close the Demon Slayer<\/em> saga with a series of final battles. The Demon Slayer\u00a0<\/em>anime<\/a> began in 2019 with a first TV season, and is based on the Shueisha-published manga by Koyoharu Gotouge<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Staff (returning)<\/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<\/a> production and animation production:\u00a0ufotable<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Cast<\/span><\/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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Sources:<\/strong> China Movie Database, Maoyan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n