Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has already collected an estimated $10 million through pre-sales in North America. Read on

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle North America Box Office Projection: Long Range Forecast Update ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The anime movie Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is preparing for its global rollout in September in major foreign countries, including North America. The movie has already crossed the $200 million milestone worldwide and is one of the all-time top 10 highest-grossing films in Japan. The movie is tracking to have an impressive debut weekend at the North American box office, and as per the long-range forecast, it is expected to stay slightly below Demon Slayer: Mugen Train. Keep scrolling for the deets.

The film has also surpassed the worldwide haul of Disney’s Snow White. The Disney box office dud collected $205.6 million in its theatrical run, and the anime movie collected this amount with its limited release. It is among the top 15 highest-grossing films of the year. Infinity Castle is at #14. The movie was directed by Haruo Sotozaki.

Projections for Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle in North America suggest the film’s opening weekend box office will likely fall slightly below its predecessor, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.Here’s a breakdown of the key figures and factors:

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Japanese: 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-hen), is a 2020 Japanese animated dark fantasy action film[2][3] based on the “Mugen Train” arc of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge. It is a direct sequel to the first season of the anime television series as well as its first film adaptation. The film was directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by Ufotable, and written by the studio’s staff members.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train was released during the COVID-19 pandemic, premiering in Japan on October 16, 2020, by Aniplex and Toho, and late 2020 to mid-2021 outside Japan by Crunchyroll through Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $507 million worldwide and making it the highest-grossing film of 2020. It marked the first time ever that a non-American production topped the annual global box office, and it set a number of box office records, including the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, a title previously held by Spirited Away (2001). It also has received numerous awards, including Animation of the Year at the 44th Japan Academy Film Prize, Best Film at the 6th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, and Best Animation Film at the 45th Hochi Film Award.

A sequel set after the events of the second season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village, was released on February 3, 2023, with a third film set after the events of the third season, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training, released on February 2, 2024. A film trilogy set after the events of the fourth season has been confirmed, with the first installment, Part 1: Akaza Returns, premiered on July 18, 2025.

Yūma Takahashi, the producer of the anime series, indicated a desire to continue production of the series with the Ufotable Production Team. The sequel project was greenlit following the success of the television series. A film was determined to be the best format for the “Mugen Train” arc due to the arc’s shorter content and dramatic pacing.[7] The main cast was made aware of the film project midway through the first season of the television series.[8] The main production staff from the anime television series, as well as the cast, were carried over into the film’s production. Haruo Sotozaki served as director, with Akira Matsushima and Manabu Kamino serving as animator and editor of the film, respectively. The film was announced on September 28, 2019, immediately following the airing of the anime series’ season finale.[9].

Theatrical

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The film was released theatrically in Japan on October 16, 2020.^[10] Because other major releases had been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of available screens was higher than usual.^[11] The film opened in 403 cinemas total, including all 38 IMAX cinemas within the country.^[12] The film had a very staggered international release, being released from as early as October 30, 2020, in Taiwan,^[13] to as late as August 13, 2021, in India.^[14] The theatrical release in China was delayed when a controversy surrounding the film Monster Hunter led the Chinese censors to review some foreign films a second time.^[15]

Home media

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The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on June 16, 2021;^[16] it sold over 800,000 units in its first day and over 1 million units in three days.^[17] In North America, the film was released digitally on June 22, 2021; pre-orders began on April 26, 2021.^[18] On April 26, 2021, two months before its official release, the film was accidentally made available for purchase on the PlayStation Store for a few hours before being removed, resulting in leaked copies being distributed across the Internet.^[19][20] Upon its video-on-demand (VOD) release in North America, the film debuted at number one on the Vudu, Google Play and YouTube charts.^[21] A novel adaptation was released on October 16, 2020.^[22]

Television series version

The first part of the second season of the anime television series, subtitled Mugen Train Arc, is an extended and recompiled version of the film that ran for a total of seven episodes. The first episode of the part is an entirely new episode that focuses on what Kyojuro did immediately before the events of the film, while the remaining six episodes are recompiled cuts of the film with several slight edits performed on them to account for its episodic format. It was broadcast in Japan from October 10 to November 28, 2021,^[23] while it was broadcast on Adult Swim‘s Toonami programming block in the United States from November 12 to December 17, 2023.^[24]

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (Japanese: 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編, Hepburn: Gekijō-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Jō-hen) is a Japanese animated dark fantasy action film based on the “Infinity Castle” arc of the 2016–20 manga series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba by Koyoharu Gotouge. It is a direct sequel to the fourth season of the anime television series as well as its fourth, fifth, and sixth film adaptations, following Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (2020), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village (2023), and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Hashira Training (2024). It is directed by Haruo Sotozaki, produced by Ufotable, and written by the studio’s staff members.