Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is smashing records left and right — and according to the latest numbers, it has already blasted past $730 million worldwide. From its budget to its booming box office run to the wave of fan reactions, here’s everything you need to know.
The Demon Slayer hype train just doesn’t stop! After Mugen Train smashed every record imaginable, fans knew the Infinity Castle arc was going to be huge. The movie dropped in Japan on July 18, 2025, kicking off the final big battle of the series. This is only the first part of the Infinity Castle saga, and ufotable once again took charge of the animation (yep, the studio that makes every frame look like art). TOHO handled the Japan release, while Crunchyroll and Sony brought it overseas.
Here’s the fun part: Infinity Castle reportedly had a budget of around $20 million. Pretty modest when you compare it to Hollywood blockbusters — but the returns? Absolutely insane.
Japan: The film opened to a jaw-dropping $49.7 million (¥7.3 billion) in just four days. As of now, it has earned over ¥31 billion (~$213 million) in Japan alone, officially making it the second-highest-grossing film in Japanese history, right behind Mugen Train.
China: The big update — China gave the movie a massive boost. On opening weekend alone it pulled in about $52.7 million, and it’s well on its way to cross $100 million in the Chinese market. This is one of the strongest showings for any anime film ever released there.
Worldwide: Thanks to the explosive China debut, the global total has now surged past $700 million+, with some reports placing it around $730 million already — and it’s still climbing. North America also contributed strongly with a huge $70 million opening weekend, marking the biggest anime debut ever in the region.
So yeah… from a $20M budget to nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars and counting? That’s not just success — that’s a global flex.
The Good Stuff: Fans can’t stop praising the animation and fight scenes — ufotable really went all out to make every frame look like pure art. It’s the kind of spectacle you just have to see in a theater.
The Not-So-Good: A lot of people felt the movie was too heavy on backstories. Since Infinity Castle dives into the pasts of both the Hashira and the demons, some viewers thought it slowed down the pacing and stretched the runtime. As one reviewer put it:
“The film cannot commit to being an action movie due to the overuse of flashbacks … the pacing suffers.”
Overall though, the reception has been overwhelmingly positive. If you’re a Demon Slayer fan, this movie delivers.
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