Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba—The Movie: Infinity Castle, also known as Part 1 or Chapter 1: Akaza's Return, is currently screening in Japan, and it has already broken many records, including reaching the mark of 10 billion yen at the box office faster than Demon Slayer: Mugen Train.
While the movie was expected to break records, things have happened on such a large scale and so fast that the sky is now the limit, and fans wonder if the new Demon Slayer movie could achieve something never seen before, and there is already a huge campaign for the movie to set a new record in the history of the Japanese box office.
Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc: Where To Watch
Demon Slayer fans can find all the information about streaming the Infinity Castle film here.
Demon Slayer Expected to Set New Records
- Demon Slayer Infinity Castle has already earned over 12 billion yen (80 million dollars) at the Japanese box office.
- Fans want it to surpass 50 billion yen.
Just 10 days after its premiere, the first movie in the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle trilogy has already earned 12.87 billion yen at the box office in Japan. 9.1 million tickets have been sold since July 18, 2025, which, as previously mentioned, is more than Mugen Train made in its first 10 days.
Fans are now calling Akaza "the new 50 billion yen man," believing the movie will be able to surpass this unprecedented mark. The nickname is also a reference to Mugen Train, which surpassed 40 billion yen at the Japanese box office following a fan campaign to "make Rengoku the 40 billion yen man."
When Will Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Be Released Worldwide?
The film will hit international theaters starting in August, when it will premiere in several Asian countries. In Australia, it will be released on September 11, 2025. In the US, the UK, and Canada, it will premiere a day later, on September 12. The movie will premiere in several European and Latin American countries around the same time it releases in the US, or a few weeks later. The movie isn't likely to break so many records outside Japan, but it will probably perform better than Mugen Train.
I think this is the first time that audiences are gonna be able to see all of this dynamic movement from the characters within the Infinity Castle and the fact that it's on a big screen, it's going to be a really, really just roaming freely in this huge, huge space so it's going to come across and I think it'll be a lot of fun. It's gonna be a great experience for the fans.
As for the second and third movies, there is still no official information about them. However, rumors suggest that Sony is planning to drop a new movie every two years, which would mean that the second movie would be released in 2027 and the final one in 2029. Before the first movie was released, fans mostly expected the three movies to completely cover the Final Arc, but given the pacing of the first movie, there is a chance that the Sunrise Countdown arc will either be a fourth movie or perhaps the fifth season.
Demon Slayer is available to stream on Crunchyroll, subbed and dubbed in many languages.
Source: Japan Anime News by Oricon
- Release Date
- April 6, 2019
- Network
- Adult Swim
Based on Koyoharu Gotouge's shonen manga, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is an action anime set in Japan during the early 20th century. Seeking revenge for the murder of his family while also looking to save his sister, Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps as they try to eradicate Demons led by Muzan.
- Seasons
- 4
- Studio
- ufotable
- Japanese Title
- Kimetsu no Yaiba
- Based On
- Manga
- Creator
- Koyoharu Gotoge
- Number of Episodes
- 63
- Streaming Service(s)
- Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix
