Infinity Castle broke opening records in Japan

The suite animates madly anticipated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The film: Infinity Castle already makes the history of the box office in Japan.

The EPIC anime opened with $ 11.1 million (1.65 billion yen), against 1.16 million admissions on Friday – a new day record for Japan. From Friday to Sunday, the film totaled $ 37.3 million, but including Monday – a national holiday in Japan – it climbed $ 49.4 million. Anyway, the performance represents a new opening week record in the country.

The film also published historical results for IMAX in the country. Play on only 59 premium screens, Infinite castle Generated $ 3 million during the standard Friday and $ 3.5 million weekend when including the holiday day on Monday. The result marks the largest format opening framework on the market, with an average on the screen of around $ 48,000.

The successful beginnings echoes the superb performances of the 2020s Demon Slayer: Mugen Trainwhich has become the most profitable film of all time in Japan – in the middle of the challenges of the pandemic – with a total record of more than $ 365 million (40 billion ¥). Infinite castleThe three -day opening crude opening came by around 19% Mugen trainThe equivalent beginnings, suggesting that the last episode could be on the right track for another historic race, according to word of mouth and the stay.

Directed by Haruo Sotozaki and produced by an acclaimed UfoTable animation studio, Infinite castle Adapts the final arc of the best -selling manga series by Koyoharu Gotouge. The Natsuki Hanae (Tanjiro), Akari Kitō (Nezuko), Hiro Shimono (Zenitsu) and Yoshitsugu (Inosuke) regulars come up as the body Slayer’s body is going on a climactic assault against the Demon King Muzan Kugutsuji. The film was co -financed by Aniplex, a subsidiary of Sony Group. International distribution should start on September 12 via Toho, Aniplex and Crunchyroll, with IMAX versions planned in more than 40 territories in the world.

The performance of records occurs while the Japanese film industry continues to tilt strongly to local content – in particular animation. Japanese films won $ 1.01 billion (155.8 billion ¥) in 2024, capturing around 75% of the market, while foreign films dropped to $ 329 million (51.2 billion ¥) in the midst of the sweetness of Hollywood major traits. The anime represented more than half of all ticket sales, thanks to the sustained popularity of longtime national franchises such as Detective Conan And Haikyu !!. The anime market abroad, on the other hand, continues to go up.

IMAX, practically alone among North American theatrical players, harvested the awards of this change. The company has expanded its local presence thanks to new agreements on the site with Japanese exhibitors and increased collaboration with studios and distributors on IMAX outings of the main anime titles.