Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has swam past Titanic to become the third highest-grossing movie in Japan (not counting inflation), with Spirited Away and Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – the Movie: Mugen Train ahead of it.
According to the official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba X (formerly Twitter) account, the film has made 28,087,694,600 yen (~US$190.64 million) in 38 days. It drew 19,825,555 moviegoers within this period.
Infinity Castle (Gekijoban “Kimetsu no Yaiba” Mugenjou-hen Daiisshou Akaza Sairai in Japanese) premiered in Japan on July 18 JST, opening in 452 locations (including 59 IMAX locations). The movie started its international run this month and will premiere in North America on September 12.
This is just the first of a conclusive trilogy that will depict the final showdown between the Demon Slayer Corps and Muzan’s demons. The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime first began in 2019 with its first season, which was followed by hit film Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – the Movie: Mugen Train, a TV broadcast version of Mugen Train, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc..
The original Koyoharu Gotouge manga that inspired the anime ran from 2016 to 2020 in Weekly Shonen Jump. Viz Media describes the manga as:
Learning to destroy demons won’t be easy, and Tanjiro barely knows where to start. The surprise appearance of another boy named Giyu, who seems to know what’s going on, might provide some answers—but only if Tanjiro can stop Giyu from killing his sister first!
Staff (returning)
• Director: Haruo Sotozaki
• Character designer and chief animation director: Akira Matsushima
• Color designer: Yuko Omae
• Background art director: Masaru Yanaka (reprising from Mugen Train and Hashira Training Arc)
• Background art director: Yuri Kabazawa (reprising from Mugen Train and Hashira Training Arc)
• Background art supervisor: Koji Eto (since Hashira Training Arc)
• Compositing director: Yuichi Terao
• Script production and animation production: ufotable
Cast
• Natsuki Hanae as Tanjiro Kamado
• Akari Kito as Nezuko Kamado
• Hiro Shimono as Zenitsu Agatsuma
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Inosuke Hashibira
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has swam past Titanic to become the third highest-grossing movie in Japan (not counting inflation), with Spirited Away and Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – the Movie: Mugen Train ahead of it. According to the official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba X (formerly Twitter) account, the film has made Anime Trending | Your Voice in Anime!