Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle continues its box office reign over the last week, jumping up two spots from sixth place in the all-time Japan box office over Japan’s Obon holiday to become the country’s fourth highest-grossing film of all time. As of August 17, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has brought in 25.78 billion yen (US$174.32 million) in 31 days on 18.27 million ticket sales, according to the series’ official accounts . Infinity Castle has now taken the fourth-place spot on the Japan box office all-time chart , previously held by Disney’s Frozen, and pushed Your Name out of the top five for the first time since the Makoto Shinkai-directed film was released in 2016. It now sits below Titanic , released in 1997, which made 27.7 billion yen. Infinity Castle is also now the third-highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan, following Mugen Train in first place and Spirited Away in second place, with more than 5 billion yen between the Miyazaki-directed movie and the latest Demon Slayer film. RELATED: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Releases New Visual Featuring Shinobu Versus Doma Outside of Japan, Infinity Castle opened in Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and according to Box Office Mojo, reached number one on the weekend charts in each of the countries . According to a Sony Pictures Entertainment press release, Infinity Castle grossed US$2.5 million in Vietnam, US$3.2 million in Thailand, US$3.3 million in Malaysia, US$3.5 million in Hong Kong and US$3.6 million in Indonesia. Haruo Sotozaki directs Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at anime studio ufotable. Akira Matsushima is the Chief Animation Director and Character Designer and music is by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina. The movie opened in Japan on July 18. The movie will have its general release in the United States and Canada on September 12 . More information on the international release will be added to the movie’s official website in the future. Crunchyroll streams both the TV anime series and Mugen Train movie in both sub and dub formats, along with the latest Hashira Training Arc . Crunchyroll describes the upcoming movie as such: Tanjiro Kamado – a boy who joined an organization dedicated to hunting down demons called the Demon Slayer Corps after his younger sister Nezuko was turned into a demon. While growing stronger and deepening his friendships and bonds with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades – Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. Along the way, his journey has led him to fight alongside the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira, including Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku aboard the Mugen Train, Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui within the Entertainment District, as well as Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji at the Swordsmith Village. As the Demon Slayer Corps members and Hashira engaged in a group strength training program, the Hashira Training, in preparation for the forthcoming battle against the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji appears at the Ubuyashiki Mansion. With the head of the Demon Corps in danger, Tanjiro and the Hashira rush to the headquarters but are plunged into a deep descent to a mysterious space by the hands of Muzan Kibutsuji. The destination of where Tanjiro and Demon Slayer Corps have fallen is the demons’ stronghold – the Infinity Castle. And so, the battleground is set as the final battle between the Demon Slayer Corps and the demons ignites. Sources: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba on X (formerly Twitter) , Oricon , Box Office Mojo
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