Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Dominates Japan Box Office for 3rd Straight Weekend, Surpasses 17.6 Billion Yen
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle continues its record-breaking streak, topping the Japanese box office for the third consecutive weekend. The film has now grossed over 17.6 billion yen ($120 million), climbing into the Top 10 highest-grossing films of all time in Japan and becoming the 7th top-grossing Japanese anime film in history.
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The latest installment in the Demon Slayer franchise, Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle, remains the reigning champion at the Japanese box office for the third consecutive weekend, earning 2.457 billion yen (~$16.75 million USD) from 1,739,600 admissions between August 1–3, 2025, according to data from Kogyo Tsushinsha.
Despite a 21% drop in revenue from the previous weekend, the film's performance was strong enough to hold onto the No. 1 position.
Cumulative Performance to Date
As officially announced via the Demon Slayer X (formerly Twitter) account on August 4, the film’s cumulative earnings reached 17.63 billion yen (~$120 million USD) with over 12.5 million tickets sold just 17 days after its release on July 18, 2025. This marks 112% of the 3-week total of the franchise’s 2020 hit, Mugen Train.
Infinity Castle previously set the record as the fastest Japanese film to surpass the 10 billion yen mark.
Top 10 All-Time Highest-Grossing Films in Japan (As of August 3, 2025):
| Rank | Title | Gross | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demon Slayer: Mugen Train | ¥40.75B | 2020/10/16 |
| 2 | Spirited Away | ¥31.68B | 2001/07/20 |
| 3 | Titanic | ¥27.77B | 1997/12/20 |
| 4 | Frozen | ¥25.50B | 2014/03/14 |
| 5 | Your Name | ¥25.17B | 2016/08/26 |
| 6 | ONE PIECE FILM: RED | ¥20.34B | 2022/08/06 |
| 7 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone | ¥20.30B | 2001/12/01 |
| 8 | Princess Mononoke | ¥20.18B | 1997/07/12 |
| 9 | Howl’s Moving Castle | ¥19.6B | 2004/11/20 |
| 10 | Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle | ¥17.63B | 2025/07/18 |
Notably, seven out of the top ten films are now Japanese animated features, completely pushing out live-action Japanese films from the all-time Top 10.
Weekend Box Office Ranking (August 1–3, 2025):
| Rank | Title | Weeks in Release |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (1) | Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle | 3 |
| 2 (new) | TOKYO MER – Namkai Mission | 1 |
| 3 (2) | Kokuho | 9 |
| 4 (new) | Elio | 1 |
| 5 (4) | Jiko Bukken Zoku: Kowai Madori | 2 |
| 6 (3) | The Fantastic Four: First Step | 2 |
| 7 (5) | Kamen Rider Gavv: Okashi no Ie no Shinryakusha | 2 |
| 8 (10) | F1: The Movie | 6 |
| 9 (6) | Kino Ue no Guntai | 2 |
| 10 (8) | Lilo & Stitch | 9 |
Uta no Prince-sama The Movie: TABOO NIGHT XXXX, after briefly returning to 8th place last weekend, has again dropped out of the Top 10 in its 13th weekend.
