Theatrical release "Infinity Castle Arc" Chapter 1: Box office gross exceeds 12.8 billion yen in 10 days since release, attracting 9.1 million viewers, and showing no signs of slowing down

It has been revealed that the new movie version of the anime " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Yaiba" based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge, " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," has grossed over 12,872,170,000 yen in the 10 days since its release on July 18. The number of moviegoers has exceeded 9.1 million. The movie has grossed over 10 billion yen in the 8 days since its release, breaking the record held by the movie version of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train," which was the highest grossing movie of all time in Japan, and has become the fastest movie in the history of movies released in Japan to gross over 10 billion yen.

"Infinity Castle Arc" is a trilogy, and "Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, exceeding the number of theaters in "Mugen Train". From midnight on July 18th, the first day of release, the world's fastest screening was held in 24 theaters in 11 prefectures nationwide. The screening time is 155 minutes.

In the three days since its release, the film has made a huge hit, grossing 5.52 billion yen and attracting 3.84 million viewers, surpassing the 2020 release of "Mugen Train," which grossed 40.4 billion yen and was the highest grossing film of all time in Japan. On July 18, the first day of its release, it grossed 1.64 billion yen and attracted 1.15 million viewers, breaking the record for the best first-day results in Japan. On the third day, the 20th, it grossed 2.03 billion yen and attracted 1.42 million viewers, breaking the record for the best single-day results in Japan. It has also been talked about as breaking three records set by "Infinity Castle Arc" at the time of its release: opening results, first-day results, and single-day results.

The story of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" is about Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, joining the Demon Slaying Corps to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" (Shueisha) from 2016 to 2020. The total number of copies of the comics sold worldwide is over 220 million.

The TV anime "Tanjiro Kamado, Unwavering Resolve Arc: Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. The "Entertainment District Entertainment District Arc" aired from December 2021 to February 2022, the "Swordsmith Village Arc" from April to June 2023, and the "Hashira Training Arc" from May to June 2024.