"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza Returns" grosses over 82.3 billion yen worldwide

The new Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Returns, based on the popular manga by Koyoharu Gotouge Gotouge, has attracted a total of 67,022,040 viewers worldwide, including Japan, and grossed a total of 82,359,488,100 yen (calculated at 145 yen to the dollar) as of September 22nd, setting a new record for the highest box office revenue ever for a Japanese film released worldwide. In North America, where it was released on September 12th, it became the first Japanese animated film to top the box office for two consecutive weeks, grossing over $100 million and attracting a total of over 8.91 million viewers.

The film was released in Japan on July 18th and has been a huge hit, grossing 34,011,490,000 yen and attracting over 23.62 million viewers in the 66 days since its release. It was released overseas in stages from August and has become the highest grossing Japanese film of all time. The highest grossing Japanese film of all time in Japan is " Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie : Mugen Train," which was released in 2020 and grossed approximately 40.4 billion yen.

"Chapter 1: Akaza Returns," part of the "Infinity Castle Arc, was released on July 18th in 452 theaters, surpassing "Mugen Train." In the three days since its release, it grossed approximately 5.52 billion yen and attracted approximately 3.84 million viewers, making it a bigger hit than "Mugen Train." In the eight days since its release, it grossed 10 billion yen, in the 23 days since its release, it grossed 20 billion yen, and in the 46 days since its release, it grossed over 30 billion yen.

"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Kimetsu no Yaiba" tells the story of Tanjiro Kamado, whose family was killed by demons, who joins the Demon Slaying Corps in order to turn his sister Nezuko, who has turned into a demon, back into a human. The original manga 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" aired from April to September 2019, and the movie "Demon Mugen Train" was released in October 2020. The "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.