Box office information has been announced for the latest Demon Slayer anime film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba The Movie: Infinity Castle Arc Chapter 1 – Akaza Returns (released July 18th), which has attracted 9,104,483 viewers and grossed over 12,872,176,700 yen in the 10 days since its release. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (released in October 2020), which has grossed over 40.43 billion yen, making it the highest-grossing film in Japan, has grossed 10,754,232,550 yen in the 10 days since its release, maintaining a pace that exceeds that of the previous film.
The box office revenue of the currently showing anime movie “Theatrical Version of Mugenjou Arc Chapter 1: Sairai ” has exceeded 10 billion yen in eight days. Distributor Aniplex announced this on the 28th. This surpasses the 10 days of the “Mugen Train Arc” of the same series, making it the fastest achievement of any movie shown in Japan.
Box office revenue from the film’s opening on the 18th through the 27th was approximately 12.87 billion yen, and the cumulative number of moviegoers was 9.1 million.
In addition, it has exceeded 10 billion yen in box office revenue in the eight days since its release (7,505,702 viewers, 10,518,057,100 yen in box office revenue), breaking the record set by Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train (which exceeded 10 billion yen in 10 days since its release), and becoming the fastest movie in the history of movies released in Japan to exceed 10 billion yen (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha).
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train has exceeded 5.52 billion yen in box office revenue in the three days since its release, breaking three records in the history of movies released in Japan: opening day revenue, first day revenue, and single-day revenue (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha).
| Days After Release | Mugen Castle Arc (2025) Revenue / Attendance |
Mugen Train (2020) Revenue / Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ¥1,646,054,200 / 1,155,637 | ¥1,268,724,700 / 910,507 |
| Day 3 | ¥5,524,298,500 / 3,843,613 | ¥4,623,117,450 / 3,420,493 |
| Day 4 | ¥7,315,846,800 / 5,164,348 | – |
| Day 10 | ¥12,872,176,700 / 9,104,483 | ¥10,754,232,550 / 7,983,442 |
| Day 24 | – | ¥20,483,611,650 / 15,373,943 |
| Day 31 | – | ¥23,349,291,050 / 17,505,285 |
| Day 59 | – | ¥30,289,307,700 / 22,539,385 |
| Day 101 | – | ¥36.5 Billion / 26.67 Million |
| Day 220 | – | ¥40.01 Billion / 28.96 Million |
The film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Castle Arc Chapter 1: Akaza’s Return achieved record-breaking box office success, surpassing the legendary Mugen Train in its first 10 days. Released on July 18, 2025, it opened in 452 theaters and quickly became the highest-grossing opening film in Japanese history. Below is a detailed comparison of its box office milestones with the 2020 blockbuster, Mugen Train.
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