The first entry to Demon Slayer’s Infinity Castle trilogy is still on a meteoric high.
A post on the official Demon Slayer X (formerly Twitter) account has revealed that over 15.6 million people in Japan have now watched the first entry to the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -Infinity Castle- movie trilogy, “Akaza’s Return”. The film has also logged a whopping 22,072,191,500 yen (US$148,831,224.57) in revenue just 25 days after its Japanese premiere–a massive jump from the prior reported earnings of 17,639,557,600 yen (US$119,169,693.66) a week before.
“Akaza’s Return” has now jumped the ranks of Japan’s top 10 highest-earning Japanese films of all time, taking fourth place and beating out “One Piece Film: Red” (2022), “Princess Mononoke” (1997), “Howl’s Moving Castle” (2004), “Bayside Shakedown 2” (2003), “The First Slam Dunk” (2022), and “Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram” (2024).
The feat is historic; with only 25 days in the box-office and still yet to premiere globally, “Akaza’s Return” is expected to break record after record with no signs of slowing down. If the momentum continues, it may even overshadow Demon Slayer’s “Mugen Train”, which sits at the top with over 40 billion yen in total gross earnings. “Mugen Train” premiered in 2020.
“Akaza’s Return” gearing up for global premiere
Even with such a historic achievement in Japan under its belt, “Akaza’s Return” is all set to shake up foreign box offices with its impending global premiere.
Just recently, Crunchyroll has confirmed the English voice cast of the film, with beloved English voice actors returning to reprise their roles. A surprising addition however, was the news that American Hollywood star Channing Tatum is also set to join the cast as Keizo, who is Akaza’s father-in-law. He is joined by Rebecca Wang, who voiced Sung Jinah in “Solo Leveling”, as Koyuki, Akaza’s wife.
“Akaza’s Return” is set to premiere in these territories:
- August 14: Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore
- August 15: Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam
- August 20: Philippines
- September 11: Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, the Caribbean (Jamaica, Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Curacao), Central America, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland (Italian-speaking), Syria, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela
- September 12: Bulgaria, Canada, Estonia, Finland, India, Kenya, Latvia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Norway, Poland, Romania, Southern Africa, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
- September 17: Belgium, France, French-speaking Africa, Luxembourg, Switzerland (French-speaking)
- September 18: Moldova
- September 25: Austria, Germany, Switzerland (German-speaking)
The movie will be released in both Japanese and English subtitles, including an English dub, and will be released in IMAX and other premium large formats.
