The film has now become the third highest-grossing Japanese film in Japanese box office history.
Demon Slayer’s “Akaza’s Return”, the first entry to the “Infinity Castle “ trilogy of movies for the franchise, has broken yet another record a mere 31 days after its Japanese premiere.
The movie has logged a whopping 25,782,656,600 yen (US$174,859,910.76) in total box office revenue, climbing the ranks to become the third highest-grossing Japanese film in Japanese box office history.
The film has now beat Makoto Shinkai’s 2016 film “Your Name”, which had grossed 23.150 billion yen.
Once again, it's a massive jump. Just last week, 12 August, “Akaza’s Return” logged a total of 22.073 billion yen in earnings as it marked its 25th day in theatres. It had initially landed in fourth place, 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).
With how “Akaza’s Return” is going, fans can expect to see it overtake “Mugen Train”, another film in the Demon Slayer franchise, for the top spot in the coming weeks. “Mugen Train” has a recorded total of 40.430 billion yen in Japanese box office gross revenue.
“Akaza’s Return” teases Shinobu versus Doma fight
The film has now premiered in Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, and is all set to open in the Philippines on 20 August as it kicks off its global theatre openings.
The film has also released a new teaser trailer, featuring the highly-anticipated battle between Upper Moon Demon 2 Doma and Insect Pillar Shinobu Kocho.
The movie is set to premiere on the following locations with these following dates:
- 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.
