History and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba continue to go hand in hand this week, with Sony Pictures Entertainment announcing on September 29 that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is the first Japanese film to pass US$600 million at the worldwide box office. In Japan, Demon Slayer also passed 35 billion yen, the second film to ever do so after Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train . According to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle finished its third weekend in US theaters with an estimated US$7.100 million, for a total US box office of US$118.176 million. The weekend saw the film bring in US$1.815 million on Friday, US$3.050 million on Saturday, and an estimated US$2.235 million on Sunday. It is the biggest international film in the US market since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in 2000, where it made US$128 million . Back in Japan, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle is the second film ever to pass 35 billion yen, bringing in a total of, as of September 29, 35.06 billion yen (US$236.91 million) on the back of 24.26 million tickets sold since its release 73 days prior. The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Demon Slayer announced that they conclude posting the film’s box office number on social media . In other Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment markets, Demon Slayer has made a total of US$16.6 million in Mexico, US$12.5 million in Germany, US$12.3 million in France, US$9.0 million in India, US$8.4 million in the UK, US$8.1 million in Brazil, US$7.3 million in Indonesia, US$7.0 million in Thailand, US$6.7 million in Malaysia and US$6.7 million in Spain. It is currently the 8th highest-grossing film of the year worldwide, behind Superman . In South Korea, KOBIS reports that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has made a total of US$38.82 million with over 5.01 million tickets sold, a massive milestone for any film release in the country. It is only US$40,000 away from passing F1 to be the highest-grossing film of the year in South Korea, though South Korean film My Daughter is a Zombie will still be number one for ticket sales. RELATED: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Releases New Key Visual Haruo Sotozaki directs Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba at anime studio ufotable. Akira Matsushima is the Chief Animation Director and Character Designer, and the music is by Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina. The movie opened in Japan on July 18 and started its run in the United States and Canada on September 12 . International tickets are also available now . Crunchyroll streams both the TV anime and the Mugen Train movie in both sub and dub formats, along with the latest Hashira Training Arc series. Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Demon Slayer on X (formerly Twitter) , KOBIS
