As Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle continues its international run, anime film records continue to fall before it. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on September 21 that Infinity Castle is now the highest-grossing anime film worldwide, taking the mantle from Mugen Train . Not only that, but Infinity Castle also surpassed Pokémon: The First Movie ’s 26-year reign as the biggest anime film in the United States. According to Sony Pictures Entertainment, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle finished its second weekend in U.S. theaters with an estimated US$17.3 million, earning US$4.585 million on Friday, US$7.3 million on Saturday and an estimated $5.415 million on Sunday. The movie now has a total domestic gross of US$104.730 million, passing Pokémon: The First Movie 's US$85.7 million domestic total . Infinity Castle has also made over US$555 million worldwide, according to Sony Pictures Entertainment, making it the highest-grossing anime and Japanese film ever globally. This includes a total of 34.01 billion yen (US$229.85 million) in Japan, and US$269 million in Crunchyroll/Sony markets around the world. Other Sony Pictures Entertainment reported territories include openings of US$8.2 million in German-speaking and US$8.6 million in French-speaking markets. The film has also brought in reported totals of US$15.1 million in Mexico, US$12.4 million in Hong Kong, US$8.1 million in India, US$7.5 million in the United Kingdom, US$7.3 million in Indonesia, US$7.2 million in Brazil, US$7 million in Thailand, US$6.7 million in Malaysia, US$6.4 million in the Philippines and US$6 million in Spain for Crunchyroll/Sony markets. Besides the U.K., Demon Slayer is the number one anime film of all-time in each of the countries. RELATED: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Passes Spirited Away to Become the 2nd Highest-Grossing Film in Japan In non-Sony South East Asian markets, Infinity Castle has brought in US$37.54 million in South Korea, according to the nation's film tracker KOBIS , The distributor Muse announced in an Instagram post that the moive has earned NT$766 million (US$25.13 million) in Taiwan, alongside that it is now the sixth highest-grossing movie of all-time in the country, taking over the spot from Transformers: Dark of the Moon . 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. Sources: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Muse on Instagram , KOBIS
