Demon Slayer Infinity Castle opens strong as US presales top $10M

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie Infinity Castle is delivering a powerful start to its global run, with advance ticket sales in the United States already surpassing notable anime openings and the film set to open in theaters on September 12. Officials reported that presales within the first 24 hours topped 10 million dollars, a figure that suggests a robust turnout once the movie goes wide, and special early IMAX screenings are planned for September 9 for select Crunchyroll subscribers.

Infinity Castle, which adapts the first half of the climactic Infinity Castle arc from Koyoharu Gotouge’s widely read manga, begins a three-film culmination of the series. The feature, directed by Haruo Sotozaki with screenplay input from Hikaru Kondo, is distributed in the United States by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment and is slated for release in subtitled and English-dubbed formats. While the film’s Japanese debut occurred on July 18, 2025, the U.S. arrival is timed to capitalize on the momentum built by a series that has sold more than 220 million copies globally and inspired a highly devoted fan base.

The scale of Infinity Castle’s domestic and international interest was...