Chainsaw Man Reze Arc Box Office Showdown: Japan vs the World
Chainsaw Man: The Movie – Reze Arc is carving up the global box office, slicing past $139 million as Denji’s bloody love story explodes from a Japan-dominating run to a worldwide frenzy. Here’s where the money is pouring in.
Chainsaw Man: The Movie - Reze Arc isn’t just doing well; it’s blowing past expectations and planting its flag in multiple box office charts. It started hot in Japan, then spread everywhere else, and now the global total is big enough to make studio accountants smile.
Japan lit the fuse
Reze Arc opened in Japan on September 19, 2025, across 421 theaters and immediately put up numbers: an opening day of ¥420 million (about $2.7 million). Over its first 46 days, it climbed to ¥7.9 billion (roughly $51.5 million) with 5.21 million admissions, according to Oricon. It wasn’t just front-loaded either; the film held the No. 1 spot at Japan’s weekend box office for seven straight weeks.
Here’s the part that probably has executives revisiting their spreadsheets: TOHO’s early forecast pegged the entire run at around ¥5 billion (about $32.6 million). Reze Arc blew past that before it even hit the one-month mark. And for a single-arc adaptation, cracking Japan’s all-time box office list at No. 91 is, frankly, wild.
The worldwide picture
As of November 3, 2025, the global total sits at $139 million per Box Office Mojo. The U.S. alone accounts for about $31 million of that, with the rest coming from overseas. Japan is still the biggest single territory, and if you do the math, its take makes up roughly 37% of the worldwide haul — a strong showing from home turf.
What jumps out is how convincingly it’s traveling. South Korea is the standout among international markets, Taiwan’s right there behind it, and Europe chipped in broadly. One minor correction to the hype: Australia is contributing solidly, but it’s just under the million mark for now.
- Worldwide gross (as of Nov 3, 2025): $139,000,000
- Japan: ¥7.9 billion (about $51,500,000)
- United States (Domestic): $30,983,164
- South Korea: $19,053,320
- Taiwan: $4,600,000
- Hong Kong: $1,877,021
- Mexico: $1,560,362
- France: $2,063,611
- Germany: $1,622,115
- United Kingdom: $1,478,755
- Italy: $1,202,432
- Spain: $820,854
- Australia: $877,432
- Vietnam: $357,078
- Colombia: $188,043
- New Zealand: $99,338
- Norway: $169,925
- Portugal: $89,841
- Hungary: $70,067
- Czech Republic: $66,976
- South Africa/Nigeria: $44,369
- Lithuania: $42,685
- Iceland: $24,883
- Slovenia: $6,504
So where does this put it?
The split is roughly 60% overseas, 40% Japan/US, which is impressive for a property that, until now, lived mostly in the manga/anime bubble. In terms of momentum at this stage, it’s tracking just below One Piece Film: Red and slightly ahead of Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s early international run. Translation: Chainsaw Man isn’t just a domestic hit — it’s a global franchise now, with real pull across Asia, Europe, and North America.
As for whether Reze Arc can scrap with Demon Slayer-level numbers this year? That’s a high bar, but the trajectory is strong, and this kind of international spread matters. If the next movie keeps this pace — or expands on it — we might be talking about a new ceiling for anime films sooner than later.
Side note: if you’re looking to catch up, the Chainsaw Man anime is streaming on Crunchyroll. Denji’s messiest romance phase is officially mainstream now.