Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Set to Smash Box Office Records as Anime’s First $1 Billion Film
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is tearing up the global box office, and with a China launch looming, analysts say it could slash past $1 billion—putting anime on the cusp of its first-ever billion-dollar movie.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is still printing money, and it is about to unlock its biggest market yet. With China on deck, the movie might actually push past the $1 billion line. Not a shock if you have seen how this thing has played out so far.
The $1B conversation
Right now, Infinity Castle has already cleared more than $674 million worldwide. Analysts are looking at the China rollout and saying the global total could land somewhere in the $900 million to $1 billion range. If it tops out on the high side, this would be the first anime movie to ever reach $1 billion. That is a wild sentence to type, but here we are.
China release: what is happening and when
The film launches in China on November 14, 2025. The team just spun up an official Weibo account to court local audiences, and Maoyan Pictures is handling domestic distribution. Given how big Demon Slayer already is in China, this is the push that could level the whole thing up.
- Current global gross: $674+ million
- Japan premiere: September 12, 2025
- China theatrical release: November 14, 2025 (distributed by Maoyan Pictures)
- Analyst projections post-China: $900 million to $1 billion worldwide
- Theatrical run expected to continue into 2026 (translation: streaming will take a while)
- Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes
- Director: Haruo Sotozaki
- Story focus: Tanjiro and the Hashira take the fight to Muzan inside the Infinity Castle for the final showdown
- China marketing: official Weibo account launched to engage fans
How we got here
Infinity Castle opened in Japan back on September 12, 2025 and has held strong across international markets ever since. The movie is pulling the rare trick of combining fan frenzy with long legs. With the China release set and a run stretching into 2026, the box office runway is still long. If you are waiting for a streaming date, patience will be your new breathing technique.
The movie itself
This is the endgame for the Demon Slayer saga: Tanjiro Kamado and the Hashira storm the Infinity Castle to face Muzan Kibutsuji. Haruo Sotozaki directs, and the 2-hour-35-minute runtime gives the finale room to swing for the fences. Based on the momentum so far, audiences are showing up for every inning.
Bottom line: if China turns out the way it usually does for this franchise, $1 billion is not some fantasy number. It is in play.