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| A Poster of the Movie of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle |
Standing at the vanguard of Japanese anime’s global box office dominance, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” (Japanese title: 鬼滅の刃 無限城編, Korean title: 극장판 귀멸의 칼날: 무한성편) soared to #2 at the domestic box office in South Korea in 2025, while also ranking #5 worldwide — reaffirming the Demon Slayerfranchise’s status as a global blockbuster.
According to Korea’s Integrated Cinema Data system on the 16th, the film, directed by Haruo Sotozaki, first opened on August 22 and has maintained strong box office legs. On the 15th, it drew an additional 10,144 viewers, bringing its cumulative total to 5,423,550. That performance edged it past F1 The Movie (≈5.2 million) to claim second place among all domestic releases this year, behind Zombie Daughter starring Cho Jung-seok, which drew 5.62 million.
In the Japanese animation rankings in Korea, Infinity Castle also dethroned The First Slam Dunk (4.9 million) for 2nd place, and now sits just ~160,000 viewers behind the 1st place title Suzume’s Locking-up the Door (5.58 million).
In Japan itself, the fever is blazing. As of September 12, the film had amassed 25.11 million viewers and box office revenues of ¥36.4 billion (₩3,425 billion), making it the 2nd-highest domestic anime box office record. Its predecessor, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, earned ¥40.7 billion and similarly topped the charts — together, the two films claim the top two slots in Japanese box office history for anime. Wikipedia+2Box Office Mojo+2
In North America, the blockbuster run continued unabated. After opening on September 12, in just 7 days the film set a new record as the highest-grossing Japanese anime ever in the U.S. — collecting US$128.6 million (≈₩1,824 billion) as of the 12th. This feat even eclipsed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’s U.S. box office (US$128.530 million). Collider+2Box Office Mojo+2 Globally, its total has now surpassed US$648.7 million (≈₩9,201 billion), pushing it ahead of major titles like How to Train Your Dragon and F1 The Movie to land at #5 worldwide. The Express Tribune+1
🎬 Title Differences: Korea, Japan, and the U.S.
Japan (Original): 鬼滅の刃 無限城編 (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen-jō Hen) — roughly, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle
Korea (Local Release): 극장판 귀멸의 칼날: 무한성편 (Geukjangpan Gwimyeol-ui Kalnal: Muhanseong-pyeon) — “Movie Version Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Edition”
U.S. / English-speaking markets: The film is released as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle in the U.S. Wikipedia+2Box Office Mojo+2
These differing titles reflect how each market localizes the franchise while preserving the “Demon Slayer / Infinity Castle” core identity. In Korea, the prefix 극장판 emphasizes that this is a theater-version edition; in Japan the emphasis is on the “Infinity Castle” arc; in the U.S. they typically keep the original series name Kimetsu no Yaiba to retain franchise recognition.
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