It seems like everyone knew that Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle was going to be a hit. But could anyone have predicted exactly how big it was going to be? The film has already smashed multiple records in its short time in theaters, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon, with the movie soaring to the number one movie in North America with $70 million USD as its opening weekend take. That said, the next two films in the planned trilogy have big shoes to fill with Infinity Castle‘s newest record-breaking moment.
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After an untouchable September run in theaters, despite some…interesting reviews, the anime film keeps rising to the top. According to the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is sitting pretty with a 98%, and has dethroned Studio Ghibli’s iconic Spirited Away, taking a top 10 spot for Anime movies, ranked by RT score, from the beloved anime about a young girl who ventures into the spirit world to save her parents with the help of a surly bath house worker and a river spirit who can’t remember his own name.
Demon Slayer Stays Winning with New Records
Not only has Infinity Castle taken a top ten spot on the 100 Best Anime list, it’s also snatched multiple other records in its release run, from its $70M opening run to far superseding another beloved anime juggernaut, Pokémon: The First Movie—which brought in $31M in its opening weekend. And it’s really no surprise that the film keeps breaking records; its stunning visuals, intense fight scenes, and heart-wrenching storyline create the perfect storm that we watch anime for in the first place.
What’s Demon Slayer’s Biggest Box Office Competition?
At this point, the film’s biggest competition will be its successors. Two more movies are planned to round out a trilogy, and we can only hope that they’ll be as gripping, aesthetically pleasing, and easy to emotionally invest in as the first. Information about the final two films has been kept heavily under wraps, so we don’t know too much of what to expect. But that definitely gives everyone enough time to binge the original anime series (again) before the next film hits theaters.
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