The Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle – Akaza Returns film became the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time with an estimated total of $555 million worldwide, as reported by Box Office Mojo (2). This makes the first Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle film the highest-earning anime film of all time and the #9 highest-grossing film worldwide for 2025, surpassing The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Captain America: Brave New World.
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle – Akaza Returns earned an estimated $17.3 million from September 19 to 21, ranking #1 at the U.S. box office for its second weekend. The film also became the first anime film to top the box office for two consecutive weekends in the US. By September 21, the film generated $104,730,034 in the U.S., becoming the highest-grossing anime film in the country and the first to exceed $100 million.
Haruo Sotozaki directed the film at studio ufotable. In addition, Akira Matsushima is the character designer and chief animation director. Further, Aimer performs the theme song “Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai (A World Where the Sun Never Rises),” while LiSA performs the song “Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake (Shine in the Cruel Night).”
Lastly, the film’s English dub cast includes:
- Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
- Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
- Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
- Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
- Brianna Knickerbocker as Kanao Tsuyuri
- Zeno Robinson as Genya Shinazugawa
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomioka
- Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui
- Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
- Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
- Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
- Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
- Kaiji Tang as Sanemi Shinazugawa
- Crispin Freeman as Gyomei Himejima
- Lucien Dodge as Akaza (Upper Three)
- Channing Tatum as Keizo
- Rebecca Wang as Koyuki
