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Facebook Tweet Email Link Hollywood has long viewed anime as a modest but steady genre at the domestic box office. But the unexpected success of “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle” has forced the industry to rethink the potential of Japanese animation to draw big audiences to theaters. “Infinity Castle,” distributed by Sony-owned Crunchyroll, fell 76% from its opening weekend, but still …

Neither a Jordan Peele-produced horror nor a Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell romantic drama were enough to continue the September hot streak at the movies. After back-to-back weekends that had films majorly overperforming, first “The Conjuring: Last Rights” followed by the anime “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle,” the North American box office slowed significantly. Overall ticket sales …

Key Takeaways Total 3-Day Weekend Gross:$74,592,021 | -49.6% Last Week / -8.9% Weekend 38, 2024 After an incredible, record-breaking performance in Frame 1, Sony’s Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle held onto #1 but fell below expectations at $17.3M. A pair of big studio releases -the horror movie Him and the romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey– could not bolster the box …

Two new Hollywood releases, Universal’s sports thriller “Him” and Sony’s romantic drama “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” were outright rejected by overseas audiences. “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,” starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as strangers whose meet-cute takes them on the journey of a lifetime, flopped at the international box office with $4.5 million from 45 markets. Meanwhile, the …

Refresh for latest…: Continuing its ascendance, Japanese juggernaut Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle has slashed its way to further milestones. With an estimated $555M+ globally, it is not only the highest grossing anime movie ever worldwide, but also the biggest Japanese film of all time at a global level. Note that the $555M estimate is likely to increase …

Box Office: ‘Demon Slayer’ Edging Out ‘Him’ for No. 1, ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Bombing  The Hollywood Reporter ‘Demon Slayer’ & ‘Him’ Butting Heads For No. 1 With $15M-$16M, ‘Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Bombs With $3M+ – Saturday AM Box Office  Deadline ‘Him’ tackles box office on its opening day  New York Post Box Office Weekend Forecast: HIM ($18M+) Takes on DEMON …

SATURDAY AM: Refresh for chart and more analysis After two weekends of overperforming, the September box office steps on the brakes, down -49% from last weekend to $76.9M. Sony/Crunchyroll’s Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Universal/Monkeypaw’s Him are in a dead heat with $15M-$16M apiece— it’s still too early to call which one is No. 1. Infinity Castle is playing exactly …

Image via Demon Slayer franchise’s X/Twitter account ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable The Box Office Mojo and The Numbers websites reported that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle – Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, has earned US$70,611,098 in its opening weekend at #1 at the U.S. box office. …

An anime film slayed its Hollywood competition at the box office this weekend. “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle,” already a big hit in Japan, was the highest-grossing movie domestically, beating new films “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,” “The Long Walk” and “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.” The film distributed by Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll opened with a …

‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Tops Box Office With $70 Million  The New York Times ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ slashes 26-year box office record and tops weekend box office  CNN Demon Slayer Slays Downton Abbey 3 to Sit on Infinity Castle Box Office Throne  yahoo.com Box Office: Anime ‘Demon Slayer Infinity Castle’ Makes History With Record $70M U.S. Opening  The Hollywood Reporter ‘Demon Slayer: Infinity …