In just one week of theatrical release in Japan for the first film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Infinite Fortress, Japanese box office recordsOpens in a new tab continue to be broken, including those previously held by Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train.
Over 10 Billion Yen in Revenue
Aniplex reported the latest figures for this weekend’s first film, Infinite Fortress, on the official Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no YaibaOpens in a new tab social media channels last night, revealing that the film has already surpassed 10 billion yen in just eight days, and is now the 29th highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history.
As of July 27, 2025, 10 days since the release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinite Fortress 1, the film has grossed 12.87 billion yen (€74.6 million) from 9.1 million tickets sold. This makes it the 29th highest-grossing film in Japanese history in just over a week, surpassing the original 1993 film Jurassic Park. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinite Fortress 1 is still the second highest-grossing film of 2025 in Japan, behind Detective Conan: Sekigan no Flashback and its total revenue of 14.59 billion yen.
Additionally, Oricon reports that the film Infinite Fortress 1 has surpassed the 10 billion yen mark in eight days, two days less than the record previously held since 2020 by Mugen Train.
The adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoge’s manga, originally published in Weekly Shônen Jump by Shueisha from February 2016 to May 2020. In France, all 23 volumes of the manga were published by Panini.
Haruo Sotozaki continues to direct at the animation studio ufotable, with Akira Matsushima as chief animation director and character designer, and Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina providing music. All seasons of the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as the movie Mugen Train, are available in their original and French versions on Crunchyroll.
The sequel will be adapted into a trilogy of films titled The Infinite FortressOpens in a new tab, the first of which will be distributed in French cinemas on September 17, 2025 in original version (subtitled) and in French version by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The release in Japan was made with several records broken at the Japanese box officeOpens in a new tab!
Tanjirō Kamado joined an organization dedicated to hunting demons, the Demon Slayers, after his younger sister Nezuko was transformed into a demon.
Growing stronger and closer to the other members of the army, Tanjirō confronts numerous demons alongside his comrades, Zen’itsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. His adventures have led him to fight alongside the highest-ranking fighters of the Demon Slayer Army, the Pillars, such as the Flame Pillar, Kyōjurō Rengoku, on the Infinity Train, the Sound Pillar, Tengen Uzui, in the Pleasure District, as well as the Mist Pillar, Muichirō Tokitō, and the Love Pillar, Mitsuri Kanrōji, in the Blacksmith Village.
While the Demon Slayer Army and the Pillars were practicing in preparation for the upcoming battle against the demons, Muzan Kibutsuji appeared at the Ubuyashiki Mansion. With the army’s leader in danger, Tanjirō and the Pillars rushed to the headquarters, but fell into a trap set by Muzan Kibutsuji and found themselves trapped in the depths of a mysterious space.
Tanjirō and the rest of the Demon Slayer Army were teleported to the demon stronghold: the Infinite Fortress. It was there that the final battle between the Demon Slayer Army and the demonic forces would ignite.