Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Delivers Record Breaking UK Box Office Debut

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle has the highest opening weekend ever for an anime title in the UK & Ireland.

Crunchyroll, Aniplex, and Sony Pictures’ Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle delivered a£3.4m box office in its opening weekend. This broke the record for highest earnings for an anime film in the UK & Ireland. The film opened on 12th September across nearly 500 screens. It had an average of £ 7,000 per screen, making it the highest-earning film in the UK & Ireland, per-screen average, for its opening weekend.

The anime film is the first feature film in the three-part cinematic trilogy, which opened in cinemas including IMAX and premium large formats in EMEA, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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THE PREMISE

Tanjiro Kamado is a determined boy who joins the Demon Slayer Corps. This organisation is dedicated to hunting down demons after his younger sister, Nezuko, transforms into a demon.

While growing stronger and deepening his friendships with fellow corps members, Tanjiro has battled many demons with his comrades Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira. Along the way, his journey has led him to fight alongside the Demon Slayer Corps’ highest-ranking swordsmen, the Hashira. Including Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku aboard the Mugen Train. Sound Hashira Tengen Uzui within the Entertainment District, as well as Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji at the Swordsmith Village.

THOUGHTS

In our FOUR-STAR review, Carl said: We will, of course, have to wait to see this happen on screen. While we recover and compose ourselves after this movie, we can look forward to two more incredible film that will take us to the finale. The questions still haunt us: Will our favourites survive? Which ones will fall along the way? How will it all end? We can keep guessing as to the answers to these questions. But while we do that, we can sit back and enjoy what we have been given here. Settle back, make sure you’ve got a large popcorn and drink to keep you going throughout, and prepare to be dazzled by what lies in store—an epic treat. Read his full review here.

RELEASE

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle is currently in cinemas. Watch the previous installment, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, on Crunchyroll.