🔗 Share this article The Chainsaw Man Film Tops Domestic Cinema Earnings in Opening Weekend Can Sony claim to have repeated their success? Coming after the success of the blockbuster Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned in excess of $600 million globally, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has surpassed the $100M mark worldwide, reaching a international earnings of over $108 million in its opening frame. This feature beat out the horror sequel Black Phone 2 ($12.9 million) in its second weekend in theaters, as well as the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere featuring actor Jeremy Allen White ($9M). Notable U.S. and Global Results The work of director Tatsuya Yoshihara, the feature is a immediate sequel of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It grossed $18.2 million domestically after a robust $5.2M Saturday box office and $4.5 million Sunday performance. Internationally, the produced by MAPPA film earned $14.7 million across 46 Sony markets, resulting in a global sum of $60.4M via Sony (over $43 million international, $18.2 million domestic). The studio has not yet revealed its complete box office tally. Benchmarks to Previous Blockbuster Anime Movies Promotional firm a leading anime marketing group previously spoke, comparing the movie's expected results to the popular film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which grossed $34M in the U.S. and Canada in the year 2022 and started with a nearly identical $18 million domestically. The new film's first weekend matches that benchmark, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar worldwide total currently tracks a bit short of Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s $166.6 million total earnings. Although it’s unlikely the Reze Arc movie will match the box office of smash success the record-breaking Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a huge win for Sony. Promotional Strategies Boost Box Office Dominance Along with its affiliate the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have skillfully used audience interaction to drive their supremacy at the cinema for anime films. This film's advertising push launched at Anime Expo Los Angeles in July with a MAPPA presentation, special events, and Pochita photo ops, and later included a significant involvement at New York Comic Con showcasing exclusive clips, lotteries for fans, and further MAPPA discussions. There was even an special preview for fans for moviegoers and popular figures too after the concluding day of the gathering. Future Prospects 2025 stands as a significant period for Japanese animation, and for the studio, which has one more feature-length anime releasing this year in the film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in November.