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Can Sony claim to have repeated their success? Following the box office performance of the blockbuster Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned over $600 million globally, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has surpassed the $100M threshold globally, reaching a international earnings of over $108 million during its debut. This feature outperformed Black Phone 2 ($12.9M) in its sophomore frame in cinemas, as well as Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere featuring actor Jeremy Allen White ($9M).

Notable U.S. and International Earnings

The work of filmmaker Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film is a immediate sequel of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It brought in $18.2M in North America after a robust $5.2 million Saturday and four-point-five-million-dollar Sunday. Overseas, the MAPPA-produced feature earned nearly $15 million across 46 Sony markets, resulting in a global sum of $60.4 million under Sony (over $43 million overseas, $18.2 million stateside). Official totals are still pending from Sony its final earnings figure.

Comparisons to Previous Blockbuster Anime Movies

Promotional firm a leading anime marketing group noted in prior discussions, comparing the feature's anticipated earnings to the anime hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which made $34 million in the North America in 2022 and opened to a nearly identical $18 million domestically. This movie's opening frame matches that marker, while its $108M worldwide total currently tracks just behind that movie's $166.6M final run. Although it’s unlikely this Chainsaw Man film will match the box office of smash success the record-breaking Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, it remains a major victory for the distributor.

Promotional Campaigns Boost Box Office Dominance

Sony and its subsidiary Crunchyroll have skillfully used audience interaction to drive their supremacy at the cinema for anime films. This film's marketing campaign launched at the Anime Expo in LA in the month of July with a MAPPA panel, unique experiences, and photo opportunities with Pochita, then continued with a significant involvement at NYCC featuring exclusive clips, fan raffles, and further MAPPA discussions. There was even an exclusive fan screening for general audiences and influencers alike after the last day of the gathering.

What’s Next

This year marks a major time for anime, and for the company, which has one more feature-length anime debuting in the coming months in the film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in the month of November.