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Has Sony achieved another hit? In the wake of the box office performance of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which grossed more than $600 million worldwide, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially crossed the $100M milestone worldwide, attaining a global total of $108M during its debut. This movie outperformed the horror sequel Black Phone 2 ($12.9M) in its second weekend in movie houses, as well as the music documentary Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring Jeremy Allen White ($9M).

Notable American and Worldwide Performance

Directed by director Tatsuya Yoshihara, the feature is a straightforward follow-up of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It earned $18.2M domestically after a strong $5.2 million Saturday and four-point-five-million-dollar Sunday take. Overseas, the produced by MAPPA feature grossed nearly $15 million across 46 international territories, bringing its global earnings to $60.4M through Sony distribution ($43.1M abroad, $18.2M domestic). Sony has yet to announce its complete box office tally.

Parallels to Previous Blockbuster Anime Movies

Anime marketing agency a leading anime marketing group noted in prior discussions, drawing parallels between the film’s projected performance to the popular film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which made $34M in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and started with a similar $18M domestically. This movie's opening frame is in line with that benchmark, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar worldwide total presently stands just behind that movie's $166.6 million overall box office. Although it’s unlikely this Chainsaw Man film will earn the earnings seen by smash success the enormous hit Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, it remains a huge win for the studio.

Marketing Strategies Boost Performance

The studio and its partner Crunchyroll have effectively leveraged fan engagement to drive their supremacy at the cinema for anime films. This film's promotional efforts kicked off at the Anime Expo in LA in summer with a MAPPA panel, special events, and Pochita photo ops, then continued with a major presence at the New York Comic Con featuring never-before-seen content, audience giveaways, and additional MAPPA panels. Moreover, organizers held an special preview for fans for moviegoers and influencers alike after the last day of the event.

What’s Next

2025 stands as a big year for Japanese animation, and for the company, which has another anime film releasing in the coming months in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in November.