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Did Sony repeated their success? In the wake of the success of the hit anime Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned over $600 million worldwide, the new movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially crossed the hundred-million-dollar mark worldwide, hitting a worldwide gross of $108 million in its opening frame. This movie surpassed Black Phone 2 ($12.9 million) in its second weekend in theaters, as well as the music documentary Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring the talented Jeremy Allen White (nine million dollars).

Notable Domestic and Global Performance

The work of filmmaker Tatsuya Yoshihara, the movie is a immediate sequel of the initial season of Chainsaw Man. It grossed over $18 million in the U.S. after a powerful $5.2 million Saturday earnings and $4.5M Sunday performance. Overseas, the produced by MAPPA film earned $14.7M across 46 international territories, resulting in a global sum of $60.4 million via Sony ($43.1M international, $18.2 million stateside). The studio has not yet revealed its final earnings figure.

Comparisons to Past Successful Anime Films

Anime marketing agency an industry expert previously spoke, comparing the feature's anticipated earnings to Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which earned thirty-four million dollars in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and opened to a nearly identical eighteen million dollars stateside. This movie's opening frame aligns with that marker, while its $108 million international sum is now positioned a bit short of the earlier film's $166.6M final run. Although it’s unlikely this Chainsaw Man film will achieve the earnings seen by mega hit the enormous hit Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, nonetheless, it is a major victory for the studio.

Fan Engagement Efforts Fuel Success

Sony and its subsidiary Crunchyroll have successfully utilized fan engagement to drive their leadership at the anime box office. The movie's marketing campaign began at Anime Expo Los Angeles in summer with a discussion featuring MAPPA, unique experiences, and Pochita photo ops, followed by a significant involvement at New York Comic Con featuring behind-the-scenes footage, fan raffles, and further MAPPA discussions. Moreover, organizers held an private showing for enthusiasts for general audiences and popular figures too after the final day of the gathering.

What’s Next

This year marks a major time for anime, and for the company, which has one more anime film premiering in 2025 in the film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in the month of November.