🔗 Share this article Chainsaw Man Dominates Domestic Cinema Earnings in Debut Weekend Can Sony claim to have achieved another hit? Following the box office performance of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which grossed more than $600 million worldwide, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has surpassed the hundred-million-dollar mark internationally, attaining a worldwide gross of $108 million in its opening frame. The film outperformed the horror sequel Black Phone 2 (almost $13 million) in its sophomore frame in theaters, as well as the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring actor Jeremy Allen White (nine million dollars). Impressive Domestic and International Results Helmed by director Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film is a immediate sequel of Chainsaw Man’s first season. It earned $18.2 million domestically after a powerful $5.2 million Saturday earnings and $4.5 million Sunday performance. Globally, the produced by MAPPA feature grossed $14.7 million across 46 international territories, pushing its worldwide total to $60.4M through Sony distribution (over $43 million abroad, $18.2 million in the U.S.). Official totals are still pending from Sony its official box office total. Parallels to Past Anime Hits Specialist agency an industry expert previously spoke, contrasting the film’s projected performance to the popular film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which grossed $34 million in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and debuted with a nearly identical $18M stateside. Reze Arc’s opening frame matches that marker, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar global gross is now positioned slightly below the earlier film's $166.6 million final run. While it is improbable the Reze Arc movie will earn the earnings seen by blockbuster Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, it remains a huge win for the studio. Promotional Strategies Fuel Box Office Dominance The studio and its partner Crunchyroll have skillfully used community involvement to boost their dominance at the cinema for anime films. The Reze Arc advertising push began at Anime Expo Los Angeles in July with a MAPPA presentation, exclusive activations, and Pochita photo ops, and later included a notable appearance at New York Comic Con featuring exclusive clips, audience giveaways, and additional MAPPA panels. There was even an exclusive fan screening for general audiences and popular figures too after the last day of the event. Future Prospects 2025 stands as a big year for anime, and for the studio, which has an additional anime film debuting in 2025 in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in late this year.