Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle was predicted to win the weekend, but it absolutely destroyed estimates with a $70 million take. This is the biggest box office haul for an anime film by more than double, besting 1999’s Pokémon: The First Movie – Mewtwo Strikes Back , and Sony's biggest opening domestically in over two years. The film has already made more than $300 million internationally.
Dropping a staggering 69% in its second weekend, The Conjuring: Last Rites was still good for second place at the box office with $26.1 million, bringing its domestic total to $131 million overall.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale brought in $18.1 million, which is more than the opening weekend for the last installment in the series in 2022. The majority of the audience was older wh