Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle came to the United States this weekend, and it’s doing numbers well ahead of projections.

Per the Hollywood Reporter , the film—the first of a trilogy meant to bring the shonen fantasy series to a close—made an estimated $70 million domestic, double the $35-40 million predicted by analysts. But Sony’s been aggressive with marketing it, not to mention the anime itself is pretty popular on its own. It’s the biggest opening ever for an anime film in North America, the biggest-ever animated debut for a September film, and with an additional $30 million from international audiences, brings Infinity’s box office to an estimated $468 million worldwide.

Being a money maker isn’t new for Demon Slayer : in 2022, Sony released the film adaptation of the

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