Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle movie surpasses the F1 movie to secure a final 2025 record

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has quickly become not only another addition to the Demon Slayer series, but it is rewriting box office history all around the world. Having set an opening record and even topping the amount of gross received by heavyweight films, the movie is showing the power of animation in cinema in a year full of Hollywood blockbusters.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has already overtaken F1: The Movie in global box office revenue, to take a leading position in the 2025 film ranking. The movie has passed F1 in total gross with a worldwide total of $633 million. It is one of numerous records that the movie has broken in 2025 and proves that Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is not a simple franchise success; it is a cultural and financial phenomenon.

In Japan, it has already passed ¥35.31billion (about 238.7 million dollars) to become one of the highest-grossing movies ever. The movie had an opening of 70 million dollars in the U.S.--the largest opening weekend in anime or international film history--which currently stands at more than 118.2 million. It has also topped the box office in Korea, beating the local earnings of F1 on ticket sales.

In the meantime, F1: The Movie, which has already been declared a breakout success, was a $627.9 million film. So the breakthrough by Infinity Castle over F1 moves the tide in favour of anime cinema this year.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle — Beyond Beating

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The income of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is not only related to overtaking F1. It has also surpassed Superman ($615.8 million) and Fantastic Four: First Steps ($521.5 million) in the world box office ranking. Now, it is the second-grossing film in the history of Japan, surpassing Spirited Away to do so, and second only to Mugen Train. It implies that Infinity Castle is established not only as a summer hit but as a pillar in Japanese cinema history.

It has achieved its success due to record opening: ¥1.64 billion on the first day, ¥5.52 billion during the first three days, and 4 days total: 7.31 billion. The wave carried on across the borders, and the movie is currently the number one anime in the world outside Japan by far.

Moreover, Infinity Castle has achieved this with a comparatively small budget of approximately $20 million, which implies that it has made more than 30 times its production budget, which is an impressive payoff.

In the U.S., it was the biggest opening of a movie, either anime or foreign film, and the biggest opening of an R-rated animated film. Domestic supremacy and global reach allowed it to prevail over F1 and other players in the global film race in the year 2025.

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To sum up, the official worldwide box office of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle surpasses F1: The Movie setting a decisive 2025 record. It owes its success to unparalleled global popularity, all-time domestic results, and market-changing financials. It is not merely a box office hit, but a sentence about the dominance of anime in world cinema.

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