Demon Slayer breaks field workplace information in India

‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle’.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle launched in India on September 12, 2025 and has stormed the field workplace, setting new information for an anime launch. It has the best opening weekend for an anime/animation of all time, and surpassed the lifetime collections of all anime movies in simply in the future.

It’s additionally the second-highest weekend for any International movie in 2025. The movie has collected a complete nett of ₹38.93 (₹27.45 gross). On its opening day, it raked up ₹12.25 crore nett (₹14.95 gross).

The widest launch of any anime movie prior to now coated near 120 cities in India. Demon Slayer was in cinemas in near 600 cities, virtually 480 new cities that had by no means seen a theatrical launch of an anime film.

The movie was made extensively obtainable throughout the nation in a number of languages — Japanese, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and English — guaranteeing accessibility for each devoted anime followers and mainstream audiences alike. When tickets went stay per week previous to launch, the movie was made obtainable in additional than 750 screens throughout India. To meet with the rising demand from followers each hour, Sony Pictures Releasing International, the distributors of the movie finally launched it in additional than 1900 screens.

Multiplexes are going past their normal programming to fulfill demand, with round the clock exhibits, together with 5:00 am screenings—a primary for any movie in 2025.

ALSO READ: Rashmika Mandanna, Tiger Shroff attend ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle’ screening in Mumbai

Demon Slayer additionally made its approach into smaller cinemas and single screens throughout tier-2 and tier-3 cities, a lot of which historically don’t program anime or animation movies. Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll urged smaller exhibitors to open the movie.

Demon Slayer has transcended its core viewers base, positioning itself as a mainstream leisure expertise for Indian audiences, marking a milestone second for anime in India.

Published – September 16, 2025 06:18 pm IST

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