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Did Sony done it again? Following the box office performance of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which grossed in excess of $600 million worldwide, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially crossed the $100M milestone globally, hitting a worldwide gross of $108 million in its opening frame. This feature beat out Black Phone 2 ($12.9M) in its second week in cinemas, as well as the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere with the talented Jeremy Allen White ($9 million).

Strong American and Global Earnings

Helmed by filmmaker Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film is a immediate sequel of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It earned $18.2 million in the U.S. after a powerful $5.2M Saturday earnings and $4.5 million Sunday. Overseas, the animated by MAPPA feature added $14.7 million across 46 Sony markets, pushing its worldwide total to over $60 million via Sony ($43.1M international, $18.2M stateside). The studio has not yet revealed its complete box office tally.

Comparisons to Previous Successful Anime Films

Promotional firm White Box Entertainment noted in prior discussions, contrasting the movie's expected results to Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which earned thirty-four million dollars in the North America in 2022 and started with a comparable $18M stateside. This movie's opening frame aligns with that benchmark, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar global gross is now positioned just behind Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s $166.6M overall box office. While it is improbable this Chainsaw Man film will match the earnings seen by blockbuster the enormous hit Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a significant success for the studio.

Fan Engagement Efforts Fuel Success

Along with its affiliate the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have successfully utilized community involvement to propel their dominance at the anime box office. This film's advertising push kicked off at the Anime Expo in LA in July with a MAPPA presentation, exclusive activations, and Pochita photo ops, then continued with a notable appearance at NYCC showcasing exclusive clips, lotteries for fans, and more MAPPA sessions. There was even an exclusive fan screening for the public and popular figures too after the final day of the event.

Future Prospects

This year marks a significant period for Japanese animation, and for the studio, which has another animated movie debuting in the coming months in the upcoming Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in late this year.