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Can Sony claim to have achieved another hit? Coming after the triumph of the hit anime Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned in excess of $600 million worldwide, the new movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has reached beyond the $100 million mark worldwide, reaching a international earnings of over $108 million in its opening frame. This feature outperformed the thriller Black Phone 2 ($12.9M) in its second week in movie houses, as well as the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere with actor Jeremy Allen White (nine million dollars).

Impressive Domestic and Global Results

Helmed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film is a direct continuation of Chainsaw Man’s first season. It brought in over $18 million in the U.S. after a robust $5.2 million Saturday and four-point-five-million-dollar Sunday performance. Overseas, the produced by MAPPA feature earned $14.7 million across 46 Sony markets, pushing its worldwide total to $60.4 million via Sony (over $43 million abroad, $18.2 million in the U.S.). Official totals are still pending from Sony its complete box office tally.

Parallels to Previous Successful Anime Films

Anime marketing agency a leading anime marketing group noted in prior discussions, comparing the movie's expected results to the popular film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which earned $34M in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and debuted with a nearly identical eighteen million dollars domestically. The new film's opening frame is in line with that benchmark, while its $108M international sum is now positioned just behind the earlier film's over $166 million total earnings. Even if it doesn't seem possible this Chainsaw Man film will match the box office of mega hit the record-breaking Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a major victory for the distributor.

Promotional Efforts Fuel Box Office Dominance

Along with its affiliate the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have successfully utilized audience interaction to propel their dominance at the anime box office. The Reze Arc advertising push kicked off at the Los Angeles Anime Expo in summer with a MAPPA panel, exclusive activations, and photo opportunities with Pochita, and later included a major presence at the New York Comic Con including behind-the-scenes footage, lotteries for fans, and further MAPPA discussions. There was even an exclusive fan screening for moviegoers and influencers alike after the final day of the convention.

Looking Ahead

2025 stands as a significant period for animated films, and for the company, which has another anime film releasing this year in the film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in the month of November.