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The debut expands ‘Demon Slayer’s’ global momentum and has distributors seeing dollar signs with two more titles from the franchise’s final trilogy to come.
‘Chainsaw Man’ tops the U.S. box office with a $17.3M debut, strengthening Crunchyroll’s position as anime’s leading theatrical distributor.
Sony Pictures Television’s Keith Le Goy says anime and gaming will drive the next generation of global IP, and he’s got the receipts to back it up.
Rising global anime demand lifts ‘Infinity Castle’ past Western superheroes, reshaping box office trends and studio franchise strategies.
‘Demon Slayer – Infinity Castle’ shattered records with $555M worldwide, proving anime’s mainstream power as Sony and Crunchyroll eye awards.
‘Infinity Castle’ tops $555 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing anime film and Japanese film ever. It also took the top lifetime anime spot in the U.S.
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ scored a $132.1M global weekend, including $70M from its NA debut, making it the biggest anime opener ever in the States.
‘Infinity Castle’ looks a lock to post the largest opening weekend for an anime film in North American history, passing 1999’s ‘Pokémon: The First Movie.’
The first English trailer for ‘Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc’ teases Denji’s most explosive battle yet, hitting U.S. theaters October 24.
‘Jujutsu Kaisen’ returns in January with Season 3, The Culling Game arc, streaming weekly on Crunchyroll outside of Asia.
Director Kenichi Kutsuna and a dream team of artists bring bold colors, hand-drawn style, and frenetic action to the ‘Sekiro: No Defeat’ anime adaptation.
‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ breaks Fandango’s anime pre-sale record, surpassing ‘Mugen Train’ and ‘Jujutsu Kaisen 0’ ahead of its U.S. release.
Crunchyroll will undergo another round of layoffs as part of a global restructuring aimed at boosting growth in emerging markets.
Crunchyroll and Delta partner to stream anime on flights, marking another milestone in anime’s rise from niche fandom to global mainstream.
Crunchyroll is bringing Mamoru Hosoda’s ‘The Boy and The Beast’ to U.S. theaters for one day only on August 18.
Netflix says half of its 300 million users now watch anime, while a Dentsu study found that almost a third of global consumers watch anime at least once a week.
Square Enix, Aniplex and Bones are producing Hiromu Arakawa’s adapting of the popular manga. Bones Film is animating.
Crunchyroll will release the film in U.S. theaters in September.
Watch the new trailer for the tongue-in-cheek anime series premiering next month.
Animated features from three continents drew audiences to the movie theater last weekend.