'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle' and 4 Other Highest-Grossing Anime Movies, Ranked
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Anime has long since ceased being a niche hobby, becoming a global cultural phenomenon with unprecedented commercial success.
The highly anticipated release of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle promises to be the next chapter in this success story – the movie has already surpassed the box office performance of its predecessors.
5. 'Suzume', 2022
Box Office: $324M
IMDb Score: 7.6/10
Suzume met Souta and rushed after him without hesitation, finding herself at the epicenter of dangerous events. Portals are opening in abandoned places across Japan, allowing evil to enter our world.
These portals are causing earthquakes, and Souta closes them with a magic key to prevent further damage. A chain of events traps Souta in a high chair that was left to Suzume as a memento of her deceased mother.
Now, Suzume must take care of the remaining portals scattered across Japan and find a way to break Souta's spell.
4. 'Spirited Away', 2001
Box Office: $395M
IMDb Score: 8.6/10
The movie about a girl who travels to the spirit world to save her parents won an Oscar. Chihiro and her parents are moving. On their way, they stumble upon a strange town where they don't meet a single person.
They only find a magnificent table laden with all sorts of delicacies. Her parents, who are quite hungry, rush to the food. To the little girl's horror, they are transformed into pigs.
This is the work of the evil sorceress Yubaba. Chihiro remains undaunted, and travels to Yubaba's world to restore her parents to human form.
3. 'Your Name', 2016
Box Office: $405M
IMDb Score: 8.4/10
Mitsuha is an ordinary high school student living in a small Japanese town. She is bored with the countryside and dreams of moving to Tokyo to start a vibrant and fulfilling life.
One day, something strange happens: she wakes up in the body of a boy named Taki from Tokyo. At first, she thinks it's just a dream, but the body swap keeps happening.
One day, however, the connection suddenly breaks, and Taki and Mitsuha can no longer switch bodies. Taki decides to find his mysterious friend but realizes he knows nothing about her.
2. 'Demon Slayer: Mugen Train', 2020
Box Office: $506M
IMDb Score: 8.2/10
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is a direct sequel to one of the most popular anime series in recent years and the first full-length movie in the Demon Slayer universe.
Tanjiro, his sister Nezuko, and their friends, Inosuke and Zenitsu, embark on a new mission. They are now passengers on the mysterious Mugen Train, where almost no one makes it to the final stop alive.
In one of the cars, they encounter the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, one of the most powerful swordsmen. Together, they must defeat one of the most fearsome demons and stop the train.
1. 'Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle', 2025
Box Office: $555M
IMDb Score: 8.6/10
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is the first in a trilogy of feature-length films concluding the story of Tanjiro. Released in Japan on July 18 and in the US on September 12, the movie has already grossed half a billion dollars.
At the end of the fourth season, the characters confront Muzan in an attempt to destroy him. However, one of Muzan's minions transports them all to the Infinity Castle, a vast location consisting of endless rooms, staircases, and constantly shifting corridors.
The normal laws of physics don't apply in this fortress, and sunlight never reaches it, so the demons are safe there.
