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Did Sony done it again? In the wake of the box office performance of the hit anime Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which brought in in excess of $600 million at the box office, the new movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially crossed the $100 million milestone worldwide, attaining a worldwide gross of over $108 million during its debut. The film surpassed Black Phone 2 (almost $13 million) in its second week in movie houses, as well as the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere featuring Jeremy Allen White ($9M).

Notable U.S. and Worldwide Earnings

Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the movie is a immediate sequel of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It brought in over $18 million in North America after a powerful five-point-two-million-dollar Saturday earnings and $4.5 million Sunday. Overseas, the produced by MAPPA film earned $14.7 million across 46 global regions, pushing its worldwide total to $60.4M under Sony (over $43 million international, $18.2 million stateside). The studio has not yet revealed its final earnings figure.

Comparisons to Other Blockbuster Anime Movies

Anime marketing agency a leading anime marketing group had earlier commented, contrasting the movie's expected results to the popular film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which earned thirty-four million dollars in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and started with a comparable $18M domestically. The new film's opening frame is in line with that standard, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar worldwide total is now positioned just behind the earlier film's over $166 million overall box office. While it is improbable this Chainsaw Man film will achieve the earnings seen by smash success the record-breaking Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, it remains a major victory for Sony.

Marketing Efforts Fuel Success

Sony and its subsidiary the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have skillfully used fan engagement to drive their supremacy at the cinema for anime films. The Reze Arc promotional efforts launched at Anime Expo Los Angeles in summer with a MAPPA panel, exclusive activations, and Pochita photo ops, and later included a significant involvement at NYCC showcasing exclusive clips, fan raffles, and further MAPPA discussions. Moreover, organizers held an private showing for enthusiasts for moviegoers and content creators as well after the concluding day of the convention.

Looking Ahead

2025 stands as a big year for Japanese animation, and for Sony, which has another animated movie debuting in 2025 in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in November.