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Did Sony achieved another hit? In the wake of the triumph 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 threshold globally, attaining a worldwide gross of $108 million this weekend. This feature outperformed Black Phone 2 ($12.9M) in its second week in movie houses, as well as Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring the talented Jeremy Allen White ($9 million).

Impressive Domestic and Worldwide Results

The work of director Tatsuya Yoshihara, the movie is a straightforward follow-up of the initial season of Chainsaw Man. It brought in $18.2 million in the U.S. after a strong $5.2 million Saturday box office and $4.5M Sunday take. Overseas, the produced by MAPPA movie earned $14.7M across 46 Sony markets, pushing its worldwide total to $60.4 million under Sony ($43.1M international, $18.2M in the U.S.). Sony has yet to announce its official box office total.

Comparisons to Previous Anime Hits

Promotional firm White Box Entertainment previously spoke, drawing parallels between the movie's expected results to the anime hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which earned thirty-four million dollars in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and opened to a comparable $18M stateside. This movie's first weekend matches that marker, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar worldwide total presently stands a bit short of that movie's $166.6 million final run. While it is improbable Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will achieve the numbers of blockbuster Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a major victory for the distributor.

Marketing Campaigns Drive Success

The studio and its partner Crunchyroll have effectively leveraged audience interaction to boost their dominance at the animated movie market. The movie's promotional efforts began at Anime Expo Los Angeles in summer with a MAPPA panel, exclusive activations, and Pochita photo ops, and later included a notable appearance at New York Comic Con including never-before-seen content, lotteries for fans, and additional MAPPA panels. There was even an private showing for enthusiasts for general audiences and content creators as well after the concluding day of the event.

What’s Next

2025 stands as a significant period for animated films, and for the studio, which has another feature-length anime premiering in the coming months in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in November.