Crunchyroll is offering early screenings of the first film of the Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle anime series to its Mega/Ultimate fan subscribers in the United States.
Film screens early on September 9; ticket sales begin on Friday
On Thursday, it was revealed by both Crunchyroll and Fandango that the first movie in the trilogy of Infinity Castle, titled "Akaza Sairai," will have early screenings in the United States starting September 9 at 7:00 p.m., exclusively for Mega and Ultimate subscribers of Crunchyroll. Tickets for these screenings will be available for purchase starting Friday at 9:00 a.m. EDT through Fandango Rewards. ( link ) . Fandango also has a list ( link ) of participating theaters.
On September 12th in the United States and Canada, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Aniplex are planning to showcase the first movie in cinemas, including IMAX and other premium large-screen formats. The film will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles as well as with an English dub. Channing Tatum, known for his roles in Magic Mike and 21 Jump Street, has been cast as Keizo in the English dub version of the film.
On July 18th, the first movie was released in Japan and generated 3,843,613 tickets for 5,524,298,500 yen (around US$37.22 million) within its initial three days. Including ticket sales from Marine Day holiday on July 21st, the movie made 5,164,348 tickets and earned 7,315,846,800 yen (around US$49.30 million) throughout the four-day weekend.
According to recent data from Japan's box office, the movie has been sold 15,698,202 tickets, generating revenue of approximately US$148.7 million in just 25 days. This latest information indicates that the movie has now surpassed its previous box office record in Japan. ( link ) In Japan, Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train was the top-grossing film with over 15 million tickets sold for over 20.4 billion yen (approximately US$197 million) in its first 24 days after its October 2020 release. On the other hand, One Piece Film Red ranked sixth on the list of all-time highest-grossing films in Japan with earnings of over 20 billion yen (approximately US$197 million).
According to recent reports, Infinity Castle is currently being shown on 443 screens across Japan, surpassing its previous record of screenings in Japan. Furthermore, Aniplex has announced plans for the film to be released in over 150 countries worldwide, which is more than double its previous global reach of over 145 countries and regions.
In April 2019, the first TV anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's manga series "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" was released. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc," which is based on the "Mugen Train" film, premiered in October 2021 with seven episodes. In December 2021, "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc" (also known as "Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yūkaku-hen") was released as a TV anime with a one-hour special. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc" followed in April 2023 with a one-hour special and 11 episodes. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc" premiered in May 2024 with a one-hour special and ended with a 60-minute-long eighth episode in June 2024.
In February 2016, "My Hero Academia" was introduced as a new series in "Weekly Shonen Jump" magazine by Shueisha. This manga concluded in May 2020 after being serialized for four years. In December 2020, Shueisha released the final compiled volume of the series as its 23rd volume. Viz Media published the series in English for its international audience. On July 17th, Shueisha announced that "My Hero Academia" had surpassed 200 million copies worldwide, including digital copies.
Source: Crunchyroll ( link ) (Kyle Cardine)
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