🔗 Share this article The Reze Arc Movie Leads American Box Office in Debut Weekend Can Sony claim to have done it again? In the wake of the box office performance of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which grossed in excess of $600 million worldwide, the new movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has reached beyond the $100 million threshold internationally, attaining a international earnings of $108 million during its debut. This movie surpassed Black Phone 2 ($12.9 million) in its sophomore frame in movie houses, as well as the music documentary Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring the talented Jeremy Allen White ($9 million). Strong American and International Performance The work of filmmaker Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film is a direct continuation of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It brought in over $18 million in North America after a strong $5.2 million Saturday and four-point-five-million-dollar Sunday. Overseas, the animated by MAPPA movie grossed $14.7 million across 46 Sony markets, pushing its worldwide total to $60.4 million through Sony distribution (over $43 million overseas, $18.2 million stateside). The studio has not yet revealed its complete box office tally. Parallels to Past Successful Anime Films Anime marketing agency White Box Entertainment noted in prior discussions, contrasting the feature's anticipated earnings to the anime hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which grossed thirty-four million dollars in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and opened to a nearly identical $18M in the U.S.. The new film's first weekend is in line with that marker, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar worldwide total currently tracks slightly below Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s $166.6M overall box office. Although it’s unlikely this Chainsaw Man film will achieve the numbers of mega hit Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a significant success for the distributor. Fan Engagement Campaigns Fuel Performance The studio and its partner the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have successfully utilized fan engagement to boost their dominance at the anime box office. This film's marketing campaign kicked off at the Los Angeles Anime Expo in summer with a discussion featuring MAPPA, special events, and photo opportunities with Pochita, and later included a major presence at the New York Comic Con including never-before-seen content, lotteries for fans, and more MAPPA sessions. Additionally, there was an exclusive fan screening for the public and content creators as well after the last day of the convention. Future Prospects 2025 is a big year for Japanese animation, and for Sony, which has one more anime film premiering this year in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in the month of November.