We are still only at the very start of the fall portion of the 2025 movie release calendar, but it has already proven to be a season full of box office excitement. Seven days ago, Michael Chaves' The Conjuring: Last Rites arrived in theaters and blew away expectations, the end of the beloved horror series getting an extremely warm welcome, and today, we have another record-breaker to report on. While this past Friday saw a large number of new titles arrive in wide release, Haruo Sotozaki's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle crushed all of its competition on its way to having the best domestic debut for any anime feature.
There were a lot of movies vying for the attention of audiences in the last three days, including Simon Curtis' Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Francis Lawrence's The Long Walk, and Rob Reiner's Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, but none did anywhere close to the business of the new Demon Slayer film. Check out the full Top 10 in the chart below and join me after for analysis.
