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Did Sony achieved another hit? Coming after the triumph of the blockbuster Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned over $600 million globally, the new movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has reached beyond the hundred-million-dollar mark internationally, reaching a worldwide gross of $108M this weekend. The film outperformed Black Phone 2 ($12.9 million) in its second week in movie houses, as well as Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring the talented Jeremy Allen White (nine million dollars).

Strong American and Global Earnings

Helmed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the feature is a immediate sequel of the initial season of Chainsaw Man. It grossed $18.2M domestically after a strong five-point-two-million-dollar Saturday earnings and $4.5M Sunday. Internationally, the animated by MAPPA feature added nearly $15 million across 46 Sony markets, resulting in a global sum of over $60 million via Sony (over $43 million abroad, $18.2M in the U.S.). Sony has yet to announce its official box office total.

Parallels to Past Blockbuster Anime Movies

Specialist agency White Box Entertainment noted in prior discussions, comparing the film’s projected performance to Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which earned $34 million in the U.S. and Canada in the year 2022 and started with a nearly identical eighteen million dollars domestically. The new film's opening frame aligns with that benchmark, while its $108M international sum currently tracks a bit short of that movie's $166.6 million total earnings. While it is improbable Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will earn the earnings seen by smash success Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a major victory for Sony.

Fan Engagement Campaigns Fuel Success

Along with its affiliate Crunchyroll have successfully utilized community involvement to propel their supremacy at the anime box office. The movie's advertising push launched at the Anime Expo in LA in July with a discussion featuring MAPPA, exclusive activations, and Pochita photo ops, followed by a major presence at the New York Comic Con showcasing never-before-seen content, audience giveaways, and more MAPPA sessions. There was even an exclusive fan screening for general audiences and popular figures too after the last day of the convention.

What’s Next

2025 stands as a significant period for anime, and for Sony, which has an additional anime film debuting this year in the film Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in late this year.