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Can Sony claim to have done it again? Coming after the triumph of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned over $600 million globally, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially crossed the hundred-million-dollar milestone globally, attaining a worldwide gross of $108 million in its opening frame. This movie outperformed the thriller Black Phone 2 ($12.9M) in its sophomore frame in theaters, as well as Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere starring actor Jeremy Allen White (nine million dollars).

Notable Domestic and Global Performance

Helmed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the feature is a immediate sequel of Chainsaw Man’s first season. It grossed $18.2 million in the U.S. after a powerful five-point-two-million-dollar Saturday earnings and $4.5 million Sunday take. Internationally, the MAPPA-produced film earned $14.7M across 46 international territories, bringing its global earnings to over $60 million via Sony (over $43 million abroad, $18.2 million stateside). Official totals are still pending from Sony its official box office total.

Comparisons to Previous Anime Hits

Specialist agency a leading anime marketing group had earlier commented, contrasting the feature's anticipated earnings to the popular film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which made thirty-four million dollars in the domestic market in 2022 and debuted with a similar eighteen million dollars stateside. The new film's debut weekend matches that benchmark, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar international sum currently tracks just behind that movie's over $166 million overall box office. Even if it doesn't seem possible Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will earn the box office of smash success the enormous hit Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, this is still a huge win for Sony.

Fan Engagement Campaigns Fuel Success

Sony and its subsidiary Crunchyroll have skillfully used audience interaction to propel their leadership at the anime box office. The Reze Arc advertising push began at Anime Expo Los Angeles in July with a MAPPA presentation, special events, and Pochita photo ops, then continued with a significant involvement at New York Comic Con showcasing behind-the-scenes footage, lotteries for fans, and additional MAPPA panels. Moreover, organizers held an special preview for fans for moviegoers and content creators as well after the last day of the convention.

What’s Next

2025 is a major time for anime, and for the company, which has an additional feature-length anime premiering in the coming months in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in late this year.