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Has Sony achieved another hit? Coming after the success of the hit anime Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned in excess of $600 million worldwide, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has reached beyond the $100 million milestone worldwide, reaching a international earnings of $108M during its debut. This movie surpassed the horror sequel Black Phone 2 ($12.9 million) in its second week in movie houses, as well as the film Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere featuring Jeremy Allen White ($9M).

Notable U.S. and Worldwide Results

Helmed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the feature is a straightforward follow-up of the debut season of the Chainsaw Man series. It brought in $18.2 million domestically after a robust five-point-two-million-dollar Saturday and four-point-five-million-dollar Sunday. Internationally, the animated by MAPPA feature grossed nearly $15 million across 46 Sony markets, pushing its worldwide total to over $60 million through Sony distribution (over $43 million international, $18.2 million domestic). The studio has not yet revealed its final earnings figure.

Comparisons to Past Blockbuster Anime Movies

Anime marketing agency a leading anime marketing group noted in prior discussions, drawing parallels between the feature's anticipated earnings to the anime hit Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which made thirty-four million dollars in the U.S. and Canada in 2022 and started with a nearly identical eighteen million dollars stateside. Reze Arc’s first weekend matches that standard, while its hundred-and-eight-million-dollar global gross presently stands just behind that movie's over $166 million final run. Although it’s unlikely the Reze Arc movie will match the numbers of smash success Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, nonetheless, it is a huge win for the distributor.

Promotional Strategies Drive Box Office Dominance

Sony and its subsidiary the anime streaming service Crunchyroll have skillfully used audience interaction to boost their supremacy at the anime box office. This film's promotional efforts launched at the Los Angeles Anime Expo in the month of July with a discussion featuring MAPPA, exclusive activations, and Pochita photo ops, then continued with a major presence at the New York Comic Con including behind-the-scenes footage, fan raffles, and further MAPPA discussions. Additionally, there was an exclusive fan screening for general audiences and popular figures too after the concluding day of the convention.

Future Prospects

2025 is a big year for anime, and for the company, which has another animated movie releasing in the coming months in the upcoming Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in late this year.