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Has Sony done it again? Coming after the box office performance of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, which earned over $600 million globally, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc has officially crossed the $100M threshold worldwide, hitting a global total of over $108 million in its opening frame. This movie surpassed the thriller Black Phone 2 ($12.9 million) in its sophomore frame in theaters, as well as the music documentary Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere with Jeremy Allen White (nine million dollars).

Strong Domestic and Global Earnings

Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film is a straightforward follow-up of the initial season of Chainsaw Man. It brought in over $18 million domestically after a strong five-point-two-million-dollar Saturday box office and four-point-five-million-dollar Sunday performance. Overseas, the produced by MAPPA movie added $14.7 million across 46 international territories, resulting in a global sum of $60.4 million via Sony (over $43 million abroad, $18.2 million in the U.S.). Official totals are still pending from Sony its final earnings figure.

Parallels to Past Successful Anime Films

Specialist agency a leading anime marketing group had earlier commented, drawing parallels between the movie's expected results to Jujutsu Kaisen 0, which made $34M in the domestic market in the year 2022 and started with a comparable eighteen million dollars in the U.S.. The new film's opening frame aligns with that standard, while its $108M international sum presently stands a bit short of Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s $166.6 million overall box office. Even if it doesn't seem possible this Chainsaw Man film will match the earnings seen by mega hit Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, it remains a major victory for the studio.

Promotional Efforts Fuel Performance

The studio and its partner Crunchyroll have effectively leveraged community involvement to drive their leadership at the anime box office. This film's advertising push kicked off at the Los Angeles Anime Expo in summer with a MAPPA presentation, exclusive activations, and photo opportunities with Pochita, followed by a significant involvement at New York Comic Con featuring exclusive clips, lotteries for fans, and more MAPPA sessions. Additionally, there was an private showing for enthusiasts for moviegoers and influencers alike after the last day of the gathering.

What’s Next

2025 stands as a significant period for animated films, and for the studio, which has an additional animated movie premiering this year in Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution in late this year.