Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle blew past box office predictions in its U.S. opening weekend, which says a lot about anime films and their popularity in general.

Sony’s bold-looking anime movie Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle slashed its way into the record books online and in theaters over the weekend.

The latest entry in Crunchyroll's "Demon Slayer" anime film series took first place in the North American box office this weekend with a genre-record $70 million debut, industry estimates showed Sunday. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba -- Infinity Castle: Part 1," the first title in a new trilogy based on…

Infinity Castle became the highest-grossing anime debut in North America, surpassing 1999's Pokemon: The First Movie. It is the first part of a three-film finale trilogy.

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle hit U.S. theaters this weekend and completely blew past expectations, proving once again that anime is a serious box office powerhouse. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m hoping to see it sometime this week. According to The Hollywood Reporter , the film pulled in an