{"id":143042,"date":"2025-09-14T09:55:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/143042\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T09:55:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T09:55:07","slug":"creates-history-for-an-anime-film-nearly-beats-mugen-trains-lifetime-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/143042\/","title":{"rendered":"Creates History For An Anime Film, Nearly Beats Mugen Train\u2019s Lifetime Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1223541 koimoi-featured-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-united-kingdom-box-office-biggest-anime-opening-day-01.jpg\" alt=\"Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle United Kingdom Box Office: Biggest Anime Opening Day\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\"  \/>Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle United Kingdom Box Office: Biggest Anime Opening Day ( Photo Credit \u2013 Instagram )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle is setting new records across the world with its opening-day collection alone. The anime movie also collected a record number at the box office in the United Kingdom. On its opening day alone, it almost outgrossed the entire run of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train\u2019s lifetime collection. Keep scrolling for the deets.<\/p>\n<p>Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle\u2019s box office collection on day 1 in the United Kingdom<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to trade analyst Luiz Fernando\u2019s report, the latest Demon Slayer movie collected a solid $1.8 million on Friday when it opened in the United Kingdom. It missed the #1 spot by a slight margin to Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale and its $2.2 million opening day gross.<\/p>\n<p>Recorded the biggest ever opening day for an anime movie!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/box-office\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-india-box-office-day-1-mints-16-crores-to-beat-every-single-hollywood-opening-of-2025-except-two\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Haruo Sotozaki<\/a> recorded the biggest opening day ever for an anime film released in the United Kingdom. The previous record-breaking anime released in the region was Studio Ghibli\u2019s The Boy and the Heron. Infinity Castle almost surpassed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/reviews\/hollywood-movie-reviews\/the-boy-and-the-heron-movie-review-hayao-miyazakis-last-epic-fantasy-film-goes-into-depths-of-life-itself\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Boy and the Heron<\/a>\u2018s entire opening weekend. The Studio Ghibli movie collected $2.1 million in its three-day opening weekend in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Almost surpassed the entire UK lifetime collection of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the report, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train collected $1.9 million in its entire run in the United Kingdom. Infinity Castle will beat that collection easily during its opening weekend only, as the film is expected to earn between $3 million and $6 million on its opening weekend.<\/p>\n<p>More about the Infinity Castle<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this movie, the Demon Slayer Corps is drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.koimoi.com\/reviews\/hollywood-movie-reviews\/demon-slayer-infinity-castle-movie-review-tanjiro-returns-with-a-visual-spectacle-that-only-true-fans-will-cherish\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle<\/a> was released on September 12.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Note: Box office numbers are based on estimates and various sources. 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