Box Office Round-Up ~ 9/15/25

It was a landmark weekend for anime at the U.S. box office as Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle debuted atop the box office charts with a massive $70.6 million, more than double the previous record-holder, Pokemon: The First Movie, which took in $31 million in 1999. Demon Slayer has seen immense popularity, originally as a manga series, then as an anime TV show before moving to feature films, so this may not be the end of the franchise’s box office dominance.

A wide array of new releases made for a solid weekend for theaters all around. The Conjuring: Last Rites dropped to second place with $25.6 million, putting it at $130 million overall domestically. In third place, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the third — and based on the title, final — feature film based on the popular PBS/ITV series, grossed $18.1 million in its debut, putting it ahead of Downton Abbey: A New Era’s $16 million opening in 2022.

The Long Walk, the latest Stephen King adaption and the latest dystopian survival thriller from Hunger Games and I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence, took fourth place with $11.7 million, bolstered positive critical and audience reception. Rounding out the top five was another nostalgic re-release, with Toy Story celebrating its 30th anniversary by adding another $3.4 million to its $372 million worldwide box office.

Further solidifying the success of the re-release trend, The Sound of Music also made the top ten this weekend with $1.6 million. This coming weekend sees another eclectic group of new releases, led by Jordan Peele-produced horror flick Him and the Colin Farrell/Margot Robbie romance A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.

1. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Infinity Castle ($70.6 MM)
Director: Haruo Sotozaki, Hikaru Kondô
Writers: Koyoharu Gotouge, Hikaru Kondô
Cast: Zach Aguilar (Dean Panaro Talent)
Johnny Yong Bosch (Osbrink Talent Agency)
Griffin Burns (CESD Talent Agency)

2. The Conjuring: Last Rites ($25.6 MM)
Director: Michael Chaves (CAA)
Writers: Ian Goldberg (WME), Richard Naing (IAG), David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (CAA), James Wan (CAA)
Cast: Vera Farmiga (CAA)
Patrick Wilson (CAA)
Ben Hardy (UTA)

3. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale ($18.1 MM)
Director: Simon Curtis (UTA)
Writers: Julian Fellowes (UTA)
Cast: Michelle Dockery (WME)
Joanne Froggatt (Paradigm)
Hugh Bonneville (Gordon and French)

4. The Long Walk ($11.7 MM)
Director: Francis Lawrence (CAA)
Writers: JT Mollner (UTA)
Cast: Cooper Hoffman (CAA)
David Jonsson (CAA)
Garrett Wareing (WME)

5. Toy Story ($3.4 MM)
Director: John Lasseter
Writers: John Lasseter, Peter Docter, Andrew Stanton (UTA), Joe Ranft, Joss Whedon, Joel Cohen (IAG), Alec Sokolow (IAG)
Cast: Tom Hanks (CAA)
Tim Allen (WME)
Annie Potts (Innovative Artists)
 

Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers