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Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Opens No. 1 With $17.2 Million in North America

The No. 1 debut underscores anime’s growing box office pull in the U.S. following a robust Asian run.

Overview

  • Crunchyroll’s release earned $17.2 million from 3,003 theaters to lead the weekend, according to studio estimates reported by Comscore and Variety.
  • Global receipts are reported at roughly $85 million after a strong rollout across Asia ahead of the North American opening.
  • Audiences graded the film an A on CinemaScore, with high Rotten Tomatoes scores reinforcing strong word-of-mouth.
  • Opening-weekend turnout skewed young and male, with nearly 75% male attendance and half of moviegoers under 25, and the film played in both subtitled and dubbed formats with premium large-format showings.
  • The marketplace ranked Black Phone 2 second with $13 million, Regretting You third with $12.8 million, and Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere fourth with $9.1 million, as analysts cite anime’s expanding mainstream draw even against Demon Slayer’s higher benchmarks.