“Demon Slayer: Infinityโค Edge” โClaims Historic Victory: First โฃAnimation to Top South Korea‘s Annual Box Office
SEOUL, โคNovember 22,โฃ 2025 – The South Korean film โindustry is witnessing a โขhistoric shift as “Demon Slayer Theatrical Version: infinity Edge” has officially secured the number one spot at theโค 2025โค box office, surpassingโค this year’s previous leader, the Korean film “Zombie Daughter,” with a cumulative audience of 5.638 million viewers. โฃThis marks the first time an animated โfilm has achieved the top โranking in South Korea’s annual box office records.
Distributed byโ Animax Broadcasting Korea, “Demonโฃ Slayer: Infinity Edge“โ rapidly gained traction upon its August 22nd release, exceeding 1 million viewers within two days and 3 million within ten. It also broke records for Japanese animation,โ surpassing the 5.589 million viewers achieved by “Suzume’s Lockdown” earlier this month.
“The excellent drawing quality โฃandโข overwhelming action scale that continued from the beginning of the releaseโ ledโ to theโ ‘Nth degree โviewing’ craze in various formats, driving theโค box โoffice success,” Animax Broadcasting Korea stated โto Yonhap News.
The film’s success is further โขhighlighted โby its performance in premium formats, with approximately 19% of viewings โขoccurring in 4DX, IMAX, and Dolby Cinema theaters. Notably, “Demon Slayer: Infinity โEdge” became the highest-grossing 4DX film of the year globally, generating over $2,930 in revenue.
Based on the popular manga and anime series, โฃ”demon Slayer: Infinity edge” โขis the first installment of a planned trilogy concluding the series’ narrative. The โขfilm centers on theโ battle between demon slayers and Muzan Kibutsuji, leader of theโฃ blood โฃDemons, โคwithin โฃthe “Infinite Castle.” Its detailedโ character growth and striking animation have fueled repeat viewings amongโข dedicatedโข fans.
While “Frozen 2” previously held a box office record for foreign animation with 13.369 million viewers in 2019, it ultimately ranked third overall for the year, behind “Extreme Job” and “Avengers: Endgame.” “Demon Slayer: โคInfinity Edge’s” achievement signals a potential new โขeraโฃ for โคanimation’s prominence in the South Korean โขfilm market.
