Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc, which is currently one of the most popular anime movies produced by "MAPPA" and distributed internationally through 'Crunchyroll' and 'Sony', has became 2025’s breakout anime theatrical success. It is a direct sequel to the first season of the "Chainsaw Man" anime series which continues the anime’s first season that was opened in Japan in September and rolled out to global markets in the following weeks. Strong ticket sales across Japan, South Korea, and North America made this film cross a total of $100 million global mark in a matter of weeks, a remarkable feat for a franchise film that originated as a TV anime. With this news, we can clearly see that the movie’s commercial performance follows on the heels of other recent anime hits — showing that theatrical anime can still generate big revenue and cross-market returns when a franchise has both passionate fans and more effective international distribution.
About the movie:-
Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc is a feature-length adaptation of a major arc from "Tatsuki Fujimoto’s" Chainsaw Man manga, produced by studio "MAPPA" and directed by "Tatsuya Yoshihara". The film focuses on "Denji’s" entanglement with "Reze", it's a character who introduces a darker, romantic, and suspenseful twist to the series’ action-heavy premise — while also advancing the supernatural elements which fans expect. This movie has a running time of 1 hour and 40 minutes and it also contains theatrical format for heightened visual detail and set-piece sequences. Critics have singled out the film’s animation quality, pacing, and emotional beats as reasons it works both for existing series fans and a broader movie audience.
Box-office performance:-
According to Box Office Mojo and other box-office trackers, Chainsaw Man — Reze Arc has reached a global cume north of $100 million (Box Office Mojo lists roughly $108.7M worldwide as of the latest reporting). If we go a bit deeper, this film was opened in Japan on September 19, 2025, expanded to other international markets later that month, and opened in North America too in late October. After releasing in these countries, this film crossed the $100M milestone in roughly five to six weeks. Domestic (U.S.) opening estimates reported in entertainment trades were in the ~$17–18M range for its opening weekend in ~3,000+ theaters, while international performance has been especially strong in Japan and South Korea.
Besides Chainsaw Man, there are other anime movies and series which were released this year globally and made nine-figure totals
such as:
1) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle - made over $667 million worldwide.
2) Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback - which made over $162 million worldwide.
Analysts and reporters also framed this film's performance as a sign that theatrical anime remains commercially potent when studio quality, fan momentum, and strategic distribution align. Many outlets called the result a "surprise" or "upset" at the weekend box office because the movie outperformed a slate of mainstream releases.
Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc literally showed us how a strong anime franchise plus high production values and smart international distribution as well can make a film into mainstream box-office success. Hitting the $100M milestone so quickly strengthens the commercial case for investing in theatrical anime releases. What do you guys think of this movie and its performance globally? Let us know your own thoughts in the comments.
Sources (trusted / cited):-
- Box Office Mojo — Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc box office summary. Link - Box Office Mojo
- Variety — Box office reporting and weekend context. Link - Variety
- Deadline — Coverage of $100M milestone and global totals. Link - Deadline
- Entertainment Weekly / Hollywood Reporter — Weekend results, domestic opening figures and analysis. Link - EW.com+1
- Forbes / SlashFilm — Industry analysis pieces about why the film succeeded and what it means for anime theatrical releases. Link - Forbes+1