‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Dominates Korean Box Office

Japanese animated blockbuster “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle” stormed the Korean box office over the Aug. 22–24 weekend, opening with $12.6 million from 1.6 million admissions, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council.

Playing on 2,298 screens, the film captured a commanding 72.6% of market share and has earned $12.9 million in total, including previews. The film is currently No. 1 on the global chart.

Directed by Sotozaki Haruo and produced by ufotable, “Infinity Castle” adapts the climactic final arc of Gotouge Koyoharu’s blockbuster manga. Returning voice cast members include Hanae Natsuki, Kitō Akari, Shimono Hiro, and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu. The film follows the Demon Slayer Corps’ all-out assault on Kibutsuji Muzan’s stronghold in a bid to end the war between humans and demons.

South Korean film “My Daughter is a Zombie” dropped to second place but still drew $1.9 million from 272,232 admissions. The film, directed by Pil Gam-sung and starring Jo Jung-seok, Lee Jung-eun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Yoon Kyung-ho, and Choi Yoo-ri, has now reached $34.2 million since opening on July 30.

Brad Pitt‘s racing drama “F1” followed in third with $1.1 million, pushing its cumulative gross to $35 million.

Japanese horror mystery “Kinki,” directed by Koji Shiraishi and starring Miho Kanno, Chihiro Seno, Eiji Akaso, and Yusei Ozawa, placed fourth with $342,323. Its running total stands at $1.3 million.

South Korean romantic comedy “Pretty Crazy,” from director Lee Sang-geun and led by Im Yoon-ah and Ahn Bo-hyun, earned $322,228 for a $2.6 million cume.

South Korean animated feature “The King of Kings” added $154,849, lifting its total to $8.7 million.

“Smurfs” grossed $78,929 for $1.1 million to date, while “The Bad Guys 2” picked up $74,132, bringing its cume to $2.5 million.

“Only God Knows Everything, a South Korean thriller-mystery directed by Paek Seung-hwan, opened in ninth place with $73,815 for a cumulative $91,924. The film follows Do-woon (Shin Seung-ho), a priest raised in the church who, during a confessional, learns that his mother might have been murdered — and that a dangerous group may be behind it. The cast also includes Han Ji-eun, Park Myung-hoon, and Jeon So-min.

Rounding out the chart, Danish-Norwegian black comedy body-horror film “The Ugly Stepsister, a satirical body-horror black comedy from Denmark and Norway, debuted in tenth with $70,617 for a total of $125,375 from 17,468 admissions.