TheDemon Slayer: Infinity Castlemovie has already been setting box office records in Japan, and fans expected that the trend would continue as the film was translated and released around the world. What they didn’t expect, however, was that the series would be bringing down websites before it even released.
TheDemon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1film is set to release in the US on June 24, 2025, and tickets for those first showings have finally started to become available for sale. However, the intense demand from fans to get tickets as soon as possible has led to a number of movie ticket-selling platforms, like Fandango, to have their websites crash.
Demon Slayer’s Ticket Sales Have Crashed Platforms
The Series' Extreme Popularity is Topping Even Live Action Films
While one might expect that ticket-selling platforms have experienced major rushes like this before, it seems that the popularity ofDemon Slayerhas caught IT teams off guard. The problem is particularly bad in major cities, where competition for tickets was so intense that the platforms themselves were unable to keep up.
Following an announcement byCrunchyroll on X (formerly Twitter), a stampede of fans began rushing to get their tickets for the earliest possible screenings. Many other users began taking to X as well, complaining that the Fandango website was down when they went to attempt to purchase their own tickets for the hit film.
While the issues with Fandango and other platforms will inevitably be sorted out, it seems that only the lucky few who responded to Crunchyroll’s prompting quickly will have the tickets for the earliest screenings. It’s not as ifDemon Slayer: Infinity Castlewill be a limited screening, however, so all fans should be able to get their tickets eventually.
Demon Slayer is Poised to Break Box Office Records
Anticipation for the Film is at an All-Time High
Demon Slayerpreviously set records with itsMugen Trainfilm from 2020, which rapidly became the highest-grossing film of that year and the most profitable anime film of all time. Expectations forInfinity Castlehave been exceptionally high, and following its Japanese release on July 19, 2025, it became clear a repeat was possible.
Many eyes will certainly be onInfinity Castle’s box office performance when it hits the US, and this takedown of Fandango might be the first sign that the film stands a chance of surpassing its predecessor. With anticipation and speculation reaching peak levels,Demon Slayer: Infinity Castlehas definitively left its mark on cinema already.
