‘Chainsaw Man’ delivers another anime box office win

The animated film outperforms ‘Black Phone 2,’ ‘Regretting You’ and ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.’

‘Chainsaw Man’ delivers another anime box office win
Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc. / Crunchyroll

Hello! Welcome to The Box Office Report for the weekend of Oct. 24-26, 2025.

1. Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc

Weekend gross: $17.3M
Total domestic gross: $17.3M
Last weekend: New release
Percent drop: NA

It’s been a big fall for anime movies at the North American box office. After Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle opened with a massive $70.6 million weekend last month, Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc snagged its own box office crown this weekend.

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2. Black Phone 2

Weekend gross: $13M
Total domestic gross: $49.1M
Last weekend: 1st
Percent drop: 52

Through two weekends, Black Phone 2 continues to play slightly ahead of its predecessor. While The Black Phone opened with $23.6 million in 2022 before adding a $12.2 million second weekend for a $47.4 million haul at this point, the sequel scored a $13 million second weekend to bring its current total to $49.1 million.

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