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Yet, even with aggressive marketing, results remain underwhelming. The film's international box office garnered around $27 million domestically, with the total worldwide gross roughly $60 million—far below the revenue needed to consider the film a hit. This underperformance suggests that audience fatigue and a lack of compelling content are overarching issues.
Adding to the complexities, theatrical releases like "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Infinity Castle" have shown resilience by grossing around $648 million globally. Such successes emphasize that when an audience is genuinely interested, and the source material is popular, theaters can still draw significant crowds—even in a post-pandemic landscape.