Doraemon: Castle of the Undersea Devil has crossed ₹22 crore at the Indian box office, with a strong ₹1 crore haul on its second Tuesday — a 33% jump from the previous day. The anime film, which follows Nobita and friends into the depths of the Bermuda Triangle to stop an ancient AI war machine named Poseidon, is now on track to finish the week between ₹23–24 crore. Trade sources suggest it could eventually cross ₹30–40 crore in total, marking a solid run for a non-Hindi animated feature. That’s not bad for a movie where the main threat is a rogue AI built by Atlantis’ last civilisation, and the heroes are a group of kids armed with gadgets that still can’t fix their homework. The film’s momentum shows no signs of slowing, even as other releases fade. And while the franchise has long been a staple of Japanese pop culture, this latest entry is proving that Doraemon’s world still holds enough magic to pull crowds in India, especially when the stakes involve global extinction and a villain voiced by someone who definitely didn’t need a script. The final numbers will come in next week, but one thing’s clear: the undersea devil isn’t just haunting the screen. It’s holding the box office.