Superhero box office compared to other anime movie openings?

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero It debuted in the United States, topping the box office with $21 million! This is a great win for the franchise – especially since then Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero He didn’t have the best debut in Japan. Super hero I opened less than before Dragon Ball Movies Dragon Ball Super: Brolyresurrection and And the battle of the gods, It took a 55% drop in Week 2, losing number one at the box office Top Gun: Maverick. Analysts pointed to several reasons for this Super hero It does not perform well in Japan, including the film that was leaked online, which delayed its theatrical release.

how is it Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Compared to other big anime movie releases in North America? Let’s break it down:

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

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Previous Dragon Ball Super The movie’s release seems like a great place to start. Dragon Ball Super: Broly Earned $9.8 million in the opening three-day weekend in America in January 2019 – $11.94 million during MLK’s four-day holiday. She earned $22.7 million in her first six days, eventually ending her domestic career with $30.7 million. Broly touted the advantage of being the first major release of IMAX anime in the US, which certainly helped attract audiences.

relatively, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero It earned an estimated $22.6 million within the first five days of its release. This is obviously a bigger opening than Dragon Ball Super: BrolyBy a large margin. But Broly It was all the way back in 2019 – so how come Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero The version for some of the latest anime movie releases?

Jujutsu Kisen 0

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(Photo: Toho Animation)

Introduction to the new popularity Jujutsu Kisen The anime was released in US theaters in March of 2022. It was expected to open anywhere from $8 to $13 million, but was filmed over the weekend and opened at $17.7 million. This is short Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Opening, obviously, but Jujutsu Kisen It’s a new anime, while Dragon Ball It is the most popular anime in the world right now. If nothing else, the box office proximity of their respective theatrical openings speaks volumes about how animation, as a genre, has turned into a box office drag.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Movie: Mugen Train

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Mugen train for demon slayer Released in April of 2021, the film grossed $19.5 million in North American markets in its opening weekend – setting the record for the largest opening of any foreign language film in the region. fact that Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero He has now surpassed that opening weekend number which means he is a record maker in his own right.

My hero academy

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My hero academy It’s one of the biggest crossover anime to run – and certainly had a dedicated show at the US box office. My Hero Academy: Two Heroes It was its first theatrical release (September 2018) and grossed $2.6 million in its three-day opening between Wednesday and Friday, and $5.6 million in its first week in US theaters.

My Hero Academia: Heroes Rise (2019) earned $5.1 million in its opening weekend in US theaters, and $8.5 million in its first five days, showing significant gains for the franchise, movie over movie. My Hero Academy: World Champions Mission (2021) continued this upward trend with $6.4 million in the opening weekend. Still, despite MHA’s fame, it’s clearly not a Dragon Ball Super-level box office draw.

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(Photo: Toei Animation)

clearly Dragon Ball It’s still pretty much at the top of the anime genre when it comes to overseas box office viability. It can be said that it is more than a testament to strength Dragon Ball Privilege as a whole Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero He does a pretty good job in the US with “minor characters” like Gohan and Piccolo as lead instead of Goku and Vegeta. It has been assumed that the change in the main characters is painful Super heros Popular in Japan – but with the American audiences I grew up with Dragon ball Zit is clearly not a problem.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero It is now shown in theaters around the world.

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