Post by merh on Aug 21, 2022 13:37:24 GMT
Box Office: ‘Dragon Ball Super 2’ Slays ‘Beast’ With $20M-Plus Debut
The Japanese manga movie is shattering records for an anime title.
Pamela McClintock
AUGUST 20, 2022 11:37AM PDT
Dragon Ball Super: Superhero is doing impressive business at the North American box office where it is headed for a first-place finish with a debut of $20 million or more after grossing $10.7 million on Friday.
Crunchyroll, which is distributing the Japanese movie, says the sequel is scoring the best global opening ever for an anime film.
Directed by Tetsuro Kodama from a story by series creator Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Super 2 is the 21st feature film in the long-running Dragon Ball universe and a sequel to 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The CGI animated martial arts fantasy, produced by Toei Animation, is playing in more than 3,100 cinemas in North America, including Imax locations, and in more than 100 countries overall.
The Japanese manga movie is shattering records for an anime title.
Pamela McClintock
AUGUST 20, 2022 11:37AM PDT
Dragon Ball Super: Superhero is doing impressive business at the North American box office where it is headed for a first-place finish with a debut of $20 million or more after grossing $10.7 million on Friday.
Crunchyroll, which is distributing the Japanese movie, says the sequel is scoring the best global opening ever for an anime film.
Directed by Tetsuro Kodama from a story by series creator Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball Super 2 is the 21st feature film in the long-running Dragon Ball universe and a sequel to 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The CGI animated martial arts fantasy, produced by Toei Animation, is playing in more than 3,100 cinemas in North America, including Imax locations, and in more than 100 countries overall.
