The anime “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” debuted at No. 1 at the US and Canadian box office this weekend, exceeding expectations by grossing $ 21 million in tickets sold.
Across 3,007 screens, the television franchise film “Dragon Ball Super” got double the other new release of the weekend, Universal’s survival thriller “The Beast,” which arrived in North America a week after its premiere. in Brazil. Reflecting tepid reviews, Idris Elba’s Fight with a Wild Lion was released at number 2 with a modest $ 11.5 million in 3,743 screens.
Directed by Tetsuro Kodama, the acclaimed “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” has benefited from its presence in premium formats including Imax, 4DX and Dolby Cinemas, which have the most expensive tickets. The film was shown on 327 Imax screens, for a total of $ 3.4 million in domestic ticket sales. On the Imax circuit, he made history with the biggest opening ever for an anime film.
“This is another excellent opening of the Crunchyroll anime. This has become an impressive niche film industry,” David A. Gross of film consultancy Franchise Entertainment Research said in an interview with Variety magazine.
Indeed, Crunchyroll, the platform that distributed the film and which Warner practically gifted Sony Pictures in its current heritage destruction madness, had already proved a force in the film market with the release of “Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie, “which grossed a whopping $ 17.6 million on its debut, and” Demon Slayer – Mugen Train: The Movie, “which generated $ 21.2 million upon its release in 2021, at the height of the pandemic.
Overseas, “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” earned an additional $ 25 million to reach a global opening of $ 46.2 million, while “The Beast” added another $ 10 million internationally to reach $ 21. 5 million worldwide.
Leading last week, “Bullet Train” dropped to 3rd place with $ 8 million, followed by “Top Gun: Maverick” with $ 5.8 million and “DC League of Superpets” with $ 5.7 million.
It is worth mentioning that “Top Gun: Maverick” surpassed “Avengers: Infinity War” on Friday to become the sixth highest grossing of all time in the United States and Canada.
This Sunday (8/21), the box office total of the aviation film starring Tom Cruise reached $ 683 million nationally. That is, there are only 17 million dollars to surpass even “Black Panther” and enter the historic American Top 5. But to avoid that, Disney plans to re-release “Black Panther” in theaters, preparing the premiere of its sequel in November.
The most interesting detail is that the success of Paramount production is not limited to North America. “Top Gun: Maverick” continues to perform well at the worldwide box office and this weekend surpassed $ 1.4 billion in global box office receipts and became 12th place in the world for highest grossing of all time.
Source: Terra
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