To the surprise of… absolutely no one?
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has been released in Japan with a great reception from its public, in its release window it has exceeded one billion yen, a historical milestone for the franchise and is positioned as one of the most popular films of the series. franchise. In fact, after its premiere in Spanish in Mexico and Latin Americathe worldwide success of this TOEI Animation film was confirmed.
According to the AnimeTrendsLA Twitter account, specialized in anime metrics in Mexico and Latin America, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero swept the box office in the countries where it was released remaining in the first places in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. However, it should be noted that two Latin American countries took most of the profits from their exhibition.
During its opening day, the DRAGON BALL SUPER SUPER HERO movie swept the box office in first place in countries such as Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Paraguay, among others. #DragonBallSuperSuperHero pic.twitter.com/ybZzUskwj0
— Animetrends (@AnimetrendsLA) August 21, 2022
Only Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero in Mexico had a total earnings around $4,244,000.00 USD, making it one of the biggest box office hits of 2022. In fact, this movie debuts at number 1 in North America and worldwide, as it has been released at the top of the worldwide box office, with an estimated US$32.1 million.
It is the 21st Dragon Ball movie overall, but only the second to carry the Dragon Ball Super brand (after 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly), and the first to use primarily 3D animation. In United States, **Crunchyroll launch topped the box office with an estimated $20.1 million**, nearly double the gross of rival new release Beast. Crunchyroll is also distributed in Australia and New Zealand.
Sony launched in 28 other international markets, with an estimated gross of $11.2 million.. Latin America led the charge, with an estimated $9.4 million, and with the film topping the list in 11 territories. Mexico generated an estimated $4.2 million, Brazil with figures not yet disclosed, Argentina $1.5 million, Peru $1.2 million and Chile $675,000. In Europe, the UK/Ireland led with an estimated $800,000. The Middle East gave $420,000 as a region.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero premieres in Spain
The Toei Animation production opened in Japan through the Toei Company on June 11 and has generated $18.1 million there to date. Including Japan, the global total is $50.2 million. The new film is one of four that have so far enjoyed direct involvement from Akira Toriyama: he wrote the script and is also credited as creator. Super Hero follows recurring characters Piccolo and his former student Gohan on a mission to save the world from the Red Patrol Army..
The key markets that have not yet been launched for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero are Germany (August 30), Spain (September 2), South Korea (September 15), Italy (September 29) and France (October 5). So the success of this work is yet to be seen in its entirety.
In United States #DragonBallsuper had a great weekend, he fell short of #DemonSlayer.
The difference is that DB is rated PG (unlike DS which was rated R) and was in 4,000 screens, more than twice as many theaters as DS. https://t.co/8yAOzG4ZTL
— Marmot (@marmotmx) August 21, 2022
However, there are those who have pointed out that this success is due to factors not directly related to the quality of the film, but to the better distribution it has had compared to other anime releases such as Kimetsu no Yaiba (Demon Slayer): Mugen Train. Experts on the distribution of Japanese films in the West have mentioned that their success, in part, is due to their classification.
For its part, the previous film, Dragon Ball Super: Broly grossed $115.8 million worldwide in 2018-9: $30.7 million in North America and $85.0 million in international markets, including $ 34.6 million in Japan.