There are a lot of ways that people analyze the domestic box office. Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is one of two big releases this weekend, and as a result, many are predicting that the animated film will be able to decimate the competition. We know how it did on its opening night in the US, and it wasn’t too bad at all.
According to reports, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero brought in $4 million on its opening night, which actually puts it above other major anime openings in the US, including the very well-received Demon Slayer: Mugen Train film which dominated the global box office when it came out.
While the full results are still something to be determined, it should be noted that this means the film is doing well and could very well become the No.1 film at the box office this weekend. This would be a huge win not just for Dragon Ball, but for the entire anime genre.
If you think about it, there have been a lot of anime movies coming out to theaters in recent times thanks to the anime boom. Many of them are seen as novelties and not something to take seriously. If one of them could win the box office in a meaningful way, that might help things along for anime as a whole, and encourage future anime films to have similar big openings like what is going on with Super Hero. There’s going to be one more major release for anime in theaters this year via the highly anticipated One Piece Film: Red.
Hopefully, when we get the full box office results we’ll get a clearer picture of all that’s going on and what might happen next. But between this and what’s going on in the manga right now, Dragon Ball fans have a lot to be excited about.
Source: Box Office Mojo
