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GATSU
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 Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:14 am
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The only competition next weekend is another Elba movie, this time, from the Mad Max guy. Feel sorry for Elba that his leading man roles were dumped in August, with no understanding of how big DB basically is, even after Broly.
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AceLuffy4Ever
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:29 am
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So if i am reading this correctly , this movie did better than Broly on opening weekend?
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ShinuZERO
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:46 am
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| AceLuffy4Ever wrote: | | So if i am reading this correctly , this movie did better than Broly on opening weekend? |
Yes, it is tracking to do a little more than double what Broly did on opening weekend. There are a few factors to consider though. For one, anime movies have been grossing more year over year as anime/manga are becoming more mainstream. During the pandemic, Demon Slayer was a surprise hit since so many other films were delayed which gave more attention to anime movies potential at western box office as a whole. And lastly, probably the most important factor, Super Hero opened in more than 3000 theaters compared to Broly's 1200ish.
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enurtsol
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:55 am
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| AceLuffy4Ever wrote: | |
So if i am reading this correctly , this movie did better than Broly on opening weekend? |
Yes, but Super Hero also has a lot more screens than Broly. According to Box Office Mojo:
| Quote: | | Sony-owned Crunchyroll’s Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero. The latest feature film in the long running anime franchise is the year’s widest anime release, getting a 3,940 theater launch including IMAX and other PLF formats. Its theatrical predecessor Dragon Ball Super: Broly had a smaller rollout with just 1,250 screens, but it still managed a $9.8 million opening and a finish of $30.7 million. Expectations are even bigger on Super Hero, though the film played worse than Broly in Japan, accumulating $18.1 million since its June release compared to Broly’s $34.6 million cume. The global cume on Broly was $115.7 million, and the large international rollout of Super Hero this weekend will tell us if the new release can match up. The film may only play to the faithful, but the reviews (95% on Rotten Tomatoes) indicate that fans should be satisfied. This is Crunchyroll’s second major domestic release this year, with Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie opening to $14.8 million in March and going on to gross $29.7 million. |
According to The Numbers:
| Quote: | | Dragon Ball’s final prediction is based on a fundamentals prediction of $22.8 million and a previews prediction of $24.4 million, which are in very close alignment. Anime films tend to be heavily front-loaded though, and this doesn’t look like a film that will have suffered from a lot of soldout shows on Thursday, given that it’s playing in somewhere between 3,000 and 3,950 theaters (reports vary). So my gut feeling is that it won’t make it quite to $20 million this weekend, however, the $22.8-million debut by Demon Slayer: Mugen Train could yet be beaten. |
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BigOnAnime
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 7:46 am
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Should be noted, Broly opened on a Wednesday, not a Friday so it's a bit hard to compare. Though Super Hero's Thursday previews are counted for Friday. In box office discussions, you may sometimes see the term "True Friday" which is where they try to exclude previews from the Friday gross.
Also comparing Broly to Super Hero in Japan using US dollars is not a great comparison as the yen is considerably weaker right now than it was in 2019. $1=110 yen or so in 2019 when now it's $1=137 yen. Any comparisons about comparing the two's Japanese gross should be done in yen, not dollars.
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GATSU
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:43 am
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Beatdigga
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:00 am
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Interesting article, especially since they point out Super’s advertising was focus predominantly on social media at a far lower cost than Beast’s ad campaign.
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Kadmos1
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:25 am
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Considering that theatrical anime releases in the U.S. tend to be* limited releases, that much opening weekend is actually a great start box office wise.
*Wikipedia's page of "Limited theatrical release" defines it as "a film distribution strategy of releasing a new film in a few theaters across a country, typically art house theaters in major metropolitan markets. Since 1994, a limited theatrical release in the United States and Canada has been defined by Nielsen EDI as a film released in fewer than 600 theaters.[1][2] "
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Kaoru G
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:36 pm
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Is it a good movie ? Worth on the big screen ?
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GATSU
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:00 pm
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Kaoru: It's got a good RT score, if that helps.
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Kaoru G
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 1:35 pm
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| GATSU wrote: | | Kaoru: It's got a good RT score, if that helps. |
Thank you
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hikura
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:19 pm
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| Kaoru G wrote: | | Is it a good movie ? Worth on the big screen ? |
My opinion it is worth seeing,My friends i went to imax at regal and there was a really good crowd there and it was a lot fun.Crowd was interactive in a good way with movie.
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GATSU
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:28 pm
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Thespacemaster
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:36 pm
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I watched in the cinema this weekend and i truly enjoyed it. It was my only 2nd every film i ever had chance to see it on the big screen. (Anime movies are extremely rare here to get a cinema screen.)
I recommend it, it was a fun experience.
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Sorraffy
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 4:45 pm
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can you imagine the box office take if Demon Slayer takes the Mugen Train route and turns it's final arc, Infinity Castle, into a movie (or 2 part movie, maybe even 3) first. A lot of people would be able to retire early.
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