Tag: Super Hero
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With ‘Dragon Ball’ #1 at 21 Million, Anime Is a Box-Office Hero
“Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero” (Crunchyroll) overperformed expectations at 21 million while “Beast” (Universal) at 11.6 million arrived slightly above its anticipated results. That’s modest good news after a week in which reports that Cineworld, the #2 exhibitor worldwide, is likely to invoke bankruptcy procedures (while theaters remain open).This mid-August weekend usually sees bigger openings.…
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‘Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero’ Has Expectations Shattering 20.1 Million Debut, ‘Beast’ Has A Quiet Roar With 11.6 Million
After five weekends in a row of box-office decline and a gloomy season ahead, this weekend saw a bit of an upswing, led by the latest entry in the hugely popular anime franchise Dragon Ball. The overall box office came in at 72.5 million, up 8.2 million from last weekend, and while this weekend sits…