Sony Pictures’ anime distribution wing Crunchyroll has delivered another big win at the box office with “Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero,” which is beating box office projections as well as Universal’s ‘Beast” with an industry estimated $21.8 million opening from 3,130 theaters.
Sony has enjoyed success with anime films from major franchises over the years. “My Hero Academia”And “Demon Slayer,”This new product will be released. “Dragon Ball Super”Film is the first movie to be released by the studio after it merged its Funimation distribution arm into Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll is the company’s anime streaming service.
A partial reason is also the dry August period for theaters. “Super Hero”The screen count for this film is much higher than that of the previous one. “Dragon Ball”Film to be released in theaters “Broly,”It opened at $9.8 million in 2018 from only 1,238 theaters. “Super Hero” is just about $1 million shy of the best opening every for a Crunchyroll/Funimation release, with the studio record belonging to “Demon Slayer: Mugen Train”With $22.7 million in the early days of COVID’s reopening in April 2021.
Universal’s “Beast”The film is in second place with an estimated $10.1million opening from 3,743 theaters. Pre-release projections have been met. Starring Idris Elba as a man who must protect his daughters from a savage lion, the film’s reception has been mildly positive with a B on CinemaScore and Rotten Tomatoes scores of 68% critics and 75% positive, but “Beast”It is unlikely that it will post a significant profit against its $36million budget.
Among holdovers, Paramount/Skydance’s “Top Gun: Maverick”It is now the sixth most successful film in domestic box-office history. The film has earned an estimated $5.6 Million to make it $683 million. That passes 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War”For the No. For the No. “Black Panther” next at No. Next at No. 5: $700 Million.