Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero fails to surpass Dragon Ball Super: Broly in initial collection

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the middle japanese Mantan Web He reported that Dragon Ball Super: Super Herothe second film in the franchise Dragon Ball Super, sold over 498,000 tickets for a total gross of 670 million yen (over US$4.99 million) in its first two days in theaters in Japan. The tape then achieved the first position in earnings in the weekend of June 11 and 12.

Compared, Dragon Ball Super: Broly it sold more than 820,000 tickets and earned more than 1.05 billion yen (over $9.26 million at the time) in its first three days (the film opened in Japan on a Friday, while Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero opened on a Saturday). [Segmentando a dos tercios, las cifras quedarían en más de 546 mil entradas vendidas y más de 700 millones de yenes, lo que sigue siendo mayor que la película actual].

The movie Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero premiered on Saturday in Japan after a delay due to the hacking of Toei Animation in March. The premiere of the film was initially scheduled for April 22.

Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures will screen the film in theaters around the world this summer starting in August (without revealing yet which countries they will start with). The summer screenings will include both the original Japanese audio with subtitles and a dub. The companies will distribute the film in “all continents, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia (excluding Japan)“. The synopsis for the film writes:

«The Red Ribbon Army was destroyed by Son Goku. Individuals, continuing in his spirit, have created the ultimate Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Superheroes”. They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan… What is the goal of the New Red Ribbon Army? Faced with the danger that lies ahead, it’s time to wake up, Superhero!

Akira Toriyama Y Toyotarou they started publishing the manga Dragon Ball Super through the magazine V Jump from the publisher Shueisha in June 2015. The play inspired a 131-episode anime adaptation produced by studios Toei Animationunder the direction of Kimitoshi Chioka and scripts written by Toriyama, released in July 2015. A film titled Dragon Ball Super: Broly It was released on December 14, 2018.

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Production team

Tetsuro Kodama (The Bears’ School, Eiga Kuma no Gakkō: Patissier Jackie to Ohisama no Sweets, Ganbare! Lulu Lolo – Tiny Twin Bears) is in charge of directing the feature film at the studios Toei Animation.
chikashi kubota (One Punch Man, Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, Robotics;Notes) is in charge of animation direction.
Naoki Satō (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu, Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven, Blood-C) is responsible for the composition of the soundtrack.

Dragon Ball Super Synopsis

Seven years have passed since the events of Dragon Ball Z, the Earth is at peace, and people live freely without danger lurking in the universe. However, this peace is temporary, as an evil entity comes from the depths of the galaxy’s darkness: Beerus, the god of destruction. Disturbed by a prophecy that he would be defeated by a “Super Saiyan God”, Beerus and his angelic assistant, Whis, begin to explore the universe in search of this mysterious life form. They soon arrive on Earth, where they find Goku, one of the strongest warriors on that planet.

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