Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has officially hit theaters in North America, allowing fans in the West to finally witness the battle between Gohan, Piccolo, and the Red Ribbon Army. With the new film in the Shonen franchise taking the spotlight off Goku and Vegeta, it would seem that the movie’s first day at the box office has brought in some serious cash flow, so much so that it might just take the top spot for this weekend’s box office.
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While Frieza might be catching quite a few headlines thanks to the latest chapter of the Shonen’s manga, the Red Ribbon Army are the main antagonists of this new movie. First appearing in the original Dragon Ball series and returning in Dragon Ball Z thanks in part to Dr. Gero and his Androids, the criminal organization is under new management, with the mad scientist Dr. Hedo, taking up where his grandfather had left off. The new androids that the Z-Fighters are facing off against are Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, though there is a major threat waiting in the wings.
On the opening night of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the film pulled in around $4 million dollars in theaters, potentially meaning that the anime movie will manage to overtake Idris Elba’s creature feature, Beast, while also putting its opening night over some other major anime entries such as Demon Slayer: Mugen Train and Jujutsu Kaisen 0.
The theatrical release for the latest film in the Dragon Ball franchise came about thanks to a partnership between Toei Animation and Crunchyroll, with the same union set to do the same with this fall’s release of One Piece: Red.
The future of Dragon Ball Super’s anime is anyone’s guess at this point, with the franchise having yet to announce whether the television series will return in the future. Luckily, this definitely won’t be the last time that we see the Z-Fighters animated as the creative minds behind the latest movie have already confirmed that work has begun on a new project.
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