The anime movie Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero came up triumphant at the domestic box office with its debut in theaters. Though it was facing competitive blockbusters like Top Gun: Maverick and the Idris Elba movie Beast also making its debut, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero emerged as the No. 1 movie in the United States and Canada with a haul of $20.1 million. It earned another $12 million overseas, putting it above $32.1 million worldwide.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero is available in both English dub and subtitled in more than 2500 theaters in North America. The movie is the 21st installment of the Dragon Ball franchise that dates back to the 1980s. It previously had a theatrical run in Japan where it pulled in the equivalent of $4.99 million with its first two days of screenings. News of an English version coming stateside was announced by Crunchyroll at San Diego Comic-Con. In Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Piccolo and his former student Gohan go on a mission to save the world from the Red Ribbon Army.
Another movie making its debut this weekend wound up falling in second place, even with A-lister Idris Elba in the lead role. Beast, which follows Elba as a father protecting his daughters from an aggressive lion, premiered with $11.57 million. Overseas, it garnered another $10.28 million. Mixed reviews from critics might have lessened the turnout for the feature film.
Bullet Train Drops to No. 3
After debuting at No. 1, Bullet Train has fallen to No. 3 with an $8 million haul, with Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero and Beast taking over with the top spots at the box office. That film was followed with Top Gun: Maverick, the Tom Cruise-led sequel which continues to break records even after 13 weekends in theaters. This weekend, the sequel pulled in another $5.85 million, helping it to surpass Avengers: Infinity War to become the sixth highest-grossing movie at the box office.
Rounding out the top five will be the animated feature film DC League of Super-Pets. Featuring the voices of Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, the movie pulled in $5.77 million. After a month in theaters, the animated movie has pulled in more than $130.3 in worldwide ticket sales.
You can check out the full top ten list below for the domestic box office and you can also find more information at The Numbers.
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero - $20.1 million
- Beast - $11.57 million
- Bullet Train - $8 million
- Top Gun: Maverick - $5.85 million
- DC League of Super-Pets - $5.77 million
- Thor: Love and Thunder - $4.03 million
- Nope - $3.55 million
- Minions: The Rise of Gru - $3.52 million
- Where the Crawdads Sing - $3.15 million
- Bodies Bodies Bodies - $2.41 million