The US summer box office is about to have an anime boom.
Sony’s Crunchyroll and Toei Animation revealed Tuesday’s release details for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the latest film in the blockbuster animated series. The film will open in North America on August 19 in more than 2,300 theaters, including some Imax theaters. Crunchyroll’s first truly global theatrical release, Super hero will also release in international markets during August and September, with Sony Pictures Entertainment collaborating on overseas rollouts.
After decades of ups and downs in international popularity, in recent years, Japanese anime has entered the mainstream of global popularity, becoming a genre with strong appeal both in cinemas and on the internet. streaming platforms.
The previous movie in Super Dragon Ball franchise, 2018’s Dragon Ball Super: Broly made for just $8.5 million but grossed $30 million in North America and over $120 million worldwide. Other successful animated films have delivered big performances despite the challenges of the box office pandemic – biggest of them: Aniplex’s Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen TrainThe historical fantasy anime series grossed $48 million in North America, $365 million in Japan, and $504 million worldwide.
Directed by Tetsuro Kodama and featuring an all-star Japanese voice cast, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Produced with the full participation of Dragon ball’original creator of Akira Toriyama, with the legendary manga author participating in the development of the film’s original story, script, and character design. Original Toriyama Dragon ball The manga debuted in Japan in 1984 and has sold a staggering 260 million copies worldwide. This property has created numerous adaptations of TV animations, movies, games and merchandising.
The official synopsis of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero read: “The Red Ribbon Army was once defeated by Son Goku. Individuals, who carry its spirit, created the last Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2. These two Androids call themselves “Superheroes”. They begin to attack Piccolo and Gohan… What is the objective of the New Red Ribbon Army? With imminent danger, it’s time to wake up, Super Hero! ”
The film is being released with both subtitled and local language dub versions.
