The Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero anime film earned US$4,303,671 on Thursday (its preview day) and US$6,441,593 on Friday, for a combined opening-day total of US$10,745,264 in 3,007 locations in the U.S. Entertainment news website Variety projected the film will earn US$21 million in its first weekend, topping the box office above Beast.
Comparatively, Dragon Ball Super: Broly earned US$9.8 million in its opening weekend in 1,236 theaters in the U.S. and Canada.
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero opened in Japan on June 11.
Dragon Ball original manga creator Akira Toriyama worked on the film’s original story, screenplay, and character designs.