Dragonball raped at the box office

[Norrin Radd]

Another classic from Fox.

Final totals aren't in yet, but it took in only about $2 million on Friday.

Will update with weekend numbers when available.

 

[Silent_Bob]

At least it was over $9000

 

[T'Baio]

Uhh...was there ever any doubt?

 

[Rii]

It only cost $387.50 to make, so it's doing rather well.

 

[FreezeC77]

It made like $11mil on something like 2000 screens with China/HK/Japan combined for it's asian opening last month. Looks like that'll beat the US release.

 

[nx1701g]

Hmm does the average American know what Dragonball even is?

 

[FlyingLemons]

I was dragged to this film because one of my cousins wants to see it. It sucked monkey balls.

 

[TheBrew]

This movie is out? Huh.

 

[FreezeC77]

I was dragged to this film because one of my cousins wants to see it. It sucked monkey balls.

haha and never has saying something sucked "monkey" balls applied more then to Dragonball?

 

[Ayelbourne]

At least it was over $9000

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Hmm does the average American know what Dragonball even is?

I sure don't. Something to do with video games and/or anime, right?

 

[Sephiroth]

Hmm does the average American know what Dragonball even is?

I sure don't. Something to do with video games and/or anime, right?

nope, it's about dragon castration

 

[Ethros]

I've heard of it but I've no idea what its about. Is it like some poor mans Pokemon?
Saw the trailer, still no idea what its about. Looks shite too

Although it has James Marsters in it as the bad guy I believe, so there's that

 

[Lumen]

Dragonball was a pretty popular anime dub in North America through the 90s, and it and its spinoffs were enormously popular in Japan, too. The English dub was a terrible bastardization of the original. This movie looks even worse than that.

 

[miraclefan]

Hmm does the average American know what Dragonball even is?

NOPE! and if they do, they think it's some crazy japanese show with alot of violence and screaming!

I was dragged to this film because one of my cousins wants to see it. It sucked monkey balls.

haha and never has saying something sucked "monkey" balls applied more then to Dragonball?

I'm suprised nobody here has said, ''This sucks DRAGONBALLZ''

 

[FordSVT]

Hmm does the average American know what Dragonball even is?

Does it matter?

I'm rather certain that a high budget movie that was a lot more faithful to the original or even the American version would do just fine here as a super-hero action movie. That's not what this was though, and the general public slotted it in under the same category as the epic failure that was the latest Street Fighter movie, another sub-par kung-fu flick. It wasn't epic enough, flashy enough, and didn't have the proper lead.

If you're not going to go balls out with Dragonball with the super-powered crazies flying around shooting each other and moons blowing up and ancient dragons flying around granting wishes, what the fuck is the point? Why do a watered down version that appeals to no one?

 

[StarTrek1701]

I don't think the movie was properly marketed.

 

[LutherSloan]

Who greenlighted a live-action version of a really over the top anime? I really want to know what person actually thought this would work. Of course I asked this same question when the last Street Fighter movie came out, and there was no good answer. I expect the same here.

Also, when has a live-action version of a cartoon ever succeeded? I can't think of anything except maybe Transformers.

 

[Brent]

I saw it yesterday, I quite liked it! It left me a little wanting at the end, but I still enjoyed it. They left room for a sequel, stay after the credits.

 

[miraclefan]

Hmm does the average American know what Dragonball even is?

Does it matter?

I'm rather certain that a high budget movie that was a lot more faithful to the original or even the American version would do just fine here as a super-hero action movie. That's not what this was though, and the general public slotted it in under the same category as the epic failure that was the latest Street Fighter movie, another sub-par kung-fu flick. It wasn't epic enough, flashy enough, and didn't have the proper lead.

If you're not going to go balls out with Dragonball with the super-powered crazies flying around shooting each other and moons blowing up and ancient dragons flying around granting wishes, what the fuck is the point? Why do a watered down version that appeals to no one?

Because FOX is cheap! and didn't want to spend the money for a ''PROPER'' DB/DBZ movie!