April 12 2009
James Marsters' Dragonball Evolution Opens in 8th Spot with $4.65 M.
Hannah Montana, Fast & Furious, and Monsters vs. Aliens make the top 3.
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sumogrip | April 12, 12:10 CET
Wyndam_ | April 12, 12:17 CET
Arsenal | April 12, 12:17 CET
Undeniably bad box office in the US but , on the upside,it's already done $27million in Asia. France and Russia. The figures from the other 26 territories it opened in this week aren't in yet.
By the way I rather enjoyed the film. It was fun and entertaining. I've seen far worse films which have had far kinder reviews and better US box office.
[ edited by debw on 2009-04-12 21:21 ]
debw | April 12, 12:18 CET
I enjoyed it. I just went for James, but I really liked the whole movie. It's a lot of fun.
redeem147 | April 12, 12:25 CET
stuffy | April 12, 12:44 CET
rehabber | April 12, 12:46 CET
debw | April 12, 12:56 CET
Ricardo L. | April 12, 13:00 CET
Hollywood reporter is saying that
Dragonball Evolution was the #4 overseas film this weekend . $10.4 million for an overseas total of $37million.
So that's heading for $42 million overall.
Screendaily has the breakdown (thanks to Stage1 at CDS for this bit)
"Fox International’s Dragonball: Evolution opened in 28 new markets this weekend and grossed $10.6m from approximately 4,500 screens in 35 markets for a $37m tally.
The action fantasy opened well in Spain in third place on a little over $2m from 350, second in Italy on $1.3m from 391 and fifth in Australia on $907,506 from 193. The UK launch generated $539,754 from 316.
Dragonball: Evolution was a strong performer in Latin America, opening in fourth place in Brazil on $832,857 from 156, third in Mexico on just over $1m in from 564, third in Venezuela on an excellent $ 587,249 from 55, and second in Argentina on $272,678 from 48.
Finally $181,612 from 26 in Ecuador deserves special mention as it not only delivered a number one ranking but Fox’s sixth highest opening weekend of all time in the territory. "
That puts the US "ouch" factor into perspective :)
[ edited by debw on 2009-04-12 22:11 ]
debw | April 12, 13:00 CET
so, we had to see Fast and Furious which I can say was very disappointing. My commercial lied, no Jordana driving till the last two minutes, and Han went off to die :(
RheaM | April 12, 13:12 CET
Egghead | April 12, 13:40 CET
Also James in Ulysses 31 would be ace.
Simon | April 12, 13:41 CET
All though it was kind of a fanboy movie, I liked it and I thought James did well as Piccolo. Chichi was more of an attention grabber than Piccolo for me =)
Chris the Bloody | April 12, 14:04 CET
redeem147 | April 12, 14:11 CET
I have to disagree with Chi Chi or any other female in this movie being an empowered woman, but discussing that would be very spoilerish, I think.
LiLi | April 12, 14:17 CET
redeem147 | April 12, 14:56 CET
debw | April 12, 15:00 CET
Peanut Noir | April 12, 15:20 CET
zee | April 12, 15:57 CET
i approached this movie as a fan of anime, but not particularly well versed in dragonball. i thought that james, emmy rossum and chow yun-fat were particularly good, but odd as it seems, i had a tough time getting into james' character in relation to other things i've seen him in aside from buffy/angel (notably andromeda and torchwood), because his makeup and vocal distortion really took "james" out of the role for me. that said, an enjoyable time i don't regret seeing.
oh, and fast and furious was awful, and i liked the whole franchise.
kefka | April 12, 16:01 CET
Out of that list, I saw Monsters vs. Aliens, Observe and Report, I Love You Man, Adventureland, and plan on seeing Dragonball Evolution. Monsters was surprisingly not good at all. Observe and Report, I thought was okay the first time, and a lot more enjoyable the second time I saw it. I Love You Man and Adventureland were fantastic, and everyone should see either of those a-sap. As for Dragonball, I plan on seeing that out of loyalty to a) James Marsters and b) my eighth grade Dragon Ball Z loving self, who would kill adult me if he found out I didn't see the live action movie.
patxshand | April 12, 16:41 CET
redeem147 | April 12, 18:37 CET
On a less personal note, are the figures for how it did in Australia in yet?
Archduke Sebassis | April 12, 18:44 CET
helcat | April 12, 19:06 CET
iowagirl | April 12, 19:17 CET
SoddingNancyTribe | April 12, 19:31 CET
gossi | April 12, 20:57 CET
I pretty much agree.
dulce_serenidad | April 12, 21:00 CET
Gotta say I'm not surprised in the least at the N.A. weekend totals, and agree wholeheartedly with redeem147 that if the studio cared they'd've advertised it. I was at a 30 screen multiplex and could not find one single DB:E poster up. Having been inundated during the last week with Hannah Montana, Fast & Furious, and Observe & Report television spots, I thought for sure we'd at least see lobby displays for Dragonball ~ no such luck.
I'm also selfishly disappointed that the studio didn't host a N.A. premiere in Hollywood at least ~ if only for the wonderful candids we would've gotten from James walking the red carpet. James' fan-photogs outdid the pros at the PSILY premiere.
thundercat | April 12, 21:15 CET
Definitely needed more Piccolo. He was the best part.
I agree that I totally heard James voice more than I did in the trailer, and I especially recognized his way of moving. That strut!
All around, all the young teen boys and I in the theatre had a blast.
[ edited by Xane on 2009-04-13 06:17 ]
Xane | April 12, 21:16 CET
deanna b | April 12, 23:14 CET
I don't have a lot of interest in seeing it. My friend saw it and said he was surprised that he actually enjoyed it though.
vampmogs | April 12, 23:35 CET
I read his interview that's posted elsewhere on here. I love how humble James is, and how appreciative he is of us, his fan base. I'm glad he realizes that he has a lot of fans behind him 110%, following his career, supporting him and loving his work. It sounds like he really 'owns' that responsibility. His interview answers are always so wonderfully verbose and informative.
trainerr | April 13, 02:21 CET
My son's vacation ends today, maybe I'll take him to see it as a surprise.
newcj | April 13, 04:54 CET
I wouldn't worry too much about the movie bombing, it's almost made all it's money back. And dvd-sales will probaly put them over the top. I'm still hoping for a director's cut of the movie, a lot seems to have been cut from the final version.
Vergil | April 13, 06:15 CET