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I just learned how much money the first Dragon Ball movie made in Japan
I was reading an old article from a 1990s anime magazine scan online. It said the 1986 'Curse of the Blood Rubies' film only made about 1.2 billion yen, which is way less than I thought for such a big series now. That's like a little over 8 million dollars today. It really shows how the franchise grew from a slow start. Has anyone else seen surprising box office numbers for classic anime?
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quinn3775mo ago
Makes you appreciate how far they came.
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hernandez.jordan4mo ago
Not sure I agree... the slow start was kind of rough for me.
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viola_clark5mo ago
Yeah, that "slow start" thing is really common. I remember reading that the first Gundam movie did so badly they just gave up and sold the film to TV channels for cheap. Now look at it.
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