Dragonball: Evolution Falls Out of Top 10, Near Break Even Point for Production Costs

Humberto Saabedra

ImageIn its second week of US release, the 20th Century Fox adaptation of the Dragonball franchise in Dragonball: Evolution has fallen out of the U.S. Box Office Top 10 with estimated earnings at $1,575,000 across 2,181 screens with an average of $722 in ticket sales per screen.

The movie opened at the #8 position in its US debut last Easter weekend with an opening take of $4,756,488.  The film opened across Asia last month to a better reception with a $25 million opening gross.

When adding the current US box office figures together, the movie has grossed over $44 million, bringing it close to breaking even as the movie was produced on a $45 million budget according to insiders.

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