Japan Dragon Ball Super: Broly returned 125.0× its production cost, earning $125.0M against a $1.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ドラゴンボール超スーパー ブロリー
“A new adventure to become the strongest begins.”
Earth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even greater heights. Then one day, Goku and Vegeta are faced by a Saiyan called 'Broly' who they've never seen before. The Saiyans were supposed to have been almost completely wiped out in the destruction of Planet Vegeta, so what's this one doing on Earth? This encounter between the three Saiyans who have followed completely different destinies turns into a stupendous battle, with even Frieza (back from Hell) getting caught up in the mix.
Audience Engagement
2,705 audience reviews — more than 99% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (99th percentile) outruns trending popularity (75th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 39m runtime, production spent $10K per minute on screen and earned $1.3M per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball Super: Broly. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Action + Science Fiction in Japan
324 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dragon Ball Super: Broly itself).
The 2017–2019 Japan Window
Dragon Ball Super: Broly holds position #110 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
#1The Relative Worlds
★ 9.1 · 2017
#2Sonic Mania Adventures
★ 9.0 · 2018
#3Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
★ 8.9 · 2019
#4Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
★ 8.7 · 2019
#5DARLING in the FRANXX
★ 8.6 · 2018
#6Dr. STONE
★ 8.6 · 2019
#7The Rising of the Shield Hero
★ 8.6 · 2019
#8Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
★ 8.6 · 2018
The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Dragon Ball Super: Broly premiered alongside 194 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.
The 3856th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Dragon Ball Super: Broly, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- alien race · 1
- transformation · 16
- reboot · 13
- resurrection · 8
- space battle · 6
- anime · 711
- based on anime · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #631 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (86th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.0 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #283 of 1,714 (top 17%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Shueisha, Fuji Television Network, Toei Company, Bird Studios |
| Runtime | 1h 39m |
| Release Date | December 14, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt7961060 |
| Official Site | www.dbmovie-20th.com |