Japan Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' returned 12.4× its production cost, earning $61.8M against a $5.0M budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ドラゴンボールZ 復活の「F」
One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.
Audience Engagement
1,706 audience reviews — more than 98% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 97th percentile among Japan films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 33m runtime, production spent $54K per minute on screen and earned $664K per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedDragon Ball Super: Super Hero
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedPretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 1
★ 7.8 · Japan
2 sharedThe Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
★ 7.3 · Japan
2 sharedJujutsu Kaisen 0
★ 8.2 · Japan
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedStand by Me Doraemon
★ 7.3 · Japan
Other Titles From Toei Animation
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' itself).
The 2014–2016 Japan Window
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' holds position #334 of 581 Japan films in the 2014–2016 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Z: Resurrection 'F' premiered alongside 180 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 180 other Japan films in 2015.
The 3132nd 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 Z: Resurrection 'F', grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- alien attack · 2
- resurrection · 8
- anime · 711
- based on manga · 297
- sequel · 143
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,475 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #978 of 1,714 (top 57%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Animation, Fizz Sound Creation, Toei Company, Fox International Productions Japan, Shueisha |
| Runtime | 1h 33m |
| Release Date | April 18, 2015 |
| IMDb | tt3819668 |
| Official Site | www.dragonball2015.com |