It would appear that Dragonball Evolution has hit the TV set a week early. Cinemax is now showing the film at various times today. So I think it is now safe to say that this film is no longer making any revenue. According to The Numbers, Dragonball brought in a total gross revenue of $62,880,241. With a domestic theater revenue of $9,362,785, international theater revenue of $48,865,675 and total domestic DVD sales of $4,651,781 (international sales is unknown at the moment). Please note that the domestic DVD sales could be much higher since it is only an estimate given during a certain period of time. Another factor that could mean sales are higher than the estimate is that the Blu-ray sales are not included.
For those lucky enough to pre-order this fantastic piece will now be receiving the second volume of the Dragon Box early. The normal release date for this volume is 02/16/2010. Right Stuff is still taking orders will a low price of only $35.99 (normally $59.98). Unfortunately I went through Amazon for the first volume and did not place a pre-order on the second. So, for the rest of us we have to wait a bit over two more weeks to obtain this. Since I do in fact own the first volume, I may be providing some media fairly soon. If anyone had the second volume pre-ordered and would like to show off what it came with, please do so in the comments.
On a side note, Amazon is now listing the first Dragon Box Volume with a set price of $31.99. Right now would be a great chance to pick that up if you have not done so already.
Yes this is unrelated to Dragon Ball, but I felt it deserved its own post. The last few days I have been working behind the scenes on the layout you see before you. This is our 4th official layout for Dragonball Legends. I felt the dark toned colors are easier on the eye and it gives this layout a cleaner look. You can also now discuss in all our pages, I felt this was better than bringing back a forum. There are still some minor bugs here and there, but nothing major. If anyone finds an error or bug within the site, please inform us in the comments (and let us know what browser you are using as well). Anyways, welcome to version 4.0.
Dragonball Evolution is finally going to hit the television sets (aside from pay per view and video on demand) in early February 2010. Here are the reports for the initial times for the film (which are all US Pacific Time).
Sat. Feb. 6 10:00 PM MAX Sun. Feb. 7 2:40 AM MAX Sun. Feb. 7 10:00 AM MAX Sun. Feb. 7 8:30 PM MAX Mon. Feb. 8 10:00 AM MAX
Movie Player reports that James Marsters is currently involved with the sequel to Dragonball Evolution entitled, Dragonball 2 : Reborn. Here is a translated quote from that website.
James recently participated in the series “Lie To Me and The Super Hero Squad and is involved in the sequel Dragonball 2: Reborn, where he plays the role of Piccolo.
Note that it is only a rumor that should be taken with a grain of salt. They might just be re-reporting exactly what IMDB has already informed us (and as stated in the last post, IMDB is not very reliable). 20th Century FOX is keeping the whole sequel talk hush hush at the moment.
The only actors that we have read/heard that said they signed onto three Dragonball films now have their IMDB pages updated. Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung and Emmy Rossum have all updated their status on IMDB showing they are currently involved with Dragonball 2 : Reborn. The other DB Evolution actors on IMDB are not currently showing to be involved with Dragonball Reborn. But should we really trust IMDB? They have not been that reliable of a source in the past (ie the newsdesk) and anyone can edit the information. But it acts like the Wikipedia, seeing how if false information is added it is almost immediately removed.
Also, my FOX contact has hinted towards a direct release to Home Video with Dragonball Reborn. More on that later.
UPDATE : 20th Century FOX Home Entertainment has informed me that there is not any news on a direct release to home video for the Dragonball Evolution sequel.
Thanks to Daizex, revealing bits of the storyline for the upcoming online DB video game (Dragon Ball Online) have been released. Here are a few of the most interesting parts of the storyline.
The Pale Man, Miira
The main villain’s (who was refered to as Pale Man) name is Miira, and the current main goal for players is to uncover and prevent his evil plans. Miira is a humanoid that was created in the Dark Demon Realm (Ankoku Makai), and invaded Earth in Age 2000 to try and conquer it. He recruits the remnants of the Freeza and Red Pants Armies and begins gathering life energy, then travels back in time with a time machine to try and obtain Goku’s DNA to become even stronger. Kami-sama (Dende) asks Trunks to prevent this, leading to the formation of the Time Patrol.
You may or may not know that in one of the recent Dragon Ball guidebooks, Akira Toriyama introduced the concept of Makaioshin, corrupted Kaioshin (Supreme Kais) that rule over the Dark Demon Realm (where Dabura is from). It was speculated that he brought this up because he planned to use them in DBO. Though I’m pretty sure Miira isn’t a Makaioshin, I feel fairly confident in saying that the female character he’s been pictured with probably is, and that she may be the one who created him.
The Human Race and Classes
Of the three races, the humans have the longest established culture on Earth, and they’re also the most prolific, having spread to all corners of the world, including the Wastelands. As of Age 1000, the human race has become cross-bred with the Saiyan race, and as such, many believe that the race holds a powerful, hidden potential. In Age 820, the remnants of the Freeza Army invaded Earth; the war and environmental destruction has given the human race an intense drive to protect the planet.
You may have also noticed that humans in the Age 1000 are well aware of advanced fighting techniques. This is all thanks to Son Gohan, who published the book “Groundbreaking Science” around Age 800, presumably introducing concepts such as ki control to the general public and ushering in a worldwide revolution in martial arts (details on this aren’t completely clear).
A new picture of Piccolo has released online. But all we have is speculation on whether or not it is from Dragonball Reborn or just a late released promo from DB Evolution. But it does remind me of the village scene in the beginning of Evolution. But why would they release more promo shots (now of all times)?
An anonymous user has sent us this supposed poster for the sequel to Dragonball Evolution, Dragonball Reborn. There is also rumor that 20th Century FOX will officially announce the sequel this March. But seeing how the poster is fake, that little news bit about the movie being announced in March is more than likely untrue as well.