<P> Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods opened at number one in the Japanese box office, earning US $7,307,760 with 561,098 tickets sold in its first two days . The movie's showings at all 16 of the IMAX Digital theaters in Japan that weekend earned US $450,000, with an average of US $28,000 per screen . It was ranked number five in the overseas box office chart by Variety, making it the top - grossing non-American film on the chart . While the top four films are playing in over 50 territories each, Battle of Gods' performance is based only on 328 screens in Japan . By its fifth day, the film had made over US $12,000,000 with 988,790 tickets sold . As a result, the film was projected to sell more than 1 million tickets by its sixth day, making it the fastest film to reach that milestone so far that year in Japan . It was number one in its second week as well, with a total of 1,488,518 tickets sold and an estimated US $19,017,008 total earnings . The film was number one for a third week, raising its total to US $23,618,327 with 1,823,141 tickets sold, making it the fastest - grossing film of 2013 in Japan . It dropped to fourth place the subsequent weekend of April 20--21, but total tickets sold passed the two million mark and its total revenue climbed to US $26,419,641 . The film dropped to eighth during Golden Week, which is when many new movies open in theaters and is the film industry's best week in Japan, while the box office gross grew to US $28,162,444 and tickets reached 2,181,328 . The following week it held on to the eighth place, with tickets sold increasing to 2,346,726 and its gross to US $29,172,291 . </P> <P> Toei aimed for Battle of Gods to earn a domestic Japanese box office take of ¥ 3 billion (about US $30 million). In December 2013, Oricon listed Battle of Gods as the Japanese box office's eleventh highest - grossing film of the year earning a box office take of ¥ 3 billion . The film earned US $2.8 million in North American theaters in 8 days, placing it eleventh on a list of the highest - grossing theatrically released anime in North America of all time according to Box Office Mojo . </P> <P> Richard Eisenbeis writing for Kotaku called the film "a great nostalgic trip from beginning to end ." He noted that it was focused on lighthearted moments, but that the "comedic moments were not only funny but also true to the series, and the fight scenes were excellent one and all ." He particularly praised the animation as the best of the series, due to technological advancements since the early 1990s, and declared that the highlight of the movie was how in the end the villain was undoubtedly the winner over Goku in a "complete reversal of the standard DBZ formula". Otaku USA's Matt Schley agreed that it is a comedy heavy film "more reminiscent of the original Dragon Ball than Z". He speculates that the viewer's enjoyment of the movie depends on what they expect; "If you want epic Dragon Ball Z story worthy of the title Battle of Gods, this film may disappoint . But if you're just happy to see your favorite characters performing a few animated hijinx again after all these years, this film certainly delivers ." </P> <P> Leah B. Jackson of IGN gave the English dub of the movie a 7.5 out of 10, praising the animation and fight scenes, particularly the final battle . She was pleased to see Funimation's voice actors return, but criticized the movie for the lack of iconic techniques and having too much "filler". Theron Martin of Anime News Network (ANN) praised the movie for its humor, use of main and supporting cast, the introduction of Beerus and Whis and the overall light - hearted nature and plot . But also criticized the movie for its inconsistent animation, uninspiring fight scenes and use of CGI, stating, "Ultimately Battle of Gods is entirely a movie for long - established fans, as it has too many in - jokes that those not familiar with wide swaths of the franchise would get . It is not a stellar addition to the franchise but is a worthwhile and at least moderately entertaining one, provided that one does not go into it expecting an action magnum opus ." Kyle Mills Of DVD Talk highly recommended the movie, praising the dub and the perfect balancing of the humor elements from the first Dragon Ball anime with the action elements of Dragon Ball Z . He finished with, "Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods is one hell of a fun flick . For any fan of the Dragon Ball franchise, you need to check it out. (...) (It is) a film full of nostalgia, fun characters, legitimate laugh out loud moments, and slick action sequences . It's a film that showcases perfectly why the Dragon Ball franchise has such long lasting popularity ." </P>

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