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Box office information via ANN
Ponyo (2009) earned US$3,585,852 in 927 theaters (US$3,868 average),
Dragonball: Evolution (2009) earned US$4,756,488 in 2,181 theaters (US$2,181 average),
Speed Racer (2008) earned US$18,561,337 in 3,606 theaters (US$5,147 average),
IMAGI's TMNT film (2007) earned US$24,255,205 in 3,110 theaters (US$7,799 average).
Either way, the film cost an estimated 65 million dollars to produce, so this is an probably an encouraging sign that the film will end the day as a success, though how successful is in question.
Alright, fine. I liked it, and Samuel Jackson's 3 line cameo made me giggle at the entirely unnecessary nature of it all. What did you all think?
I thought it was pretty awesome- well worth checking out, with some spectacular action scenes. It stayed true to Tezuka's spirit, and a lot of his plot/cast elements, used the classic english names [Mr.Mustachio!] that are in the manga and older anime adaptions, and even had a cameo by Tezuka [in his in-manga look]. A nice blend of the current CGI-style and his cartooning style, with some dashes of topical dark humour that reflect the material of the manga, especially in how robots are treated by society.