According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 16th, 'Suzume's Lockdown' (directed by Makoto Shinkai) maintained first place in the box office by mobilizing 82,622 viewers the previous day. The cumulative number of viewers was 1,188,883.
'Suzume's Lockdown' tells the story of Suzume, a girl who accidentally opens a door that causes disaster, and desperately tries to close it to prevent disasters occurring throughout Japan. The movie takes as its main subject the Great East Japan Earthquake, which had a magnitude of 9.0, the largest ever observed in Japan. 'Suzume's Lockdown' is a movie that attracted 10 million viewers in Japan, and is on the road to box office success, exceeding 1 million viewers in just 5 days of its release.
Third place went to the DC movie ‘Shazam!’, which was also released on the same day. ‘Wrath of the Gods’ (directed by David F. Sandberg) mobilized 13,262 people. In fourth place is 'The First Slam Dunk' (directed by Takehiko Inoue), which is a long-term box office hit, attracting 9,554 viewers and recording a cumulative audience of 4,037,937. 5th place ‘Confidential’ (directed by Lee Won-tae) was watched by 6,990 audiences. The cumulative number of viewers is 715,591.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr