‘Suzume’ No. 1, ‘Slam Dunk’ expected for the weekend

The Japanese animation film 'Suzume's Lockdown' maintained the top spot at the box office for two consecutive days.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 10th, 'Suzume's Lockdown' (directed by Makoto Shinkai) on the 9th maintained first place in the box office, mobilizing 75,180 viewers the previous day. The cumulative number of viewers was 278,237.

'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 Door Break' is a film that attracted 10 million viewers in Japan, and the key question is whether it can also capture the hearts of Korean audiences.

'Confidential' (directed by Lee Won-tae) ranked second with 16,953 viewers, with a cumulative audience of 591,418. However, there is a large gap with the first place, 'Suzume's Door Break', with an audience of about 60,000.

‘Suzume’ No. 1, ‘Slam Dunk’ expected for the weekend
Third place is 'The First Slam Dunk' (directed by Takehiko Inoue, hereinafter referred to as 'Slam Dunk'). 12,081 people watched, and the cumulative number of viewers was 3,907,253. Only about 90,000 people remained out of 4 million. It is also worth hoping that it will surpass 4 million over the weekend. 'Slam Dunk' ranked first among Japanese animations ever released domestically, and continues to build on that record.

This was followed by 'Demon Slayer: Sanghyeon Gathering, and To the Potter Village' (directed by Haruo Sotozaki) and 'I'm Hero the Final'.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
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