'The First Slam Dunk' surpassed 'Your Name' and became the most successful Japanese animation of all time.
According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 6th, 'Confidential' (directed by Lee Won-tae) attracted 96,586 people on the 5th and ranked first in the box office, recording a cumulative audience of 496,719.
Following this, 'Demon Slayer: The Gathering of Sanghyeon, and To the Potter's Village' (directed by Haruo Sotozaki) attracted 83,534 viewers and ranked second in the box office with 299,900.
Third place was 'The First Slam Dunk' (directed by Takehiko Inoue, hereinafter referred to as 'Slam Dunk'), which mobilized 45,577 people and recorded a cumulative audience of 3,843,529. 'Slam Dunk' broke the record of 'Your Name' (3.79 million), the top Japanese animated film released in Korea, and rose to the first place of all time. In 2017, ‘Your Name.’ This is new history after 6 years.
'Slam Dunk' is receiving favorable reviews for its quality as it attempts to expand the story through Song Tae-seop's story based on the solid original work. 'Slam Dunk', which has a strong fan base, started by stimulating the nostalgia of male audiences in their 30s and 40s and went viral by word of mouth. Since then, it has been a huge hit, being chosen by many audiences regardless of age or gender. ‘Slam Dunk’, which has been a long-running box office hit, is looking at 4 million.
The movie 'Puppy' (director Kim Joo-hwan) ranked 4th, and 'Search 2' (Nicholas D. Johnson) ranked 5th.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr