‘No. 1 for 11 days’ Ant-Man, ‘long-term hit’ slam dunk

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According to the Korean Film Council's integrated ticket network on the 26th, the movie 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania' mobilized 107,568 audiences on the 25th. The cumulative number of viewers is 1,124,489.

It has been in first place at the box office for 11 days. 'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania' is about the 'Ant-Man Family', who has fallen into the unknown world of 'Quantum Realm', facing the worst threat that transcends time and space as they face 'Kang', the most powerful villain in MCU history and the conqueror who rules the infinite universe. This is the first Marvel blockbuster of 2023.

Second place is ‘The First Slam Dunk’. On this day, 71,141 viewers saw it, and the cumulative number of viewers was 3,514,441. It has been a long-term hit for over a month.

As for the all-time box office rankings for Japanese animations released in Korea, 'Your Name.' (2016) ranked first with 3.79 million, followed closely by 'The First Slam Dunk.' Expectations are high as to whether ‘Slam Dunk’ will be able to change its first place in 7 years.

Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr