'Slam Dunk' soon reaches 3 million, only one of the top 5 Korean movies, 'Hero'

‘The First Slam Dunk’ is approaching 3 million.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 15th, the movie 'The First Slam Dunk' (directed by Takehiko Inoue) mobilized 43,987 viewers on the 14th. The cumulative number of viewers was 2,945,077.

'The First Slam Dunk' is a movie depicting the dreams, passion, and unstoppable challenges of the five members of the Buksan High School basketball team who dream of winning the national championship. It is based on the cartoon 'Slam Dunk'. An attempt was made to expand the story in that Song Tae-seop, not Kang Baek-ho, was the main character. It surpassed ‘Demon Slayer Theatrical: Infinite Train’ (2.18 million), ‘Spirited Away’ (2.16 million), and ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’ (2.61 million), becoming the top 2 box office hit among domestically released Japanese animation films. . 1st place is ‘Your Name.’ (3.79 million people).

Next, the movie ‘Titanic: 25th Anniversary’ (directed by James Cameron) was seen by 30,434 people. It ranks second in the box office and has a cumulative audience of 708,844.

Third place went to ‘Avatar: Path of Water’ (directed by James Cameron), which attracted 11,444 viewers and recorded 10,701,098 viewers.

The Taiwanese film 'Sanggyeonni' (director Hwang Cheon-in) rose 4 places and settled in 4th place. With 10,373 people mobilized, the number is expected to reach 310,000. The only Korean film in the top 5 was ‘Hero’ (director Yoon Je-gyun), which was viewed by 6,074 people. The cumulative number of viewers is 3.2 million.

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