‘Slam Dunk’, which took the top 2, exceeds 3 million views

The momentum of ‘The First Slam Dunk’ is amazing.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 13th, the movie 'The First Slam Dunk' (directed by Takehiko Inoue) mobilized 125,229 viewers on the 12th. The cumulative number of viewers was 2,856,967.

'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) ranked second in the box office with 62,796 viewers, bringing the cumulative audience to 653,272.

Third place went to ‘Avatar: Path of Water’, which attracted 30,751 viewers and recorded 10,679,520 viewers.

Among the top 3 box offices were foreign films, the movie 'Negotiation' (director Im Soon-rye) ranked 4th, attracting 14,129 people. The cumulative number of viewers is 1,699,912. Fifth place is the movie ‘Hero’ (directed by Yoon Je-gyun).

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