‘The First Slam Dunk’ exceeds 1 million for the first time this year

The movie ‘The First Slam Dunk’ became the first movie this year to exceed 1 million viewers.

According to distributor NEW on the 17th, 'The First Slam Dunk' exceeded 1 million cumulative viewers as of 2:40 PM on this day. Since its release, it has continued its box office success by maintaining its top spot in the box office and overall seat sales for 13 consecutive days, so more attention is being paid to its future box office trends ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

'The First Slam Dunk', which recorded a high seat sales rate of over 30% on the first weekend of release, is showing its popularity and has not once lost the top spot in seat sales since its release. Accordingly, due to the word-of-mouth craze, scores are increasing on weekdays and weekends in the second week of release, exceeding the first week. It is expected to continue its hot box office performance until the Lunar New Year holiday.

Meanwhile, 'The First Slam Dunk' is being screened to rave reviews as 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.

Kang Min-kyung, Ten Asia reporter kkk39@tenasia.co.kr