THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Anime Film Scores Over US$270 Million at Global Box Office
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK continues to score basket after basket with an ever-growing worldwide box office, passing US$270 million over the last weekend around the world with over US$100 million coming from Japan alone.
As of Sunday, May 21, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK has made 14.21 billion yen ($107.90 million) in Japan with US$271.22 million brought in worldwide. China is the next biggest taker with US$95.29 million followed by South Korea with US$36.98 million made. The film continues to be the 5th highest-grossing anime film of all time globally and the 16th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan.
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The original Slam Dunk TV anime aired from 1993 to 1996, with four anime films being spun off from the original anime. You can catch an on-demand replay of the TV anime right here on Crunchyroll.
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK opened in Japan on December 3, 2022, in regular and IMAX theaters and expanded to Dolby Cinema screens on December 10. The film will be headed to the UK, Ireland and Malta from Anime Limited and Toei Animation Europe this Summer with GKIDS releasing it in North America at the same time and describing the film like so:
Shohoku’s “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. Born and raised in Okinawa, Ryota had a brother who was three years older. Following in the footsteps of his older brother, who was a famous local player from a young age, Ryota also became addicted to basketball.
Source: Kogyo Tsushin, KOBIZ, ENT Group
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
