[Box Office] 'Daewoebi' Normal First Weekend... 'Slam Dunk' Makes Box Office History

'Demon Slayer' Starts at 2nd Place, 'Meongmung-i' at 7th Place

The film "Daeoibi," starring actors Jo Jin-woong and Lee Sung-min, topped the box office on its opening weekend.

According to the Korea Film Council's integrated ticketing system, over the three days from the 3rd to the 5th, "Daeoibi" (directed by Lee Won-tae) attracted 257,049 viewers, securing the number one spot at the box office. Since its release on the 1st, the film's cumulative audience reached 496,719.

Movie 'Daewoibi' Still [Photo by Plus M Entertainment]

Ranking second was the Japanese animation "Demon Slayer: Upper Rank Gathering and the Blacksmith Village," which drew 234,946 viewers, with only about 20,000 fewer viewers than the top-ranked "Daeoibi." The film, released on the 2nd, has a cumulative audience of 299,900.

"The First Slam Dunk" attracted 114,806 viewers, placing third, with a total cumulative audience of 3,843,529. Released on January 4th, the film depicts the unstoppable passion, dreams, and challenges of the four main members of the Buk San High School basketball team aiming to dominate nationwide. The original manga "Slam Dunk," serialized weekly from 1990 to 1996, was adapted for the screen by its author, Takehiko Inoue.

The film recently surpassed "Howl's Moving Castle" (2.61 million viewers) to become the second highest-grossing Japanese animation released domestically, and then broke the record of the first place "Your Name." (3.79 million) to claim the top spot. Early in its release, it evoked nostalgia among viewers in their 30s and 40s, leading to word-of-mouth success, followed by multiple viewings that attracted audiences in their 20s. Support screenings and merchandise sales were also thriving, breaking the record for the highest-grossing Japanese animation in six years.

In fourth place was Lim Young-woong's concert live performance "I'm Hero The Final," which drew 65,780 viewers, followed by Marvel's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" with 65,403 viewers in fifth place. "Search 2," seen by 65,194 viewers, ranked sixth. The audience numbers for fourth to sixth place differ by only a few hundred viewers.

"Mungungi" (directed by Kim Joo-hwan), starring Cha Tae-hyun and Yoo Yeon-seok, which opened on the 1st, entered the rankings at seventh place, with "Count" taking eighth place.

The total number of moviegoers who visited theaters over the weekend was 1,043,519.

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