This weekend was the big debut for The First Slam Dunk, based on the iconic sports manga by Takehiko Inoue and it scored a terrific amount at this weekend’s North American Box Office and in the Top Fifteen, with $625,611.
The First Slam Dunk made its debut on Friday with a debut at No. 11 with $266,464 and stayed in the top fifteen, staying at No. 12 both Saturday and Sunday with $205,227 on Saturday and finishing with $153,870 on the following day. It opened in 581 theaters across North America. The film has garnered a lot of praise and positive reviews, including in The New York Times and Rotten Tomatoes with a Certified Fresh Rating of 100%.
As of right now, the film has earned $$264,327,162 worldwide and $263,701,551 internationally. The film will also debut in the UK, Ireland, and Malta this summer in part of a collaboration with Anime Limited and Toei Animation Europe. According to Anime News Network, as of July 23, the film had sold a cumulative total of 10.33 million tickets to earn 14,900,403,870 yen (about US$105.3 million). The film is now the 14th highest-earning film of all time in Japan and is also now the eighth highest-earning anime film in Japan. The film will end its run in Japanese Theaters on August 31st.
Toei Animation and DandeLion Animation Studio handled the animation for the movie, with Takehiko Inoue in charge of directing the film and screenplay. Yasuyuki Ebara handled the character designs and also served as chief animation director. This iconic Sports Manga ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1990 to 1996 for a total of 31 volumes. The manga inspired a television anime in 1993 and had four anime film sequels. Viz Media released all 31 volumes of the manga in English. You can catch the series now on Crunchyroll and YouTube.
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. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the Shohoku High School basketball team along with Sakuragi, Rukawa, Akagi, and Mitsui as they take the stage at the Inter-High School National Championship. And now, they are on the brink of challenging the reigning champions, Sannoh Kogyo High School.
Source: Box Office Mojo, The Numbers
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