THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Clears 10 Million Ticket Sales in Japan

Jun 05 (crunchyroll.com) - Just as THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film passed the sixth-month mark in theaters in Japan over the weekend, Toei announced today that the basketball film has also passed 10 million tickets sold – only the 23rd film to do so in Japan ever.

As of June 4, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK has made 14.43 billion yen (US$108.70 million) in Japan on the back of 10.02 million tickets sold. It is still the ninth highest-grossing anime film in Japan and the fifth highest-grossing anime film worldwide, bringing in US$ 273.39 million from across the globe. It is also the 23rd most-attended film in Japan of all time.

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