‘Slam Dunk’ regains second place, ‘Avatar 2’ surpasses 9 million this week

While 'Avatar: Path of Water' was overwhelmingly in first place, 'The First Slam Dunk' rose to second place, and 'Hero' fell one place.

According to the Korean Film Council's integrated computer network on the 10th, 'Avatar: Waterway' (director James Cameron, 'Avatar 2') firmly maintained its first place in the box office, mobilizing 70,520 viewers on the 9th. The cumulative number of viewers was 8,847,174 after 25 days of release. It looks like it will easily attract 9 million viewers this week.

'Avatar 2' is a sequel to director James Cameron 13 years after the previous film 'Avatar', and tells the story of the merciless threat faced by the family of 'Jake Sully' and 'Neytiri' on the planet Pandora and the long journey they must embark on to survive. It contains stories about battles, battles, and the wounds that must be endured.

‘The First Slam Dunk’ (Director Takehiko Inoue) regained second place. It mobilized 43,230 viewers, recording a cumulative audience of 463,351. 'The First Slam Dunk', which showed its potential by entering second place on the day of its release, fell to third place and then rose again to second place. It is a hit, stimulating the nostalgia of male audiences in their 30s and 40s.

‘Hero’ (directed by Yoon Je-kyun) is in third place. ‘Hero’ mobilized 39,872 viewers and recorded a cumulative audience of 2,263,476. 'Hero' is a film depicting the last year of Ahn Jung-geun, who killed Ito Hirobumi in Harbin in October 1909 and died after being sentenced to death by a Japanese court, from the time he prepared for the rebellion to the moment of his death.

‘Puss in Boots: An Amazing Adventure’ (director Joel Crawford) also attracted 21,071 viewers and accumulated 337,156 viewers.

'Switch' (directed by Ma Dae-yoon) ranked 5th with 16,428 viewers, with a cumulative audience of 241,300. 'Switch' is the story of Park Kang, a top star who enjoys a glamorous single life, a 0 million-year-old actor ranked 0 in castings and a self-proclaimed scandal maker, when his life changes 180 degrees on Christmas. It is currently being screened to rave reviews. Lead actor Kwon Sang-woo continues to make guerilla stage greetings every day, gaining word of mouth from the audience.

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr