The First Slam Dunk, an upcoming film based on Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk manga, was one of the most talked-about and financially successful anime releases of late 2022, know its release date in India
The film will first premiere in Spain on July 7, 2023, in North American theaters on July 28, and in Estonia on August 25, 2023.
The First Slam Dunk anime movie release date in India, tickets booking and ticket price
【Official Announcement】
"THE FIRST SLAM DUNK" Movie will release in INDIA on JULY 7th!!PVR Cinemas & ODEX has Officially Announced that the Movie will release in Indian Cinemas on July 7, 2023!! pic.twitter.com/MmMuejf1UK
— Weeb Central (@itsweebcentral) June 3, 2023
On Friday, July 7, 2023, at PVR theaters all around India, you could see the premiere of The First Slam Dunk film. PVR INOX Pictures made the announcement with a Twitter post that included some brief film footage and confirmed a July release. Tickets can be bought from BookMyShow.
The film has already dominated Japanese theaters for six months, selling over 10 million tickets; now it is on the verge of a massive foreign release. Over the past six months, the international release of The First Slam Dunk has occurred in the following countries: Italy, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
The First Slam Dunk Success
Six months after its release in Japan, the picture had grossed over $103.5 million, or 14.43 billion yen. As of right now, it is Japan’s ninth-highest-grossing anime film and the fifteenth-highest-grossing film of all time. It has recently eclipsed Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You as the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time, and is currently only behind Shinkai’s Suzume no Tojimari.
On May 27th, after having sold 11.15 million tickets and earning 14.79 billion yen (about USD 105.4 million), Suzume closed in theaters. Given the close competition between The First Slam Dunk and Suzume, it is anticipated that Inoue’s film would win out by the end of its theatrical run, which still has at least a month to go.
On its debut weekend in Japan, the picture took in over $1 million. That was back on December 3, 2022. The opening weekend gross was around $9.50 million, or 1,295,808,780 JPY (Japanese currency). The film also took home the trophy for Best Animation at the 46th Annual Japan Academy Film Awards.
The film’s producer, Toshiyuki Matsui, also took home the top prize at the 42nd annual Fujimoto Awards, presented by the Eiga Engeki Bunka Kyokai (Film Theater Culture Association) in 2023. The film was directed by Inoue and scripted by him at Toei Animation.