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The First Slam Dunk Film Holds 'Last Game' Special Screenings in Japan
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
During the "Last Game" screenings, a special video from the "COURT SIDE in THEATER FINAL" event, which was held on August 15, will screen after the movie. Also, starting on August 25, the film will have IMAX and Dolby Cinema revival screenings in 51 theaters nationwide. There will be cheer screenings, in which the audience is encouraged to cheer along to the film, in some theaters nationwide on August 30. The film will also have special sound screenings and live commentary screenings in some theaters.
The film sold 847,000 tickets and earned 1,295,808,780 yen ($9.50 million) over its opening weekend. As of August 8, the film has earned a cumulative total of 15,158,383,390 yen ($106 million).
dub and with Japanese audio and English subtitles on July 28. The film earned US$662,211 in its first weekend in North America. The film has a worldwide cumulative earning of US$152,355,179 as of Sunday.
The film received this year's general award for Eiga Engeki Bunka Kyōkai's (Film Theater Culture Association) 42nd annual Fujimoto Awards.
The film Fantasia International Film Festival, which was held from July 20 to August 9 in Montreal, Canada.
Inoue personally directed the film at Kōji Kasamatsu.
Sources: The First Slam Dunk anime film's website, Comic Natalie
