'The First Slam Dunk' box office sets tone for upcoming holidays

Japanese animated sports film The First Slam Dunk, a "nostalgia trigger" as netizens put it, has earned big at the Chinese mainland box office, bringing in more than 390 million yuan in its first five days, according to Chinese ticketing platform Maoyan. Released on April 20, the film, based on Japanese artist Takehiko Inoue's best-selling manga series in the 1990s, has now swept up Chinese moviegoers. It has set a record for the largest screen share for an animated feature in a "single day" and a "premier day" in the Chinese mainland cinema history.

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nostalgia：怀旧之情

netizen：Internet citizens 网络公民

box office：票房

manga：日本漫画

moviegoer：常看电影的人

cinema：电影院