# The First Slam Dunk

> A basketball manga returned as a film that grossed at least $246 million worldwide.

- Owner: Toei; Takehiko Inoue
- Kind: Film
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2022-12-03
- Peak proxy date: Week of Apr 23, 2023
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak. Some dates are known only to the week, month or year.
- Spread Score: 49 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Revival, Platform jump

## Summary

The film opened in Japan in December 2022, then grew into a long-running South Korean hit. Its Chinese release opened to $55.2 million over four days, while fans shared reactions online.

## Timeline

- 2022-07-02 — Film Partners (Open web) — The film announced its title and December 3 Japanese release date.
- 2022-12-03 — Toei (Box office) — The animated feature opened in Japan.
- 2022-12-03 — SPACE MEDIA (Press) — SPACE MEDIA reported a Toei film ad at Shinjuku Station for the release.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/the-first-slam-dunk-global-box-office-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “The First Slam Dunk.” Case HIS-02007. Spread Score v1.3: 49/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02007