The highly anticipated film 'First Kiss' (directed by Tsukahara Ayuko, written by Sakamoto Yuji, produced by Media Castle Co., Ltd., distributed by Megabox Joongang Co., Ltd.) opened exclusively at Megabox on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, and recorded an explosive opening score on its first day, emerging as a new dark horse in the box office.

The film 'First Kiss' follows Kanna (Matsutaka Takako), who, on the brink of divorce, accidentally reunites with her husband Kakeru (Matsumura Hokuto), whom she lost in an accident 15 years ago.

The film 'First Kiss' attracted 6,199 viewers on its first day, surpassing a cumulative audience of 9,528. As an exclusive release in only 123 theaters nationwide, it achieved a seat sales rate of 10.1%, outperforming concurrent releases 'It's Okay, It's Okay, It's Okay', 'Complete Unknown', and 'Jobless Apartment'.

Notably, the film 'First Kiss' recorded an opening audience number of 9,212, following the wide-release film 'Even If This Love Disappears From the World Tonight' (2022) and (2023) with 8,332 viewers on the first day, showcasing impressive opening power nearly double that of Sakamoto Yuji's previous work .

The successful box office start demonstrated by the film is not only significant in terms of audience numbers but also indicates ongoing collaboration with theater distributors for long-term screenings and audience engagement, which is expected to be a notable aspect and an important stepping stone in the 2025 film industry.

Meanwhile, the film started with an overwhelming box office first place in Japan and, in its third week of release, successfully surpassed Marvel's new film , securing second place again and demonstrating the power of positive word of mouth. Riding the wave of this box office phenomenon that has shaken Japan, has now also started its box office run in South Korea, and it remains to be seen whether it will once again create a Sakamoto Yuji syndrome following the screenwriter's previous works and .

Following the Japanese archipelago, the film , which has colored the screen with laughter and tears, is currently receiving enthusiastic screenings exclusively in Megabox nationwide.

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