But despite how profitable the film has been, it seems the original manga creator, Koyoharu Gotouge, won’t be seeing much of the near 30 billion yen ($287 million) box office gross — though they might make some bank on the home release.
The live-action film was the second-highest-grossing Japanese film of that year at 5.98 billion yen ($57.5 million) at the Japanese box office.
Directors and screenwriters also receive these “secondary usage fees” as they’re recognized as authors of a film alongside the original creator.