According to the latest Oricon sales report, the premium edition DVD of the live-action film adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi’s action comedy manga Gintama, released on November 22, sold 15,000 units in its first week, becoming the top-selling disc in the overall ranking.
It is the first time in 2017 for a live-action film based on a Japanese manga to top the ranking.
The live-action film Gintama was released in Japan on July 14, 2017, and earned an impressive 3.84 billion yen (about 34 million US dollars) from its domestic run.