The live-action film of Hiroyuki Nishimori’s gag comedy manga Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! has earned 4 billion yen (about US$37.6 million) and sold 3.2 million tickets, as of Sunday.
The film sold 605,000 tickets and earned 787,588,600 yen (about US$7.34 million) to rank at #1 in its opening weekend.
The film dropped from #1 to #2 in its fourth weekend, selling 167,000 tickets and earning 218,379,150 yen (about US$2.04 million) from August 7-9.
The Eiga.com website projects that the film will earn about 5 billion yen (about US$46.64 million).