As reported, Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu tame ni koso Arustill ranked 8th even in its seventh week of release. Then the sequel film's official Twitter confirmed today that its total box office grossing had surpassed 3.5 billion yen in Japan. It has become the third most successful Japanese live-action film of this year so far, behind Japanese idol Tomohisa Yamashita-starring CODE BLUE: The Movie (9.06 billion) and Hirokazu Koreeda's Palme d'Or-winning film Shoplifters (4.31 billion).

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“銀魂祭”は、まだまだ終わらなィィィイイ 『銀魂』『銀魂2』合計でシリーズ累計動員数560万人突破 大好評の“副音声上映”は10月18日まで実施 未体験の方は劇場へGO #銀魂2 pic.twitter.com/YEwZOc1iMM

— 映画『銀魂2』公式 (@gintama_film) 2018年10月2日

This year's box office results of the anime films and live-action adaptations of popular manga so far:

• Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (8.7 billion yen) 
• Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island (5.37 billion) 
• Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu tame ni koso Aru (3.5 billion) 
• Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (3 billion) 
• MIRAI (2.82 billion) 
• Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (1.83 billion) 
• Chihayafuru: Musubi (1.73 billion)
• My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (1.56 billion) 
• Sensei Kunshu (1.16 billion)
• PreCure Super Stars! (790 million) 
• Inuyashiki (710 million) 
• Koi wa Ameagari no Youni (680 million) 
• Go! Anpanman: Shine! Kurun and the Star of Life (610 million) 
• The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky (540 million) 
• Tonari no Kaibustu-kun (500 million) 
• Bleach (490 million) 
• Bungo Stray Dogs Dead Apple (490 million) 
• Nijiiro Days (480 million) 
• Kasane (450 million)
• HIBIKI (440 million)
• Kids on the Slope (370 million) 
• Penguin Highway (300 million) 
• Mazinger Z Infinity (240 million) 
• I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (220 million) 
• Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me (220 million) 
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (190 million) 
• Laughing Under the Clouds (110 million) 
• Waka Okami wa Shogakusei! (100 million) 
• Non Non Biyori Vacation (100 million)

Source: "Gintama 2" official Twitter, Cinema Today

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