The movie received nineteen million viewers throughout its debut weekend.
The film was a modest art house success, averaging $27,709 per screen its debut weekend, and eventually grossing $17,989,277 internationally.
It was the third-highest-earning film on its debut weekend, grossing about 27 million yuan.
During its debut weekend, the film attracted an audience of 26100, and grossed a total of 36 million yen.
That may sound like a lot of money, but it's less than the original made in its debut weekend.
It grossed US$30,678 on its debut weekend, playing in two cinemas.
The film finished at number four on its debut weekend, and was a box office flop.
The film was screened in 447 theaters throughout Japan during its debut weekend.
For those reasons, even the most optimistic predictions for debut weekend would surely have fallen well short of £2m.
It received mixed reviews from critics and had modest ticket sales in its debut weekend.
