Daily Box Office(April 2nd 2026)
The market hits ¥22.3M/$3.23M. Down -1% from yesterday and down -5% from last week.
Outside of Mario there will be a few more movies releasing for the Qingming Festival extended weekend.
It's OK is looking to open the best with a $1.3-1.5M Friday into a $7.7-8.8M 3 day and $10M-11M 4 day opening. The movie has been getting really strong pre-release buz with a 9.7 previews rating on Taopiapiao. So definitely the movie to watch next to Mario.
Now I Meet Her will be aiming for a $1.2-1.4M Friday into a $5.8-6.4M 3 day and $7.1-7.8M 4 day weekend.
Then on Saturday Game of Identity is aiming for a $2.5-2.7M opening day while Sunsine Women's Choir is projected to open with a modest $0.50M-1M.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/8UkOwfX.png
Pegasus 3 and PHM dominate on Thursday
In Metropolitan cities:
Project Hail Mary wins Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Suzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Hangzhou,
City tiers:
Hoppers climbs to 3rd in T3.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>Hoppers>It's OK
Tier 2: Project Hail Mary>Hoppers>Pegasus 3
Tier 3: Pegasus 3>Project Hail Mary>Hoppers
Tier 4: Pegasus 3>Hoppers>Project Hail Mary
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | $0.73M | -5% | -21% | 48435 | 0.12M | $22.11M | $29M-$32M |
| 2 | Pegasus 3 | $0.51M | +2% | -1% | 57676 | 0.08M | $631.64M | $636M-$639M |
| 3 | Hoppers | $0.45M | +2% | +8% | 52058 | 0.08M | $18.39M | $21M-$24M |
| 4 | It's OK(Previews) | $0.36M | -5% | +111% | 20607 | 0.07M | $3.84M | $23M-$25M |
| 5 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.26M | +8% | -57% | 35909 | 0.04M | $207.15M | $208M-$209M |
| 6 | Sillent Awakenings | $0.23M | +5% | -20% | 30519 | 0.04M | $195.30M | $195M-$197M |
| 7 | No Other Love | $0.11M | -15% | 26011 | 0.02M | $1.51M | $3M-$4M | |
| 8 | Now I Met Her(Previews) | $0.07M | 469 | 0.01M | $0.07M | $13M-$15M | ||
| 9 | Wuthering Heights | $0.07M | -5% | -50% | 8811 | 0.01M | $5.06M | $5M-$6M |
| 10 | Night King | $0.06M | -1% | -32% | 6010 | 0.01M | $32.10M | $32M-$33M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/TMExZSj.png
Super Mario mostly dominates pre-sales for tomorrow.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Sanity prevails as Project Hail Mary will fend of Mario to remain by far the widest IMAX release tomorow and through the Holiday weekend.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 2699 | 2500 | -199 |
| 2 | Hoppers | 125 | 12 | -113 |
| 3 | Pegasus 3 | 27 | 7 | -20 |
| 3 | Super Mario Galaxy | 90 | 1145 | +1035 |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary grossed another strong ¥5.02M/$0.77M on Thursday. Down -21% from last week.
Weekend projections climb to $3.0-4.1M for the 3 day and $3.8-5.3M for the 4 day Holiday.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $14.31 , IMAX: $6.80M , Rest: $0.91M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 8.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.29M | $3.15M | $2.74M | $1.10M | $1.08M | $1.03M | $0.92M | $11.31M |
| Second Week | $1.53M | $3.48M | $2.72M | $0.80M | $0.77M | $0.77M | $0.73M | $22.11M |
| %± LW | +19% | +10% | -0% | -27% | -29% | -25% | -21% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 48921 | $115k | $0.73M-$0.75M |
| Friday | 38442 | $183k | $0.87M-$1.01M |
| Saturday | 19106 | $135k | $1.13M-$1.54M |
| Sunday | 17058 | $117k | $1.07M-$1.51M |
Hoppers
Hoppers continues to perform decently with another ¥3.12M/$0.45M. +2% from yesterday and +8% from last week as we enter the Holiday weekend.
Weekend projections have it doing $1.9-2.1M for the 3 day and $2.4-2.6M for the 4 day.
Hoppers vs some other animated movies of recent years
https://i.imgur.com/9aQVQOc.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $17.50M , IMAX: $0.51M , Rest: $0.38M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban: 7.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $2.06M | $4.36M | $3.20M | $0.67M | $0.53M | $0.50M | $0.42M | $11.75M |
| Second Week | $0.83M | $2.37M | $1.89M | $0.32M | $0.33M | $0.45M | $0.45M | $18.39M |
| %± LW | -59% | -46% | -41% | -52% | -37% | -10% | +8% |
Scheduled showings update for Hoppers for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 52232 | $58k | $0.43M-$0.45M |
| Friday | 32200 | $70k | $0.41M-$0.46M |
| Saturday | 13201 | $37k | $0.77M-$0.82M |
| Sunday | 7957 | $10k | $0.73M-$0.76M |
Pegasus 3
Pegasus 3 also continued to increase grossing ¥3.50M/$0.51M on Thursday
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $582.03M , IMAX: $31.93M , Rest: $12.18M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 7.2
| # | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth Week | $0.60M | $0.55M | $0.51M | $0.71M | $1.57M | $1.20M | $0.47M | $630.16M |
| Seventh Week | $0.47M | $0.50M | $0.51M | $631.64M | ||||
| %± LW | -22% | -9% | -1% |
Scheduled showings update for Pegasus 3 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 57854 | $39k | $0.50M-$0.51M |
| Friday | 44974 | $57k | $0.46M-$0.54M |
| Saturday | 15437 | $17k | $0.72M-$0.80M |
| Sunday | 8500 | $3k | $0.71M-$0.72M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release is Mario on April 3rd followed by Devil Wears Prada 2 on the 30th.
Super Mario Opening Day Pre-Sales
Its a pretty meh last day of pre-sales for Mario but the Holiday weekend should ensure a more backloaded weekend.
Opening day now projected at $2.1-2.3M.
3 day weekend projections start at $10.8M with 4 day weekend projections starting at $13.3-13.7M
As a comparison Mario started with a $11.5M 5 day opening with FRI-SUN being $6.3M
| Days till release | Super Mario Galaxy | Super Mario | Minecraft | Inside Out 2 | Hoppers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | $7.5k/20317 | $46k/9022 | $118k/18286 | $13k/10139 | / |
| 6 | $31k/28640 | $70k/11223 | $187k/20616 | $25k/12948 | $25k/15417 |
| 5 | $57k/32135 | $101k/13146 | $288k/22169 | $42k/15205 | $55k/21433 |
| 4 | $86k/35561 | $153k/16547 | $409k/23989 | $65k/17987 | $90k/25767 |
| 3 | $127k/41833 | $234k/20670 | $571k/32741 | $104k/24579 | $149k/32701 |
| 2 | $195k/54411 | $347k/23740 | $795k/48382 | $167k/34281 | $231k/45576 |
| 1 | $282k/74720 | $624k/39769 | $1.15M/71398 | $282k/59326 | $363k/70176 |
| 0 | $488k/93460 | $1.75M/61559 | $2.41M/83945 | $678k/80153 | $674k/91319 |
*Gross/Screenings
Release Schedule:
A table including upcoming movies in the next month alongside trailers linked in the name of the movie, Want To See data from both Maoyan and Taopiaopiao alongside the Gender split and genre.
Remember Want To See is not pre-sales. Its just an anticipation metric. A checkbox of sorts saying your interested in an upcoming movie.
Not all movies are included since a lot are just too small to be worth covering.
April:
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | 134k | +2k | 82k | +1k | 38/62 | Fantasy/Animation | 03.04 | $23-37M |
| Its Ok | 51k | +2k | 43k | +1k | 19/81 | Drama | 03.04 | $14-30M |
| Now I Meet Her | 49k | +2k | 81k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama/Comedy | 03.04 | $7-15M |
| Game of Identity | 218k | +1k | 73k | +1k | 23/77 | Suspense/Crime | 04.04 | $5-9M |
| Sunshine Women's Choir | 16k | +1k | 16k | +1k | 22/77 | Drama | 04.04 | $6-15M |
| Michael | 60k | +1k | 49k | +2k | 59/41 | Biograpy/Drama | 24.04 |
May/Labor Day Holidays(30.4-5.5)
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil Wears Prada 2 | 48k | +2k | 79k | +5k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | |
| Vanishing Point | 15k | +1k | 4k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Cold War 1944 | 15k | +2k | 18k | +3k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | |
| All The Good Eyes | 3k | +1k | 2k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 |
by Firefox72
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So it’s going to launch better than the first film. I swear people were saying it was going to do worse a day or two ago. Very nice