Qingming Festival Weekend Box Office (April 3rd-6th)
It's OK lead from the aditional previews ends up being enough to fend of Mario in the end and win the 4 day Qingming Festival weekend. It will remain ahead on the weekdays.
Super Mario Galaxy has to settle for 2nd with $10.79M with Project Hail Mary following in 3rd with a very strong $7.21M.
Now I Met Her in 4th opens with $5.15M across the 4 day ahead of A Game of Identity in 5th with $4.64M
A Cagged Butterfly continued its standout performance for a Horror movie pushing to a ¥28.6M/$4.17M 4 day opening weekend. Now running ahead of its predescesors 4 day gross of ¥25.4M/$3.57M
| # | Movie | Gross | %LW | Total Gross | Total Admissions | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Ok | $11.75M | $11.75M | 2.37M | 1 | |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | $10.79M | $10.79M | 1.83M | 1 | |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $7.21M | $29.32M | 4.49M | 3 | |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $5.15M | $5.15M | 0.92M | 1 | |
| 5 | A Game of Identity | $4.64M | $4.64M | 0.95M | 1 | |
| 6 | The Cagged Butterfly | $4.17M | $4.17M | 0.86M | 1 | |
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $3.34M | $634.98M | 93.65M | 7 | |
| 8 | Hoppers | $2.94M | $21.33M | 3.74M | 3 | |
| 9 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $1.41M | $1.41M | 0.26M | 1 | |
| 10 | Blades Of The Guardians | $1.05M | $208.20M | 31.13M | 7 | |
| 11 | Boonie Bears: THP | $0.71M | $153.58M | 23.65M | 7 | |
| 12 | Silent Awakenings | $0.60M | $195.90M | 29.51M | 7 | |
| 13 | Night King | $0.24M | $32.34M | 5.45M | 7 | |
| 14 | Wuthering Heights | $0.23M | $5.29M | 0.88M | 4 | |
| 15 | No Other Love | $0.17M | $1.68M | 0.33M | 2 |
Daily Box Office(April 6th 2026 – Qingming Festival)
The market hits ¥78.2M/$11.36M. Down -33% from yesterday and up +280% from last week.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/asbkdiy.png
Mario and It's OK dominate on the Holiday Monday
In Metropolitan cities:
Super Mario Galaxy wins Beijing, Shanghai, Wuhan, Suzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Nanjing
Project Hail Mary wins Hangzhou
Now I Met Her wins Shenzhen
City tiers:
Super Mario Galaxy overtakes The Caged Butterfly for 2nd in T4.
Tier 1: Super Mario Galaxy>Project Hail Mary>It's OK
Tier 2: Super Mario Galaxy>It's OK>Project Hail Mary
Tier 3: Super Mario Galaxy>It's OK>The Caged Butterfly
Tier 4: It's OK>Super Mario Galaxy>The Caged Butterfly
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $2.48M | -24% | 81065 | 0.43M | $10.79M | $23M-$24M | |
| 2 | It's OK | $1.80M | -32% | 71717 | 0.36M | $11.75M | $21M-$23M | |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $1.54M | -38% | +82% | 33051 | 0.23M | $29.32M | $36M-$39M |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $1.12M | -32% | 53484 | 0.19M | $5.15M | $8M-$12M | |
| 5 | A Game of Identity | $1.03M | -37% | 59262 | 0.21M | $4.64M | $9M-$10M | |
| 6 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.93M | -38% | 40848 | 0.19M | $4.17M | $9M-$10M | |
| 8 | Hoppers | $0.75M | -23% | +135% | 24954 | 0.13M | $21.33M | $22M-$25M |
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $0.65M | -44% | +38% | 29109 | 0.11M | $634.98M | $638M-$640M |
| 9 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $0.21M | -40% | 13380 | 0.04M | $1.41M | $2M-$3M | |
| 10 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.21M | -36% | -20% | 12052 | 0.03M | $208.20M | $209M-$210M |
| 11 | Boonie Bears: THP | $0.19M | -27% | +1065% | 9706 | 0.03M | $153.58M | $153M-$154M |
| 12 | Sillent Awakenings | $0.11M | -30% | -42% | 7799 | 0.02M | $195.90M | $196M-$197M |
| 13 | Wuthering Heights | $0.05M | -26% | -36% | 2188 | 0.01M | $5.29M | $5M-$6M |
| 14 | Night King | $0.05M | +28% | -30% | 2032 | 0.01M | $32.34M | $32M-$33M |
| 15 | No Other Love | $0.03M | -21% | -81% | 2413 | 0.01M | $1.68M | $2M-$3M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/W0R63Zf.png
It's OK dominates pre-sales for Tuesday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Project Hail Mary will continue to dominate IMAX through the next week.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 3030 | 2447 | -583 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 778 | 481 | -297 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 11 | 13 | +2 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy adds a decent ¥17.1M/$2.45M on Monday. Solid Monday Holiday hold.
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
https://i.imgur.com/1g2XVm7.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $9.75M , IMAX: $0.56M , Rest: $0.40M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban:
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.59M | $3.44M | $3.28M | $2.48M | $10.79M |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 81655 | $486k | $2.55M-$2.58M |
| Tuesday | 55789 | $37k | $0.32M-$0.44M |
| Wednesday | 38316 | $8k | $0.28M-$0.40M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary also continues its strong performances with a ¥10.7M/$1.54M Holiday Monday.
Passes ¥200M becoming the first Holywood movie to pass the mark this year and the first movie in general since the Spring Festival.
Project Hail Mary vs F1:
https://i.imgur.com/AIJwrJ5.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $19.11M , IMAX: $8.84M , Rest: $2.00M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 8.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $1.53M | $3.48M | $2.72M | $0.80M | $0.77M | $0.77M | $0.73M | $22.11M |
| Third Week | $1.04M | $2.14M | $2.49M | $1.54M | $29.32M | |||
| %± LW | -32% | -38% | -9% | +82% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 33371 | $347k | $1.56M-$1.65M |
| Tuesday | 30200 | $51k | $0.44M-$0.47M |
| Wednesday | 22345 | $12k | $0.43M-$0.44M |
Hoppers
Hoppers has one of the best holds on Monday grossing ¥5.15M/$0.75M.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $20.42M , 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $0.83M | $2.37M | $1.89M | $0.32M | $0.33M | $0.45M | $0.45M | $18.39M |
| Third Week | $0.43M | $0.79M | $0.97M | $0.75M | $21.33M | |||
| %± LW | -48% | -67% | -49% | +135% |
Scheduled showings update for Hoppers for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 24605 | $142k | $0.74M-$0.76M |
| Tuesday | 14516 | $10k | $0.08M-$0.12M |
| Wednesday | 9760 | $2k | $0.08M-$0.11M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release Michael on April 24th followed by Devil Wears Prada 2 on the 30th.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | 70k | +2k | 58k | +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 | 61k | +2k | 110k | +6k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | |
| Cold War 1944 | 26k | +2k | 34k | +4k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Vanishing Point | 24k | +2k | 8k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | |
| All The Good Eyes | 5k | +1k | 3k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 |
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