Daily Box Office(April 9th 2026)
The market hits ¥17.8M/$2.61M. Down -9% from yesterday and down -21% from last week.
It's OK remains on top on Thursday with $0.70M/$14.03M. 2nd weekend projected at $3.9M(-61%)
Being Toward Death announced for the May/Labor Day Holidays.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/Xe9vGip.png
It's OK dominates all but Shanghai.
In Metropolitan cities:
It's OK wins Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Suzhou and Nanjing
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai and Beijing
City tiers:
Unchainged from yesterday.
Tier 1: It's OK>Project Hail Mary>Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Tier 2: It's OK>Project Hail Mary>The Caged Butterfly
Tier 3: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Now I Met Her
Tier 4: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Now I Met Her
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's OK | $0.70M | -8% | 66126 | 0.15M | $14.03M | $24M-$26M | |
| 2 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.33M | -10% | 37752 | 0.07M | $5.27M | $9M-$11M | |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $0.33M | -6% | -55% | 29548 | 0.05M | $30.38M | $34M-$37M |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $0.29M | -4% | 46080 | 0.06M | $6.09M | $9M-$11M | |
| 5 | A Game of Identity | $0.22M | -15% | 49464 | 0.05M | $5.43M | $8M-$9M | |
| 6 | Pegasus 3 | $0.17M | -6% | -66% | 25943 | 0.03M | $635.52M | $638M-$640M |
| 7 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.17M | -23% | 49956 | 0.04M | $11.45M | $22M-$23M | |
| 8 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $0.08M | -9% | 9899 | 0.02M | $1.74M | $2M-$3M | |
| 9 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.07M | -5% | -72% | 11591 | 0.01M | $208.41M | $209M-$210M |
| 10 | Hoppers | $0.05M | -17% | -88% | 13564 | 0.01M | $21.52M | $22M-$24M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/KSHATXh.png
It's OK dominates pre-sales for Friday
IMAX Screenings distribution
Project Hail Mary will continue to dominate IMAX through the weekend.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 2372 | 2590 | -218 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 368 | 357 | -11 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 10 | 8 | -2 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy drops to 7th today after grossing ¥1.13M/$0.17M on Thursday. Another pretty harsh drop from yesterday.
Below the first movies 1st Thursday of ¥1.64M/$0.24M as well as below the 1st Wednesday of Hoppers which was ¥2.89M/$0.42M.
2nd weekend projections at $3.2-3.5M(-60%) going into the weekend.
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
Without some miracle on the weekend Mario Galaxy is now 100% going under the first movie.
https://i.imgur.com/tLlQIXU.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $10.41M , IMAX: $0.59M , Rest: $0.41M
WoM figures:
Tao score drops a bit.
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.2
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.59M | $3.44M | $3.28M | $2.48M | $0.28M | $0.21M | $0.17M | $11.45M |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 48219 | $23k | $0.17M-$0.19M |
| Friday | 48317 | $60k | $0.35M-$0.37M |
| Saturday | 51463 | $70k | $1.46M-$1.60M |
| Sunday | 32605 | $19k | $1.42M-$1.54M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary grossed ¥2.23M/$0.33M on Thursday
4th weekend projections at $2.4-2.8M(-55%)
Project Hail Mary vs F1:
https://i.imgur.com/aKUfUs2.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $19.82M , IMAX: $9.14M , Rest: $2.04M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.2 , Douban: 8.6
| # | 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 | $0.38M | $0.35M | $0.33M | $30.38M |
| %± LW | -32% | -38% | -9% | +82% | -51% | -54% | -55% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 29743 | $49k | $0.31M-$0.36M |
| Friday | 30154 | $97k | $0.52M-$0.59M |
| Saturday | 26152 | $81k | $1.15M-$1.36M |
| Sunday | 17878 | $28k | $0.80M-$0.88M |
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 | 77k | +3k | 65k | +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 | 72k | +4k | 132k | +7k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 32k | +2k | 42k | +3k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 28k | +1k | 10k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| Being Toward Death | 7k | +1k | 4k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 | |
| All The Good Eyes | 7k | +1k | 2k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 |
by Firefox72
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Galaxy will only make $15m at most..it’s already scraping the floor..just a week after release..