Daily Box Office (April 15th 2026)
The market hits ¥13.8M/$2.02M. Down -12% from yesterday and down -23% from last week.
The movie Crossing has officialy been confirmed for a June 26th release.
Toy Story 5 has been confirmed for release.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/T2ntSOZ.png
It's OK dominates in most places.
In Metropolitan cities:
It's OK wins Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Suzhou and Nanjing
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai and Beijing
City tiers:
Unchanged from yesterday.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>It's OK>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 | $0.47M | -6% | -33% | 69630 | 0.09M | $20.63M | $27M-$30M |
| 2 | Project Hail Mary | $0.28M | -15% | -15% | 28380 | 0.04M | $34.61M | $39M-$40M |
| 3 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.27M | +4% | -18% | 44060 | 0.05M | $8.73M | $12M-$13M |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $0.20M | -4% | -30% | 41723 | 0.04M | $8.71M | $11M-$12M |
| 5 | Pegasus 3 | $0.17M | +6% | -1% | 25374 | 0.03M | $637.32M | $639M-$640M |
| 6 | A Game of Identity | $0.12M | -6% | -45% | 37065 | 0.02M | $7.18M | $8M-$9M |
| 7 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.10M | -8% | -40% | 36754 | 0.02M | $15.15M | $19M-$21M |
| 8 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.06M | -65% | -13% | 11767 | 0.02M | $209.15M | $209M-$210M |
| 9 | Hoppers | $0.06M | +1% | +3% | 12369 | 0.01M | $22.78M | $24M-$25M |
| 10 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $0.05M | -10% | -36% | 8116 | 0.01M | $2.37M | $2M-$3M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/X3EZLSS.png
It's OK mostly 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 | 2275 | 2297 | +262 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 196 | 222 | +26 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 4 | 7 | +3 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy in 7th adds ¥0.66M/$0.10M on its 2nd Thursday. Way below the 2nd Thursday of Hoppers(¥3.11M/$0.45M) and slightly below the 2nd Thursday of Super Mario Bros(¥0.71M/$0.10M)
3rd weekend projections raised to $1.8-1.9M(-43%).
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
Mario Galaxy continues to fall further and further behind.
https://i.imgur.com/gPyw7CQ.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $14.09M , IMAX: $0.67M , Rest: $0.45M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.1
| # | 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 |
| Second Week | $0.37M | $1.58M | $1.32M | $0.12M | $0.10M | $0.11M | $0.10M | $15.15M |
| %± LW | -77% | -54% | -60% | -95% | -64% | -48% | -40% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 37112 | $12k | $0.09M-$0.10M |
| Friday | 38443 | $34k | $0.15M-$0.19M |
| Saturday | 36768 | $35k | $0.15M-$0.19M |
| Sunday | 23701 | $10k | $0.15M-$0.19M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary grossed ¥1.93M/$0.28M on Thursday.
5th weekend projections raised to $2.2-2.4M(-24%)
Project Hail Mary vs F1:
https://i.imgur.com/LiZu0Nk.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $22.29M , IMAX: $10.10M , Rest: $2.17M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.2 , Douban: 8.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Week | $1.04M | $2.14M | $2.49M | $1.54M | $0.38M | $0.35M | $0.33M | $30.38M |
| Fourth Week | $0.55M | $1.38M | $1.07M | $0.28M | $0.34M | $0.33M | $0.28M | $34.61M |
| %± LW | -47% | -36% | -57% | -82% | -11% | -6% | -15% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 28648 | $47k | $0.27M-$0.30M |
| Friday | 29686 | $68k | $0.43M-$0.46M |
| Saturday | 24494 | $96k | $1.03M-$1.08M |
| Sunday | 15814 | $44k | $0.78M-$0.80M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release Michael on April 24th followed by Devil Wears Prada 2 on the 30th.
Michael Opening Day pre-sales
Michael pre-sales hit a strong $115k after the 2nd day. $138k including previews and midnight screenings.
Lets see the pace going forward can remain strong or if this is just an earl fan rush.
Full weekend pre-sales hit $217k
| Days till release | Michael | Project Hail Mary | F1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | $40k/12877 | / | $31k/14328 |
| 7 | $115k/18281 | / | $48k/15335 |
| 6 | $19k/4747 | $69k/16308 | |
| 5 | $38k/6270 | $87k/17506 | |
| 4 | $62k/7441 | $107k/19421 | |
| 3 | $104k/9268 | $156k/21808 | |
| 2 | $154k/12234 | $230k/29788 | |
| 1 | $266k/18902 | $319k/43313 | |
| 0 | $473k/23759 | $543k/51748 |
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | 98k | +2k | 82k | +1k | 59/41 | Biograpy/Drama | 24.04 | $8M |
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 | 124k | +5k | 209k | +8k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 50k | +3k | 67k | +4k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 44k | +3k | 19k | +2k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| All The Good Eyes | 13k | +1k | 8k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Being Toward Death | 12k | +1k | 4k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 |
by Firefox72
2 Comments
They’re making movies about Mao and Co quite frequently.
Isn’t that a great jump for Michael ? Is it normal to have a big jump after the 2nd day.