Daily Box Office (April 18th 2026)
The market hits ¥57.3M/$8.40M. Up +169% from yesterday and down -11% from last week.
Pegasus 3 has surpassed ¥4.4B/$638M. Admissions wise it sits at 94.15M tickets sold.
Avatar 3 has finished its run today with a total gross of ¥1.202B/$171.6M and 24.92M tickets sold. A -29.4% drop in gross from the 2nd movie and a -26.5% drop in admissions.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/SDItoKr.png
Nobody But You 2 mostly dominates on its release day.
In Metropolitan cities:
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Beijing
Nobody But You 2 wins Chongqing, Chengdu and Suzhou
It's OK wins Wuhan
City tiers:
Super Mario Galaxy Movie climbs to 3rd in T1. Nobody But You 2 debuts on top in T2-T4.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>Super Mario Galaxy Movie>It's OK
Tier 2: Nobody But You 2>It's OK>Project Hail Mary
Tier 3: Nobody But You 2>The Caged Butterfly>It's OK
Tier 4: Nobody But You 2>The Caged Butterfly>It's OK
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody But You 2 | $1.39M | 57603 | 0.25M | $1.39M | $3M-$5M | ||
| 2 | It's OK | $1.27M | +84% | -37% | 70050 | 0.25M | $22.59M | $26M-$30M |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $1.02M | +132% | -26% | 29458 | 0.15M | $36.07M | $39M-$40M |
| 4 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.95M | +295% | -40% | 47273 | 0.16M | $16.34M | $19M-$22M |
| 5 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.91M | +134% | -24% | 41628 | 0.18M | $10.03M | $12M-$13M |
| 6 | Organ Child | $0.49M | 30783 | 0.09M | $0.49M | $1M-$2M | ||
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $0.46M | +83% | -13% | 22563 | 0.07M | $638.03M | $639M-$640M |
| 8 | Now I Met Her | $0.45M | +67% | -42% | 32708 | 0.09M | $9.43M | $11M-$12M |
| 9 | Hoppers | $0.39M | +290% | -15% | 19515 | 0.07M | $23.27M | $24M-$25M |
| 10 | A Game of Identity | $0.22M | +46% | -59% | 22591 | 0.04M | $7.55M | $8M-$9M |
| 11 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.12M | +100% | -30% | 7955 | 0.02M | $209.33M | $209M-$210M |
| 12 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $0.09M | +50% | -46% | 6211 | 0.02M | $2.52M | $2M-$3M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/wn7RYq5.png
Nobody But You 2 and It's OK dominate pre-sales for Sunday.
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 | 3049 | 3056 | +7 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 373 | 351 | -22 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 11 | 10 | -1 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy climbs to 4th on Saturday grossing ¥6.46M/$0.95M on its 3rd Saturday. For the first time in a while it posts a day better than the equivalent 3rd Saturday of Hoppers(¥5.43M/$0.79M) but remains trailing the 3rd Saturday of Super Mario Bros(¥8.74M/$1.26M)
3rd weekend projections narrow to $1.9-2.0M(-41%).
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
https://i.imgur.com/ifaP2ig.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $15.21M , IMAX: $0.68M , Rest: $0.47M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.1
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $0.37M | $1.58M | $1.32M | $0.12M | $0.10M | $0.11M | $0.10M | $15.15M |
| Third Week | $0.24M | $0.95M | $16.34M | |||||
| %± LW | -35% | -40% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 47580 | $135k | $0.84M-$0.95M |
| Sunday | 46833 | $107k | $0.76M-$0.78M |
| Monday | 17812 | $1k | $0.07M-$0.12M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary in 3rd grossed ¥6.96M/$1.02M on Saturday. Its last day above $1M as it passes $36M for its totla gross.
5th weekend projections slightly lowered to $2.2-2.3M(-24%)
Project Hail Mary vs F1:
https://i.imgur.com/2xtzfVv.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $23.26M , IMAX: $10.48M , Rest: $2.23M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.2 , Douban: 8.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Week | $0.55M | $1.38M | $1.07M | $0.28M | $0.34M | $0.33M | $0.28M | $34.61M |
| Fifth Week | $0.44M | $1.02M | $36.07M | |||||
| %± LW | -20% | -26% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 29657 | $230k | $1.08M-$1.10M |
| Sunday | 29718 | $170k | $0.75M-$0.82M |
| Monday | 16801 | $5k | $0.19M-$0.25M |
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 $211k after the 4th day of pre-sales. $234k including previews and midnight screenings.
Full weekend pre-sales hit $381k
| Days till release | Michael | Project Hail Mary | F1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | $40k/12877 | / | $31k/14328 |
| 7 | $115k/18281 | / | $48k/15335 |
| 6 | $170k/20839 | $19k/4747 | $69k/16308 |
| 5 | $211k/23170 | $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 | 103k | +2k | 85k | +3k | 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 | 138k | +6k | 229k | +9k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 57k | +4k | 75k | +4k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 53k | +4k | 22k | +2k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| All The Good Eyes | 16k | +1k | 9k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Being Toward Death | 14k | +1k | 6k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 | |
| Once a Thief | 20k | +1k | 15k | +2k | 47/53 | Drama/Comedy/Action | 03.05 |
May
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Kombat II | 21k | +1k | 10k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 33k | +1k | 47k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 15k | +1k | 15k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 |
by Firefox72