Daily Box Office (April 23th 2026)
The market hits ¥12.9M/$1.89M. Up +1% from yesterday and down -10% from last week.
Minions & Monsters has been confirmed for a release in China.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/921EVjB.png
It's OK mostly dominate on Thursday.
In Metropolitan cities:
If I Were You wins Chongqing
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai and Beijing
Its OK wins Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Suzhou
City tiers:
Nobody But You 2 climbs to 3rd in T3.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>It's OK>The Caged Butterfly
Tier 2: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Project Hail Mary
Tier 3: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Nobody But You 2
Tier 4: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Nobody But You 2
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's OK | $0.35M | -2% | -25% | 61266 | 0.07M | $24.97M | $27M-$31M |
| 2 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.24M | +1% | -10% | 40698 | 0.05M | $11.58M | $13M-$15M |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $0.20M | -2% | -29% | 24166 | 0.03M | $37.65M | $39M-$42M |
| 4 | Nobody But You 2 | $0.17M | -15% | 44643 | 0.03M | $2.98M | $3M-$4M | |
| 5 | Pegasus 3 | $0.13M | -1% | -24% | 21739 | 0.02M | $638.93M | $639M-$640M |
| 6 | Now I Met Her | $0.12M | -6% | -40% | 30804 | 0.02M | $10.30M | $11M-$12M |
| 7 | Michael(Midnight scr.) | $0.10M | 959 | 0.01M | $0.10M | $10M-$16M | ||
| 8 | Organ Child | $0.09M | -12% | 23782 | 0.02M | $1.27M | $1M-$2M | |
| 9 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.06M | -9% | -40% | 26016 | 0.01M | $17.43M | $19M-$222M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/Eql45H5.png
Michael dominates pre-sales for Friday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
And just like that Project Hail Mary and Mario will lose the vast majority of IMAX screenings tomorrow which will go to Michael which already had a decent ammount for its Midnight screenings today.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 1992 | 86 | -1906 |
| 2 | Michael | 373 | 3601 | +3228 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 168 | 9 | -159 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy grossed ¥0.39M/$0.06M on its 3rd Thursday.
Below the first movies ¥0.64M/$0.09M 3rd Thursday but slightly above the 3rd Thursday of Hoppers at ¥0.36/$0.05M
4th weekend projected at $0.9-1.2M(-48%)
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
https://i.imgur.com/9zISf6I.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $16.20M , IMAX: $0.69M , Rest: $0.48M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.0
| # | 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 | $0.83M | $0.08M | $0.06M | $0.06M | $0.06M | $17.43M |
| %± LW | -35% | -40% | -37% | -33% | -40% | -45% | -40% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 26293 | $7k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
| Friday | 20324 | $16k | $0.10M-$0.12M |
| Saturday | 23284 | $20k | $0.42M-$0.55M |
| Sunday | 15291 | $5k | $0.43M-$0.52M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary climbed to 3rd with ¥1.34M/$0.20M on Thursday. Again remains pretty much flat for a 4th day running.
6th weekend projected at $1.2-1.5M(-39%)
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $24.34M , IMAX: $10.89M , Rest: $2.30M
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 | $0.78M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $37.65M |
| %± LW | -20% | -26% | -27% | -28% | -40% | -39% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 24435 | $28k | $0.18M-$0.19M |
| Friday | 18655 | $32k | $0.23M-$0.24M |
| Saturday | 16745 | $62k | $0.54M-$0.75M |
| Sunday | 10511 | $16k | $0.42M-$0.51M |
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 scores around $100k in midnight screenings.
Opening day pre-sales hit $665k at T-0. A pretty bad last day.
Opening day projections downgraded further to $1.7-2.1M. Opening weekend projected at $5-7M. Total projections start at $10-16M
| 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 | $253k/25655 | $62k/7441 | $107k/19421 |
| 3 | $318k/30730 | $104k/9268 | $156k/21808 |
| 2 | $391k/43009 | $154k/12234 | $230k/29788 |
| 1 | $483k/65765 | $266k/18902 | $319k/43313 |
| 0 | $665k/80228 | $473k/23759 | $543k/51748 |
*Gross/Screenings
May/Labor Day:
The Devil Wears Prada 2 has a solid 2nd day of pre-sales reaching $58k
Cold War 1944 continues to lead pre-sales for May 1st Labor Day.
| Days till release | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Cold War 1994 | Vanishing Point | Being Towards Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | / | $68k/35764 | $20k/13736 | $12k/15106 |
| 8 | / | $191k/44903 | $137k/19293 | $52k/19940 |
| 7 | $8k/2229 | $287k/51261 | $189k/23937 | $64k/23680 |
| 6 | $58k/25865 | |||
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*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.
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 | 161k | +3k | 271k | +4k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 69k | +1k | 90k | +1k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 68k | +2k | 30k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| Being Toward Death | 20k | +1k | 10k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 | |
| Once a Thief | 27k | +1k | 21k | +1k | 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 | 23k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 34k | +1k | 48k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 18k | +1k | 17k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 6k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 20k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72
4 Comments
Any word on the audience reception for “Michael” in China yet? Also, how does Labor Day affect the Chinese box office?
Are good days coming soon?
Michael Jordon in the theatres🤩(jk)
I don’t understand if Michael had stronger presales than F1 (by over 20%) which grossed $62 million (and opened with $9 million) and PHM (by over 40%) which already grossed 38 million ($7.5 million opening), how is TOTAL projection only about $10 million for Michael?
*in China* – glossed over that and started having heart palpitations.