Daily Box Office (May 4th 2026 – Labor Day Holiday Day 4)
The market hits ¥153.5M/$22.47M. Down -11% from yesterday and up +1005% from last week.
Mortal Kombat II pre-sales continue to crawl hitting just $28k for Friday.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/CYw9Uwc.png
Vanishing Point continues to dominate.
In Metropolitan cities:
Cold War 1994 wins Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen
Vanishing Point wins Chongqing, Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing
City tiers:
Dear You climbs to 3rd in T1.
Tier 1: Cold War 1994>Vanishing Point>Dear You
Tier 2: Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994>The Devil Wears Prada 2
Tier 3: Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994>Dear You
Tier 4: Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994>Being Towards Death
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing Point | $9.09M | -4% | 122597 | 1.80M | $33.29M | $81M-$85M | |
| 2 | Cold War 1994 | $5.03M | -16% | 102651 | 0.93M | $26.21M | $59M-$61M | |
| 5 | Dear You | $1.52M | -1% | 25826 | 0.31M | $7.66M | $14M-$16M | |
| 3 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $1.47M | -12% | 34810 | 0.25M | $9.99M | $15M-$16M | |
| 6 | Being Towards Death | $1.25M | -15% | 46521 | 0.25M | $8.20M | $13M-$15M | |
| 4 | No one is closer than we | $1.16M | -29% | 10845 | 0.17M | $5.00M | $6M-$7M | |
| 8 | GG BOND: RACE THROUGH TIME | $0.47M | -17% | 27248 | 0.10M | $2.48M | $3M-$6M | |
| 9 | Michael | $0.43M | -10% | -8% | 9437 | 0.07M | $8.77M | $10M-$11M |
| 10 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.35M | -12% | +775% | 8803 | 0.06M | $20.29M | $21M-$23M |
| 7 | Once a Thief | $0.33M | -45% | 13265 | 0.06M | $0.93M | $2M-$3M | |
| 11 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.32M | -13% | +69% | 16992 | 0.07M | $15.49M | $17M-$18M |
| 12 | Hoppers | $0.29M | -6% | +1066% | 7424 | 0.05M | $25.52M | $25M-$27M |
| 13 | Project Hail Mary | $0.19M | -5% | +35% | 2578 | 0.03M | $40.32M | $40M-$41M |
| 14 | All The Good Eyes(Pre-Scr) | $0.09M | +10% | 3719 | 0.02M | $0.52M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/JkUQIlG.png
Vanishing Point dominates pre-sales for the 5th day of the Holidays.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Cold War 1994 dominates IMAX screenings today and will continue to do so going forward.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold War 1994 | 3224 | 3139 | -85 |
| 2 | Michael | 583 | 579 | -4 |
| 3 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 496 | 489 | -7 |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | 306 | 324 | +18 |
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994 adds ¥34.4M/$5.03M on the 4th day of the May/Labor Day holiday. Hits ¥178.4M/$26.21M. Tomorrow it will try to cross ¥200M
Cold War 1994 vs Cold War 2/1
https://i.imgur.com/OhJgOpV.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $23.28M , IMAX: $2.24M , Rest: $0.49M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: , Taopiaopiao: 9.6 , Douban: 7.2
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $8.21M | $6.96M | $6.01M | $5.03M | $26.21M |
Scheduled showings update for Cold War 1994 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 103712 | $$540k | $5.09M-$5.30M |
| Tuesday | 100095 | $367k | $3.31M-$3.44M |
| Wednesday | 59838 | $11k | $1.61M-$1.75M |
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point continues to perform well with another ¥62.1M/$9.09 on the 4th day of the Holidays.
Crosses ¥200M total and hits ¥227.1M/$33.29M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $32.80M , Rest: $0.38M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 8.9 , Douban: 7.7
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $6.37M | $8.40M | $9.46M | $9.09M | $33.29M |
Scheduled showings update for Vanishing Point for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 121327 | $1.25M | $9.34M-$9.65M |
| Tuesday | 124927 | $730k | $5.72M-$6.00M |
| Wednesday | 73949 | $30k | $2.51M-$2.85M |
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 drops to 4th today after adding ¥10M/$1.47M.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 vs Thunderbolts:
Continues to fall behind Thunderbolts. Very likely now it ends under Thunderbolts total.
https://i.imgur.com/QkUVbz2.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $9.05M , IMAX: $0.61M , Rest: $0.31M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4(-0.1) , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 6.6
| # | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $2.40M | $2.46M | $1.98M | $1.68M | $1.47M | $9.99M |
Scheduled showings update for The Devil Wears Prada 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 35085 | $309k | $1.44M-$1.57M |
| Tuesday | 34085 | $208k | $0.98M-$1.01M |
| Wednesday | 22436 | $10k | $0.33M-$0.37M |
Michael
Michael grossed ¥2.91M/$0.43M on Monday.
Michael vs Bohemian Rhapsody:
https://i.imgur.com/4isjx5R.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $5.99M , IMAX: $1.87M , Rest: $0.59M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban: 7.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.56M | $1.91M | $1.32M | $0.47M | $0.43M | $0.42M | $0.54M | $6.65M |
| Second Week | $0.51M | $0.70M | $0.48M | $0.43M | $8.77M | |||
| %± LW | -67% | -63% | -64% | -8% |
Scheduled showings update for Michael for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 9556 | $111k | $0.40M-$0.43M |
| Tuesday | 9212 | $76k | $0.27M-$0.30M |
| Wednesday | 6278 | $4k | $0.10M-$0.14M |
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
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Kombat II | 28k | +1k | 15k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 35k | +1k | 51k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 23k | +1k | 20k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 21k | +2k | 30k | +2k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 26k | +1k | 14k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72
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MK 2 gonna flop in Asian markets
When you think about it, the fact that only 3.9 million film tickets were sold the entire day is abysmal for a country with 1.4 billion people. The theatrical industry is just way down here, and one reason is the weak economy which has reduced consumer spending.
Apparently, China has one of the biggest video streaming markets in the world, with over 1 billion online video users. I bet the intense competition from online content has also impacted the moviegoing culture.