Daily Box Office (May 9th 2026)
The market hits ¥59.7M/$8.78M. Up +71% from yesterday and down -65% from last week.
Mortal Kombat II adds a very poor $0.46M on Saturday taking its 2 day total to $0.81M. Weekend projections remain around $1.4-1.5M.
Dear You jumps an incredible +129% from yesterday and +145% from last week. Which to note was a literal holiday while today is a regular work day. 2nd weekend now projections climb to ¥61M-66M/$8.9M-9.7M and the movie will climb to the top tomorrow. Total projections climb to over ¥350M+/$51M+. Wild. Total projections increased ¥84M to ¥350-400M in just 5 days.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/gLgOFjO.png
Vanishing Point continues to dominate can't secure a cleen sweep.
In Metropolitan cities:
Dear You wins Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Beijing and Shenzhen
Vanishing Point wins Chongqing, Chengdu, Suzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing
City tiers:
Dear You climbs to 2nd in T2.
Tier 1: Dear You>Cold War 1994>Vanishing Point
Tier 2: Vanishing Point>Dear You>Cold War 1994
Tier 3: Vanishing Point>Dear You>Cold War 1994
Tier 4: Vanishing Point>Dear You>Cold War 1994
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing Point | $2.80M | +60% | -67% | 106218 | 0.55M | $47.58M | $75M-$76M |
| 2 | Dear You | $2.72M | +129% | +145% | 56064 | 0.54M | $14.85M | $52M-$60M |
| 3 | Cold War 1994 | $1.52M | +54% | -78% | 73591 | 0.28M | $34.45M | $51M-$52M |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $0.47M | +52% | -76% | 22520 | 0.08M | $12.40M | $16M-$18M |
| 5 | Mortal Kombat II | $0.46M | +32% | 31378 | 0.08M | $0.81M | $4M-$5M | |
| 6 | Being Towards Death | $0.18M | +30% | -90% | 28420 | 0.04M | $9.68M | $11M-$13M |
| 7 | Michael | $0.12M | +71% | -83% | 5433 | 0.02M | $9.41M | $10M-$11M |
| 8 | Once a Thief | $0.09M | +29% | 8308 | 0.02M | $1.49M | $2M-$3M | |
| 9 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.09M | +79% | -78% | 13100 | 0.02M | $15.88M | $16M-$17M |
| 10 | Project Hail Mary | $0.04M | +100% | -80% | 1495 | 0.01M | $40.59M | $40M-$41M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/n6yzBep.png
Vanishing Point mostly dominates pre-sales for Sunday but Dear You is quickly gaining ground.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Cold War 1994 dominates IMAX screenings today and will fend of Mortal Kombat II tomorrow.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold War 1994 | 1702 | 2081 | +379 |
| 2 | Mortal Kombat II | 1514 | 1508 | -6 |
| 3 | Michael | 275 | 297 | +22 |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 223 | 236 | +13 |
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point just about stays in the lead today after grossing ¥19M/$2.80M.
Weekend projections further lowered to $8-8.3M(-66%)
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $46.99M , Rest: $0.58M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 8.9 , Douban: 7.4(-0.1)
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $6.37M | $8.40M | $9.46M | $9.09M | $5.55M | $2.31M | $1.88M | $43.03M |
| Second Week | $1.75M | $2.80M | $47.58M | |||||
| %± LW | -73% | -67% |
Scheduled showings update for Vanishing Point for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 107078 | $410k | $2.66M-$2.77M |
| Sunday | 111522 | $625k | $3.52M-$3.72M |
| Monday | 61996 | $11k | $1.23M-$1.42M |
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994 adds ¥10.3M/$1.52M today and returns to $1M+
Weekend projections slightly lowered to $4.3-4.9M(-79%)
Cold War 1994 vs Cold War 2/1
https://i.imgur.com/A8MTgbb.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $30.70M , IMAX: $2.89M , Rest: $0.60M
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 | $3.30M | $1.32M | $1.11M | $31.94M |
| Second Week | $0.99M | $1.52M | $34.45M | |||||
| %± LW | -88% |
Scheduled showings update for Cold War 1994 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 55427 | $33k | $1.36M-$1.45M |
| Sunday | 76292 | $24k | $1.87M-$2.33M |
| Monday | 42695 | $7k | $0.74M-$0.76M |
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 climbs back to 4th with ¥3.18M/$0.47M.
Weekend projections downgraded to $1.3-1.5M(-79%)
The Devil Wears Prada 2 vs Thunderbolts:
https://i.imgur.com/B5rlzzA.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $11.37M , IMAX: $0.68M , Rest: $0.33M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , 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 | $0.92M | $0.38M | $11.29M |
| Second Week | $0.33M | $0.31M | $0.47M | $12.40M | ||||
| %± LW | -86% | -87% | -76% |
Scheduled showings update for The Devil Wears Prada 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 17547 | $23k | $0.40M-$0.42M |
| Sunday | 22506 | $147k | $0.57M-$0.74M |
| Monday | 14121 | $6k | $0.22M-$0.24M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love Battle | 37k | +1k | 53k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 33k | +3k | 26k | +3k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 28k | +2k | 34k | +1k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 30k | +1k | 15k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72
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Prada doing better than Michael and MK2 in China was not on my bingo card
What’s the WOM for MK2?