Daily Box Office (May 12th 2026)
The market hits ¥36.7M/$5.40M today. Up +17% from yesterday and down -63% from last week.
The Housemaid should get confirmed for a release sometimes this week. There's also rumors going around that Spider Man: Brand New Day has been aproved for release.
Province map of the day:
https://imgdiff.net/s/ff6ff90870265edc373a2a7ca6e5db42
Dear You continues to spread across the country. By the weekend it should be leading everywhere.
In Metropolitan cities:
Dear You wins Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Chengdu, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Beijing, Shenzhen, Wuhan and Nanjing
City tiers:
Unchanged from yesterday.
Tier 1: Dear You>Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994
Tier 2: Dear You>Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994
Tier 3: Dear You>Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994
Tier 4: Dear You>Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dear You | $3.09M | +42% | +142% | 81574 | 0.62M | $25.43M | $107M-$116M |
| 2 | Vanishing Point | $1.03M | -11% | -81% | 90698 | 0.20M | $53.47M | $73M-$74M |
| 3 | Cold War 1994 | $0.54M | -8% | -84% | 60115 | 0.10M | $37.40M | $47M-$49M |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $0.18M | -5% | -80% | 19538 | 0.03M | $13.36M | $16M-$17M |
| 5 | Mortal Kombat II | $0.14M | -26% | 20487 | 0.02M | $1.68M | $3M-$4M | |
| 6 | Project Hail Mary | $0.10M | +400% | -89% | 1301 | 0.01M | $40.78M | $40M-$41M |
| 7 | Being Towards Death | $0.08M | +1% | -89% | 22874 | 0.02M | $10.11M | $11M-$12M |
| 8 | Michael | $0.05M | -7% | -81% | 4821 | 0.01M | $9.67M | $10M-$11M |
| 9 | Once a Thief | $0.04M | -5% | -82% | 6903 | 0.01M | $1.68M | $2M-$3M |
| 10 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.03M | -7% | -79% | 11740 | 0.01M | $16.05M | $16M-$17M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/dDrn9IE.png
Dear You dominates pre-sales for Tuesday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Cold War 1994 dominates IMAX screenings today and will continue to lead tomorrow.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold War 1994 | 1395 | 1394 | -1 |
| 2 | Mortal Kombat II | 1052 | 1029 | -23 |
| 3 | Michael | 278 | 281 | +3 |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 274 | 281 | +7 |
Dear You
You do love to see it. Dear You is unstopable as it adds ¥20.9M/$3.09M on Tuesday. Up +42% from yesterday and +142% from last week. A true runaway train at this point.
Total projections jump by over ¥300M in a single day to ¥725M/$107M+
Early 3rd weekend projections at ¥180M/$26.5M(+190%). Yes higher than the 1st and 2nd weekends combined and more than the current todal gross after 13 days in release.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $25.43M
WoM figures:
The fantastic scores hold.
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.7 , Douban: 9.1
| # | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $0.55M($2.52M) | $0.98M | $1.11M | $1.53M | $1.52M | $1.29M | $0.95M | $9.90M |
| Second Week | $1.04M | $1.19M | $2.72M | $5.32M | $2.17M | $3.09M | $25.43M | |
| %± LW | +89% | +22% | +145% | +248% | +43% |
Scheduled showings update for Dear You for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 77844 | $340k | $2.14M-$2.36M |
| Wednesday | 90006 | $483k | $3.83M-$4.03M |
| Thursday | 71301 | $88k | $4.41M-$4.65M |
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point in 2nd clings onto $1M+ today after grossing ¥6.99M/$1.03M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $52.74M, Rest: $0.67M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 8.9 , Douban: 7.4
| # | 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 | $3.70M | $1.16M | $1.03M | $53.47M | ||
| %± LW | -73% | -67% | -61% | -87% | -81% |
Scheduled showings update for Vanishing Point for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 92177 | $68k | $0.98M-$1.05M |
| Wednesday | 88225 | $63k | $0.92M-$0.94M |
| Thursday | 66590 | $12k | $0.88M-$0.89M |
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 remains comfortably 4th as it shakes off Mortal Kombat II.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 vs Thunderbolts:
Continues to trail Thunderbolts and will likely fail to match its gross.
https://i.imgur.com/1SgoWea.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $12.27M , IMAX: $0.71M , Rest: $0.35M
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 | $0.59M | $0.19M | $13.18M | ||
| %± LW | -86% | -87% | -76% | -65% | -87% |
Scheduled showings update for The Devil Wears Prada 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 20024 | $27k | $0.17M-$0.19M |
| Wednesday | 14790 | $6k | $0.16M-$0.17M |
| Thursday | 14790 | $6k | $0.15M-$0.16M |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaws | 7k | +1k | 8k | +1k | 46/54 | Drama/Thriller | 15.05 | $1M |
| The Sheep Detective | 18k | +1k | 37k | +1k | 25/75 | Comedy/Action | 16.05 | $2-7M |
| Love Battle | 38k | +1k | 54k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | $2M |
| Be Yourself | 42k | +5k | 27k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | $6-7M |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 32k | +1k | 85k | +3k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 22.05 | $5-9M |
| Crossing A Dawn | 19k | +1k | 29k | +2k | 29/71 | Drama/Comedy/Romance | 22.05 | $3-6M |
| All The Good Eyes | 32k | +1k | 16k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 | $6M |
| Memento | 14k | +1k | 28k | +1k | 57/43 | Crime/Drama | 29.05 | $5M |
| Master Zhong | 2k | +1k | 2k | +1k | 37/63 | Fantasy/Animation | 30.05 | $1-2M |
by Firefox72