Daily Box Office (January 29th 2026)
The market hits ¥40.8M/$5.87M which is up +40% from yesterday and down -30% from last week.
A new trailer for the Spring Festival favorite Pegasus 3 has been released today.
We also got a literal barrage of charachter posters for Blades of the Guardians as well as charachter posters for Per Aspera Ad Astra
Province map of the day:
Zootopia 2 gains further ground on Friday.
In Metropolitan cities:
The Shining wins Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Suzhou, Nanjing and Hangzhou
Zootopia 2 wins Chengdu and Chongqing
City tiers:
The Shining opens 1st in T1. 2nd in T2. Shelter opens 3rd in T1.
Tier 1: The Shining>Mercy>Shelter
Tier 2: Zootopia 2>The Shining>Busted Water Pipes
Tier 3: Zootopia 2>Busted Water Pipes>Return To Silent Hill
Tier 4: Zootopia 2>The Fire Raven>Return To Silent Hill
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zootopia 2 | $0.90M | +27% | +34% | 53741 | 0.13M | $628.01M | $638M-$643M |
| 2 | The Shining(Release) | $0.75M | 18493 | 0.12M | $0.75M | $5M-$6M | ||
| 3 | Busted Water Pipes | $0.70M | +8% | -4% | 50002 | 0.13M | $7.27M | $14M-$15M |
| 4 | Return to Silent Hill | $0.64M | -4% | -84% | 59958 | 0.12M | $12.99M | $17M-$19M |
| 5 | The Fire Raven | $0.59M | -2% | -20% | 40968 | 0.11M | $60.98M | $68M-$69M |
| 6 | Shelter(Release) | $0.50M | 30790 | 0.12M | $0.50M | $4M-$5M | ||
| 7 | Avatar 3: Fire & Ash | $0.45M | +10% | -16% | 20419 | 0.06M | $161.93M | $168M-$169M |
| 8 | Mercy | $0.33M | -11% | -41% | 22082 | 0.06M | $4.69M | $7M-$8M |
| 9 | Take Off | $0.25M | -7% | -41% | 19535 | 0.05M | $8.00M | $10M-$12M |
| 10 | Fight Against Evil 3(Release) | $0.24M | 21465 | 0.12M | $0.73M | $3M-$4M |
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/vpcr6P2.png
The Shining still dominates pre-sales for tomorrow.
IMAX Screenings distribution
The Shining is the widest IMAX release today and will remain so tomorrow. Avatar will gain back a decent chunk of screenings as well.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shining | 1660 | 1863 | +203 |
| 2 | Avatar 3: Fire & Ash | 910 | 1190 | +280 |
| 3 | Mercy | 409 | 391 | -18 |
| 4 | Zootopia | 43 | 68 | +25 |
Return To Silent Hill
Return To Silent Hill drops to 4th on Friday with $0.64M. A sharp -84% drop from its openiong day last week.
Weekend projections downgraded to $2.1-2.3M(-77%) for its 2nd weekend.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $12.99M
WoM figures: Maoyan: , Taopiaopiao: , Douban: 4.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $3.98M | $3.60M | $1.87M | $0.82M | $0.71M | $0.70M | $0.67M | $12.35M |
| Second Week | $0.64M | $12.99M | ||||||
| %± LW | -84% | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Scheduled showings update for Return To Silent Hill for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 60304 | $82k | $0.60M-$0.68M |
| Saturday | 47998 | $117k | $0.89M-$0.92M |
| Sunday | 37616 | $19k | $0.66M-$0.72M |
Avatar 3: Fire & Ash
Avatar 3 grossed $0.45M on Friday. Slightly above projections and a solid -16% drop from last week.
Weekend projections increase to $2.1-2.3M(-18%)
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $111.27M , IMAX: $39.30M , Rest: $12.61M
WoM figures: Maoyan: 9.3, Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 7.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sixth Week | $0.54M | $1.12M | $0.96M | $0.33M | $0.36M | $0.40M | $0.41M | $161.48M |
| Seventh Week | $0.45M | $161.93M | ||||||
| %± LW | -16% | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Scheduled showings update for Avatar 3 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 20477 | $69k | $0.39M-$0.44M |
| Saturday | 20043 | $162k | $0.91M-$0.94M |
| Sunday | 16319 | $37k | $0.78M-$0.84M |
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2 remains on top on Friday fending of The Shining. Scores a fantastic $0.90M Friday. A +34% increaes from last Friday.
Weekend projections increase to $4.3-4.7M(+20%). It would be the 2nd best 10th weekend of all time only behind Ne Zha 2.
Here's its $ gross chart vs Endgame:
Zootopia 2 hits $628.01M meaning its now $4.01M away from Endgames $ gross with 17 days to go till the Spring Festival.
The movie will aim to be above $631M come Sunday leaving less than $1M to go. Zootopia 2 could overtake Endgame as soon as Monday or Tuesday.
It has to make $0.23M per day from here on out to surpass Endgame by February 17th. A formality.
https://i.imgur.com/0RDlOcw.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $581.00M , IMAX: $33.00M , Rest: $11.50M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.7 , Douban: 8.4
| # | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ninth Week | $0.53M | $0.55M | $0.67M | $1.67M | $1.42M | $0.48M | $0.54M | $625.74M |
| Tenth Week | $0.66M | $0.71M | $0.90M | $628.01M | ||||
| %± LW | +23% | +28% | +34% | / | / | / | / | / |
Scheduled showings update for Zootopia 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 53122 | $101k | $0.73M-$0.77M |
| Saturday | 62375 | $232k | $1.83M-$2.03M |
| Sunday | 47643 | $38k | $1.62M-$1.73M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release is La La Land re-release on Valentines Day. Followed by The Bride, Wuthering Heights and GOAT in March.
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.
Early February
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La La Land Re-release | 154k | +2k | 146k | +1k | 30/70 | Musical | 14.02 |
Spring Festival 2026 Lineup:
With 20 days to go the Spring Festival lineup is now complete barring any suprise late addition.
6 movies will enter the ring this year.
Pegasus 3 will be heading into the Spring Festival as the headline movie and the big favorite. The sequel to Pegasus 2 which made $400M+ in the Spring Festival 2 years ago with returning director Han Han and returning lead Shen Teng will look to repeat if not improve on the success of the 2nd part.
Director Zhang Yimou returns to the Holiday season after his successful Article 20($340M) in 2024 and Full River Red($670M+) in 2023 with Silent Awakening. A National Security-Themed movie. While unlikely to challenge for the victory this movie has a decent shot at taking 2nd place.
The Boonie Bears franchise as has been the case for the last 12 years returns to the Spring Festival with Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector. The new entry in the $1B+ franchise will look to improve on last years $118M and push the franchise back closer if not over the $200M mark it surpassed in 2024 and 2023.
Blades of the Guardians starring Wu Jing and Jet Li meanwhile will try to revive the popularity of the martial arts genre and aim to improve upon the result and especialy reception of last years Condor Heroes which failed to break $100M. This and Boonie Bears will in all likelyhood fight for 3rd place.
Per Aspera Ad Astra as the only Sci-Fi blockbuster will try to make itself stand out with cool visuals and a unique theme. However its very likely this ends up being the cannon fodder of the lineup.
And lastly Panda Plan 2 or as its officialy called Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe. I don't see this doing partiuraly well either but it could tempt in some families.
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus 3 | 598k | +25k | 416k | +18k | 40/60 | Drama/Comedy/Sports | 17.02 | $460-547M |
| Panda Plan 2 | 255k | +6k | 68k | +3k | 33/67 | Comedy/Action | 17.02 | $71-87M |
| Silent Awakening | 175k | +12k | 559k | +33k | 21/79 | Crime/Espionage | 17.02 | $158-313M |
| Blades of the Guardians | 139k | +7k | 422k | +11k | 42/58 | Action/Martial Arts | 17.02 | $129-244M |
| Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector | 124k | +7k | 118k | +6k | 37/63 | Animation/Fantasy | 17.02 | $194-230M |
| Per Aspera Ad Astra | 67k | +5k | 123k | +5k | 25/75 | Fantasy/Sci-Fi | 17.02 | $43-86M |
by Firefox72
15 Comments
Full River Red is toast
If this trend continues,I hope some miracles can happen during the Spring Festival
Bro WTF crack is Z2 on??? That’s amazing! Almost a million on a weekday so late in the game!
Z2 is insane
Zootopia 2 Insane WOW!
635M +
I thought movies with ghosts were banned in China?
Zootopia 2 is probably going to cross Endgame on Sunday.
Can it go above 5 million dollar ?
What are the top ten biggest 10th weekend in china ?
>-16% drop for Avatar
Finally, some legs /s
I will have to wait for a week to put the Thanos'(Endgame’s record) going to dust GIF.
Amazing Zootopia 2 🥳🥳🥳🎉🎉🎉
After such a incredible performance on weekdays and not so well line up for Spring festival can Zootopia 2 could get some screenings during spring festival u/Firefox72 ?
Last Sunday mentioned if Z2 dropped same -28% this coming week, would be 3 million away come Sunday.
Little did I know on Thursday it was going to increase +28% from previous week, Friday + 34%.
Whats M-Su % against last week, something like **+23%?!!**
x<1 million away from Endgame!
China don’t like Statham anymore?