Daily Box Office (January 31th 2026)
The market hits ¥69.7M/$10M which is up +71% from yesterday and down -19% from last week.
The lenghts of the Spring Festival releases have been revealed. Pegasus 3 and Blades of the Guardians will be the longest movies at 125 minutes. Followed by Per Aspera Ad Astra at 120 minutes and Sillent Awakening at 110 minutes. Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector at 108 minutes and Panda Plan: The Magical Tribe at 100 minutes to be the shortest ones as expected.
Greendland 2 opens just inside the top 10 but with a poor $0.34M.
Province map of the day:
Zootopia 2 gains further ground on Saturday.
In Metropolitan cities:
The Shining wins Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Hangzhou
Zootopia 2 wins Chengdu, Suzhou, Nanjing and Chongqing
Busted Water Pipes wins Wuhan
Mercy wins Shenzhen
City tiers:
Zootopia 2 climbs to 3rd in T1.
Tier 1: The Shining>Mercy>Zootopia 2
Tier 2: Zootopia 2>Busted Water Pipes>The Shining
Tier 3: Zootopia 2>Busted Water Pipes>The Fire Raven
Tier 4: Zootopia 2>Busted Water Pipes>The Fire Raven
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zootopia 2 | $1.76M | +95% | +6% | 63287 | 0.32M | $629.77M | $638M-$642M |
| 2 | Busted Water Pipes | $1.30M | +86% | -27% | 57787 | 0.25M | $8.57M | $15M-$18M |
| 3 | The Shining | $1.04M | +39% | 19239 | 0.16M | $1.79M | $5M-$7M | |
| 4 | Avatar 3: Fire & Ash | $0.90M | +100% | -20% | 20164 | 0.14M | $162.83M | $168M-$169M |
| 5 | Return to Silent Hill | $0.87M | +36% | -76% | 47865 | 0.16M | $13.86M | $17M-$19M |
| 6 | Shelter | $0.84M | +68% | 59082 | 0.15M | $1.34M | $4M-$5M | |
| 7 | The Fire Raven | $0.82M | +39% | -30% | 33172 | 0.16M | $61.80M | $68M-$69M |
| 8 | Mercy | $0.63M | +91% | -44% | 16686 | 0.10M | $5.32M | $7M-$9M |
| 9 | Take Off | $0.36M | +44% | -41% | 16606 | 0.07M | $8.36M | $10M-$12M |
| 10 | Greenland: Migration | $0.34M | 32386 | 0.06M | $0.34M | $1M-$2M | ||
| 11 | Fight Against Evil 3 | $0.30M | +25% | 20862 | 0.07M | $1.01M | $2M-$3M | |
| 12 | Wish You Well | $0.29M | 28453 | 0.05M | $0.29M | $1M-$2M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/rw32IGk.png
Zootopia 2 and The Shining dominate pre-sales for Sunday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
The Shining is the widest IMAX release today and will remain so tomorrow. It and Mercy will lose a tiny ammount of screenings for tomorrow while Avatar 3 and Zootopia 2 will gain some.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shining | 1862 | 1721 | -141 |
| 2 | Avatar 3: Fire & Ash | 1184 | 1262 | +78 |
| 3 | Mercy | 394 | 331 | -63 |
| 4 | Zootopia | 77 | 95 | +18 |
Return To Silent Hill
Return To Silent Hill dropped to 5th on Saturday after grossing $0.87M. Slightly better week on week drop than yesterday but still steep.
Still on course for a $2.1-2.3M(-77%) for its 2nd weekend.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $13.86M
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 | $0.87M | $13.86M | |||||
| %± LW | -84% | -76% | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Scheduled showings update for Return To Silent Hill for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 47998 | $117k | $0.89M-$0.92M |
| Sunday | 50492 | $89k | $0.65M-$0.74M |
| Monday | 26210 | $5k | $0.27M-$0.32M |
Avatar 3: Fire & Ash
Avatar 3 grossed $0.90M on Saturday. Slightly under projections but with the best Friday to Saturday jump out of the top 10.
Weekend projections remain around $2.1-2.3M(-19%)
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 | $0.90M | $162.83M | |||||
| %± LW | -16% | -20% | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Scheduled showings update for Avatar 3 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 20043 | $162k | $0.91M-$0.94M |
| Sunday | 22528 | $155k | $0.81M-$0.86M |
| Monday | 12408 | $8k | $0.27M-$0.38M |
Zootopia 2
Zootopia 2 remains on top on Saturday with $1.76M. +6% up from last week. Saturday increase blunted by the vacations.
Weekend projections downgraded slightly to $4.1-4.3M(+12%). Still will be the 2nd best 10th weekend of all time only behind Ne Zha 2.
Here's its $ gross chart vs Endgame:
Zootopia 2 hits $629.77M meaning its now $2.33M away from Endgames $ gross with 16 days to go till the Spring Festival.
The movie will aim to be above $631M after Sunday leaving less than $1M to go. Zootopia 2 will now likely overtake Endgame on Tuesday or Wednesday.
It has to make just $0.14M per day from here on out to surpass Endgame by February 17th.
https://i.imgur.com/1QN59PT.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 | $1.76M | $629.77M | |||
| %± LW | +23% | +28% | +34% | +6% | / | / | / | / |
Scheduled showings update for Zootopia 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 62375 | $232k | $1.83M-$2.03M |
| Sunday | 67289 | $206k | $1.53M-$1.57M |
| Monday | 32406 | $10k | $0.54M-$0.74M |
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 | 155k | +1k | 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 | 622k | +24k | 432k | +16k | 40/60 | Drama/Comedy/Sports | 17.02 | $460-547M |
| Panda Plan 2 | 261k | +6k | 71k | +3k | 33/67 | Comedy/Action | 17.02 | $71-87M |
| Silent Awakening | 186k | +11k | 575k | +16k | 21/79 | Crime/Espionage | 17.02 | $158-313M |
| Blades of the Guardians | 145k | +6k | 431k | +9k | 42/58 | Action/Martial Arts | 17.02 | $129-244M |
| Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector | 132k | +8k | 124k | +6k | 37/63 | Animation/Fantasy | 17.02 | $194-230M |
| Per Aspera Ad Astra | 71k | +4k | 130k | +7k | 25/75 | Fantasy/Sci-Fi | 17.02 | $43-86M |
by Firefox72
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Zootopia 2 640M+ final. ♥️🎉🥰🤩👍🥳🥳
640M-650M final vs Zootopia‘s 236M. Just amazing.
China (629M+) and North America (404M+) combined grossed more than 1B+
Zootopia 2 and Avengers Endgame (NA: 858M, China: 632M) are the only films to consist of 2 markets earning over 400M each!
Zootopia 2 is going to surpass 1.780 billion dollar with an increase in it’s 10th weekend in it two biggest market i.e China and USA. Just insane run of which we were unheard.
So will Z2 still be playing in China during the spring festival?