Daily Box Office(March 21th 2026)
The market hits ¥47.8M/$6.93M. Up +123% from yesterday and up +3% from last week.
Wuthering Heights drops a strong -10% from last week.
Daniel Wu the lead of Cold War 1994 has stated that the movie will be aiming for a May release. Likely for the May/Labour Day holidays.
The trailer for Spider Man: Brand New Day has has a pretty positive effect on its WTS pushing it from 57k to almost 78k in the past 4 days. In comparison the Dune 3 trailer had less of an effect on its WTS pushing it from 5k to 7.5k over the last few days. Although that movie is much further away.
Of the other more closer 2026 releases The Odyssey sits at 63k , Michael at 46k, Minnions & Monsters at 23k, Devil Wears Prada 2 at 16k, Mortal Kombat II at 11k and Disclosure Day at 5k.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/tqPojDl.png
Hoppers mostly dominates but Project Hail Mary wins the 2 biggest City municipalities.
In Metropolitan cities:
Hoppers wins Guangzhou, Chongqing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Suzhou and Nanjing
Project Hail Mary wins Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou,
City tiers:
Project Hail Mary overtakes Hoppers in T1.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>Hoppers>Pegasus 3
Tier 2: Hoppers>Project Hail Mary>Pegasus 3
Tier 3: Hoppers>Pegasus 3>Project Hail Mary
Tier 4: Hoppers>Pegasus 3>Project Hail Mary
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoppers | $4.36M | +115% | 103904 | 0.75M | $6.42M | $15M-$20M | |
| 2 | Project Hail Mary | $3.15M | +144% | 62706 | 0.48M | $4.44M | $13M-$15M | |
| 3 | Pegasus 3 | $2.75M | +125% | -47% | 78672 | 0.45M | $622.04M | $634M-$637M |
| 4 | Blades of The Guardians | $1.33M | +102% | -50% | 47463 | 0.221M | $200.58M | $207M-$210M |
| 5 | Sillent Awakenings | $0.95M | +46% | -48% | 36617 | 0.16M | $191.40M | $196M-$198M |
| 6 | Boonie Bears: THP | $0.60M | +500% | -53% | 20707 | 0.11M | $151.43M | $152M-$154M |
| 7 | Wuthering Heights | $0.47M | +74% | -27% | 9704 | 0.08M | $3.28M | $5-$6M |
| 8 | Night King | $0.30M | +67% | -48% | 7574 | 0.05M | $30.82M | $32M-$33M |
| 9 | GOAT | $0.21M | +250% | -91% | 8482 | 0.04M | $3.89M | $4M-$5M |
| 10 | Panda Plan 2 | $0.16M | +80% | -33% | 8941 | 0.03M | $40.87M | $42M-$43M |
| 11 | Marty Supreme | $0.09M | +80% | 14659 | 0.02M | $0.14M | $0.5M-$0.7M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/VUbDCeG.png
Hoppers and Project Hail Mary dominate pre-sales.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Project Hail Mary dominates IMAX screenings today and will only extends its gap at the top tomorrow.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 2624 | 2934 | +300 |
| 2 | Hoppers | 1265 | 846 | -419 |
| 3 | Pegasus 3 | 97 | 70 | -17 |
| 4 | Blades of The Guardians | 34 | 25 | -9 |
Hoppers
Hoppers grossed ¥30.1M/$4.36M on Saturday. Beter than projected but still under the pre-weekend expectations.
Weekend projections raised to $9.3-10.1M.
Hoppers vs some other animated movies of recent years
https://i.imgur.com/XL8BqAt.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $5.85M , IMAX: $0.33M , Rest: $0.17M
WoM figures:
Scores come in at 9.4 on both Maoyan and Tao. Good but not exceptional.
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban:
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $2.06M | $4.36M | $6.42M |
Scheduled showings update for Hoppers for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 103421 | $1.03M | $3.65M-$3.84M |
| Sunday | 98764 | $645k | $2.92M-$3.68M |
| Monday | 47171 | $14k | $0.43M-$0.54M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary remained 2nd after grosing $3.15M. Doing well across IMAX screens at least.
Weekend projections narrow to $6.8-6.9M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $2.77M , IMAX: $1.44M , Rest: $0.16M
WoM figures:
Scores for Project Hail Mary are also in and they are a bit weaker than for Hoppers.
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban:
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.29M | $3.15M | $4.44M |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 62742 | $945k | $2.97M-$3.36M |
| Sunday | 53139 | $736k | $2.38M-$2.44M |
| Monday | 31085 | $37k | $0.69M-$0.73M |
Pegasus 3
Pegasus 3 grossed ¥18.9M/$2.75M on Saturday.
Weekend projections slightly down to $5.6-5.7M(-49%)
Admissions wise Pegasus 3 hits 91.50M tickets sold. Pegasus realisticaly has 2M-ish admissions left in its run. Tomorrow it will surpass Full River Red at 91.8M. After that it has The Mermaid at 92.5M, No More Bets at 92.95M and finnaly Operation Red Sea at 92.99M to chase down become the 9th attended movie of all time.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $572.78M , IMAX: $31.93M , Rest: $12.16M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 7.2
| # | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Week | $1.93M | $1.74M | $1.62M | $2.29M | $5.24M | $3.73M | $1.22M | $614.98M |
| Fifth Week | $1.13M | $1.03M | $0.93M | $2.75M | $622.04M | |||
| %± LW | -41% | -41% | -42% | -47% |
Scheduled showings update for Pegasus 3 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonday | 78853 | $283k | $2.75M-$2.80M |
| Sunday | 80786 | $177k | $1.95M-$2.05M |
| Monday | 43081 | $3k | 0.63M-$0.69M |
Blades of the Guardians
Blades of the Guardians grossed ¥9.19M/$1.33M on Saturday. Crosses $200M total.
5th weekend is projected at $3.0-3.1M(-47%) now
Blades of the Guardians vs Legend of The Condor Heroes:
Blades of The Guardians total gross hits ¥1.383B. It has now doubled the total gross of Legend of The Condor Heroes.
https://i.imgur.com/ok7wle9.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $191.88M , IMAX: $6.42M , Rest: $1.58M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 7.5
| # | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Week | $1.08M | $1.02M | $0.93M | $1.27M | $2.65M | $2.05M | $0.72M | $196.70M |
| Fifth Week | $0.68M | $0.64M | $0.57M | $0.66M | $1.33M | $200.58M | ||
| %± LW | -37% | -37% | -39% | -48% | -50% |
Scheduled showings update for Blades of the Guardians for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 47590 | $143k | $1.32M-$1.50M |
| Sunday | 48332 | $96k | $1.02M-$1.10M |
| Monday | 27279 | $3k | $0.35M-$0.43M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release is Mario on April 3rd.
Here's how Mario Galaxy Maoyan WTS numbers compare to the first movie.
Mario:
https://i.imgur.com/j4Njtn1.pngg
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.
March:
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Other Love | 9k | +1k | 33k | +1k | 39/62 | Romance/Crime | 28.03 | $4M |
| Where the River Flows | 8k | +1k | 3k | +1k | 37/63 | Drama/Crime | 28.03 |
April:
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Super Mario Galaxy Movie | 116k | +3k | 55k | +3k | 38/62 | Fantasy/Animation | 03.04 | $23-38M |
| Now I Meet Her | 34k | +2k | 57k | +2k | 38/62 | Drama/Comedy | 03.04 | $5-8M |
| Its Ok | 14k | +1k | 16k | +2k | 19/81 | Drama | 03.04 | $7-11M |
| Game of Identity | 203k | +1k | 63k | +1k | 23/77 | Suspense/Crime | 04.04 | $7-15M |
| Sunshine Women's Choir | 3k | +1k | 3k | +1k | 22/77 | Drama | 04.04 |
by Firefox72
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Good scores for Hoppers I’m hoping it has a strong run ahead but Mario will be an issue.