Weekend Box Office (April 3rd-5th)
It's OK alongside its previews rolled into the weekend just edges out Mario for 1st with a $9.95M opening. Mario technicaly wins the 3 day without the previews though. 4 Day weekend for It's OK now looking at $11-12M.
It's OK is a big hit with women who made up 85%+ of the movies audience over the weekend. Its struck a cord especialy with young women under 25 who made up slightly over 50% of the movies audiences this weekend.
Super Mario Galaxy opens 2nd with $8.31M. Without It's OK's previews it would be on top. 4 day weekend projections now at $10.8-10.9M which will be slightly below the first movies $11.5M 5 day opening.
In contract to It's OK the gender split for Mario was dominated by Men at 55% and skewed older with only 24% of audiences at 24 or younger. Indicating a more family orientated audience.
Project Hail Mary remains very strong with a $5.67M 3rd. Down just -27% even with all the new releases.
Now I Met Her opens 4th with $4.03M ahead of A Game of Identity which opens 5th with $3.61M
A Cagged Butterfly continued its standout performance for a Horror movie pushing to a ¥23.3M/$3.24M opening weekend. Slightly below its predescesor which scored ¥25.5M/$3.57M
Pegasus 3 the clear winner of the local holdovers with a strong $2.69M(-27%) 7th weekend.
| # | Movie | Gross | %LW | Total Gross | Total Admissions | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's Ok | $9.95M | $9.95M | 2.01M | 1 | |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | $8.31M | $8.31M | 1.40M | 1 | |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $5.67M | -27% | $27.78M | 4.26M | 3 |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $4.03M | $4.03M | 0.73M | 1 | |
| 5 | A Game of Identity | $3.61M | $3.61M | 0.74M | 1 | |
| 6 | The Cagged Butterfly | $3.24M | $3.24M | 0.67M | 1 | |
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $2.69M | -23% | $634.33M | 93.54M | 7 |
| 8 | Hoppers | $2.19M | -57% | $20.58M | 3.61M | 3 |
| 9 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $1.20M | $1.20M | 0.22M | 1 | |
| 10 | Blades Of The Guardians | $0.84M | -56% | $207.99M | 31.09M | 7 |
| 11 | Boonie Bears: THP | $0.52M | -26% | $153.39M | 23.62M | 7 |
| 12 | Silent Awakenings | $0.49M | -60% | $195.79M | 29.49M | 7 |
| 13 | Night King | $0.19M | -51% | $32.29M | 5.45M | 7 |
| 14 | Wuthering Heights | $0.18M | -68% | $5.24M | 0.88M | 4 |
| 15 | No Other Love | $0.14M | -86% | $1.65M | 0.32M | 2 |
Daily Box Office(April 5th 2026 – Qingming Festival)
The market hits ¥116.6M/$16.93M. Up +6% from yesterday and up +81% from last week.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/H1lZOrR.png
Mario and It's OK dominate on Sunday.
In Metropolitan cities:
Super Mario Galaxy wins Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Nanjing
Project Hail Mary wins Hangzhou Wuhan and Chongqing
It's OK wins Chengdu
Now I Met Her wins Suzhou
City tiers:
The Caged Butterfly climbs to 3rd in T3 and 2nd in T4.
Tier 1: Super Mario Galaxy>Project Hail Mary>It's OK
Tier 2: Super Mario Galaxy>It's OK>Project Hail Mary
Tier 3: Super Mario Galaxy>It's OK>The Caged Butterfly
Tier 4: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Super Mario Galaxy
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $3.28M | -5% | 84978 | 0.56M | $8.31M | $24M-$27M | |
| 2 | It's OK | $2.65M | +5% | 69872 | 0.53M | $9.95M | $21M-$23M | |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | $2.49M | +16% | -9% | 34790 | 0.38M | $27.78M | $37M-$39M |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $1.66M | +9% | 54369 | 0.30M | $4.03M | $11M-$12M | |
| 5 | A Game of Identity | $1.63M | -17% | 61170 | 0.33M | $3.61M | $10M-$11M | |
| 6 | The Caged Butterfly | $1.49M | +20% | 37012 | 0.30M | $3.24M | $8M-$10M | |
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $1.16M | +23% | -3% | 26638 | 0.19M | $634.33M | $638M-$640M |
| 8 | Hoppers | $0.97M | +23% | -49% | 23189 | 0.17M | $20.58M | $22M-$25M |
| 9 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $0.35M | +18% | 29173 | 0.06M | $1.20M | $2M-$3M | |
| 10 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.33M | +14% | -50% | 10785 | 0.05M | $207.99M | $209M-$210M |
| 11 | Boonie Bears: THP | $0.26M | +45% | -13% | 9089 | 0.05M | $153.39M | $153M-$154M |
| 12 | Sillent Awakenings | $0.16M | +24% | -57% | 6987 | 0.03M | $195.79M | $196M-$197M |
| 13 | Night King | $0.07M | +20% | -46% | 1796 | 0.01M | $32.29M | $32M-$33M |
| 14 | Wuthering Heights | $0.07M | +28% | -60% | 1807 | 0.01M | $5.24M | $5M-$6M |
| 15 | No Other Love | $0.04M | +28% | -88% | 215 | 0.01M | $1.65M | $2M-$3M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/Wj4QuGv.png
It's OK and Mario dominate pre-sales for the Holiday Monday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Mario loses IMAX screenings into Monday again as PHM a bit to further extend its dominance.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 3039 | 3061 | +22 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 875 | 770 | -105 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 11 | 13 | +2 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy adds a decent ¥22.5M/$3.28M on Sunday. One of the only 2 movies in the top 15 to decrease today but its still a good number. With the help of a Holiday tomorrow its barelly above Hoppers's first Sunday of ¥22.0M/$3.20M.
Its above the first movie's ¥16.9M first Sunday as well however that movie did not have a Holiday on Monday and was on its 5th day of the run already.
4 day weekend projections now at $10.8-10.9M
Total projections slightly up again to $24M-$27M.
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
https://i.imgur.com/KvMxKjN.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $7.48M , IMAX: $0.46M , Rest: $0.31M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban:
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.59M | $3.44M | $3.28M | $8.31M |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 86618 | $608k | $2.85M-$3.11M |
| Monday | 81655 | $486k | $2.55M-$2.58M |
| Tuesday | 38138 | $8k | $0.33M-$0.78M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary continues its fantastic performance after adding ¥17.07M/$2.49M on Sunday.
Not quite as strong as projected but still a good +16% increase on Sunday. Tomorrow it will cross ¥200M total.
4 Day weekend now projected at $7.2-7.3M.
Project Hail Mary vs F1:
https://i.imgur.com/OOtAkS9.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $18.08M , IMAX: $8.41M , Rest: $1.94M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 8.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $1.53M | $3.48M | $2.72M | $0.80M | $0.77M | $0.77M | $0.73M | $22.11M |
| Third Week | $1.04M | $2.14M | $2.49M | $27.78M | ||||
| %± LW | -32% | -38% | -9% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 34536 | $596k | $2.66M-$2.95M |
| Monday | 33371 | $347k | $1.56M-$1.65M |
| Tuesday | 21688 | $11k | $0.51M-$0.66M |
Hoppers
Hoppers also has a pretty good increase on Sunday after grossing ¥6.69M/$0.97M. The movie has now crossed $20M total.
4 day weekend projections now at $2.9-3M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $19.67M , IMAX: $0.51M , Rest: $0.38M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban: 7.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $0.83M | $2.37M | $1.89M | $0.32M | $0.33M | $0.45M | $0.45M | $18.39M |
| Third Week | $0.43M | $0.79M | $0.97M | $20.58M | ||||
| %± LW | -48% | -67% | -49% |
Scheduled showings update for Hoppers for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 22572 | $194k | $0.86M-$0.90M |
| Monday | 24605 | $142k | $0.74M-$0.76M |
| Tuesday | 9483 | $1k | $0.11M-$0.16M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release Michael on April 24th followed by Devil Wears Prada 2 on the 30th.
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.
April:
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | 68k | +3k | 56k | +2k | 59/41 | Biograpy/Drama | 24.04 |
May/Labor Day Holidays(30.4-5.5)
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil Wears Prada 2 | 59k | +4k | 104k | +9k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | |
| Cold War 1944 | 24k | +3k | 30k | +4k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Vanishing Point | 22k | +2k | 7k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | |
| All The Good Eyes | 4k | +1k | 3k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 |
by Firefox72
4 Comments
If Devil Wears Prada 2 does the marketing right targeting young female audience I can see it being a surprising hit in China
Galaxy will start making less than a mil in china tomorrow, after holiday today.
I am veeery Glad that endgame will beat back peagsus 3 and HOPEFULLY zootopia 2 back in 5 months in china AMEN !!!!!!!
Galaxy Movie is doing better than the first movie. We know the second movie will do so well in Japan like the first movie.