Daily Box Office (April 17th 2026)
The market hits ¥21.2M/$3.10M. Up +52% from yesterday and down -20% from last week.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/siiC5Ln.png
It's OK dominates in most places.
In Metropolitan cities:
It's OK wins Guangzhou, Chongqing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Suzhou and Nanjing
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing
City tiers:
Pegasus 3 climbs to 3rd in T4.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>It's OK>Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Tier 2: It's OK>Project Hail Mary>The Caged Butterfly
Tier 3: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Now I Met Her
Tier 4: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Pegasus 3
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's OK | $0.69M | +47% | -32% | 71698 | 0.14M | $21.32M | $28M-$30M |
| 2 | Project Hail Mary | $0.44M | +57% | -20% | 29459 | 0.07M | $35.05M | $39M-$40M |
| 3 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.39M | +44% | -23% | 43397 | 0.08M | $9.12M | $12M-$13M |
| 4 | Now I Met Her | $0.27M | +47% | -31% | 41255 | 0.05M | $8.98M | $11M-$12M |
| 5 | Pegasus 3 | $0.25M | +47% | +19% | 26010 | 0.04M | $637.57M | $639M-$640M |
| 6 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.24M | +140% | -35% | 38278 | 0.04M | $15.39M | $19M-$21M |
| 7 | A Game of Identity | $0.15M | +25% | -44% | 34684 | 0.03M | $7.33M | $8M-$9M |
| 8 | Hoppers | $0.10M | +67% | +8% | 13743 | 0.02M | $22.88M | $24M-$25M |
| 9 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.06M | +9% | -50% | 10092 | 0.01M | $209.21M | $209M-$210M |
| 10 | Sunshine Women's Choir | $0.06M | +32% | -40% | 7957 | 0.01M | $2.43M | $2M-$3M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/bBLY4N5.png
Nobody But You 2 dominates pre-sales ahead of its release tomorrow.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Project Hail Mary will continue to dominate IMAX through the weekend.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 2524 | 3076 | +552 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 218 | 367 | +149 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 7 | 9 | +2 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy in 6th adds ¥1.66M/$0.24M on its 3rd Friday. Way below the 3rd Friday of Hoppers(¥2.92M/$0.43M) and slightly below the 3rd Friday of Super Mario Bros(¥1.99M/$0.29M)
3rd weekend projections slightly raised to $1.8-2.0M(-42%).
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
Mario Galaxy continues to fall further and further behind.
https://i.imgur.com/MHrJzuI.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $14.32M , IMAX: $0.67M , Rest: $0.45M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.1
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $0.37M | $1.58M | $1.32M | $0.12M | $0.10M | $0.11M | $0.10M | $15.15M |
| Third Week | $0.24M | $15.39M | ||||||
| %± LW | -35% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 38443 | $34k | $0.15M-$0.19M |
| Saturday | 47580 | $135k | $0.84M-$0.95M |
| Sunday | 38803 | $26k | $0.75M-$0.79M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary grossed ¥2.98M/$0.44M on Friday. Crosses $35M total.
5th weekend projections slightly raised to $2.3-2.4M(-22%)
Project Hail Mary vs F1:
https://i.imgur.com/52N9WDK.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $22.59M , IMAX: $10.21M , Rest: $2.19M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.2 , Douban: 8.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Week | $0.55M | $1.38M | $1.07M | $0.28M | $0.34M | $0.33M | $0.28M | $34.61M |
| Fifth Week | $0.44M | $35.05M | ||||||
| %± LW | -20% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 29686 | $68k | $0.43M-$0.46M |
| Saturday | 29657 | $230k | $1.08M-$1.10M |
| Sunday | 25605 | $73k | $0.82M-$0.84M |
Other stuff:
The next Holywood release Michael on April 24th followed by Devil Wears Prada 2 on the 30th.
Michael Opening Day pre-sales
Michael pre-sales hit $170k after the 3rd day. $200k including previews and midnight screenings.
Slight slowdown in pace after the first 2 days.
Full weekend pre-sales hit $320k
| Days till release | Michael | Project Hail Mary | F1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | $40k/12877 | / | $31k/14328 |
| 7 | $115k/18281 | / | $48k/15335 |
| 6 | $170k/20839 | $19k/4747 | $69k/16308 |
| 5 | $38k/6270 | $87k/17506 | |
| 4 | $62k/7441 | $107k/19421 | |
| 3 | $104k/9268 | $156k/21808 | |
| 2 | $154k/12234 | $230k/29788 | |
| 1 | $266k/18902 | $319k/43313 | |
| 0 | $473k/23759 | $543k/51748 |
*Gross/Screenings
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 | 101k | +3k | 82k | +1k | 59/41 | Biograpy/Drama | 24.04 | $8M |
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 | 132k | +8k | 220k | +11k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 53k | +3k | 71k | +3k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 49k | +5k | 20k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| All The Good Eyes | 15k | +2k | 9k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Being Toward Death | 13k | +1k | 5k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 |
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Projections for Michael ?