Daily Box Office (April 21th 2026)
The market hits ¥12.8M/$1.88M. Down -8% from yesterday and down -12% from last week.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/k0JjEmz.png
It's OK mostly dominate on Tuesday
In Metropolitan cities:
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai and Beijing
Its OK wins Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chongqing and Suzhou
City tiers:
The Caged Butterfly climbs to 3rd in T1 and 2nd in T2.
Tier 1: Project Hail Mary>It's OK>The Caged Butterfly
Tier 2: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Project Hail Mary
Tier 3: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Nobody But You 2
Tier 4: Nobody But You 2>It's OK>The Caged Butterfly
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's OK | $0.36M | -1% | -31% | 61048 | 0.07M | $24.26M | $27M-$31M |
| 2 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.25M | -1% | +2% | 39659 | 0.05M | $11.10M | $13M-$14M |
| 3 | Nobody But You 2 | $0.24M | -17% | 45849 | 0.04M | $2.61M | $3M-$4M | |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | $0.20M | -2% | -40% | 24310 | 0.03M | $37.25M | $40M-$41M |
| 5 | Pegasus 3 | $0.13M | -4% | -14% | 21142 | 0.02M | $638.67M | $639M-$640M |
| 6 | Now I Met Her | $0.13M | -1% | -38% | 30668 | 0.03M | $10.05M | $11M-$12M |
| 7 | Organ Child | $0.12M | -15% | 24280 | 0.02M | $1.08M | $1M-$2M | |
| 8 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.06M | -28% | -40% | 27102 | 0.01M | $17.31M | $19M-$21M |
| 9 | A Game of Identity | $0.05M | -10% | -60% | 20481 | 0.01M | $7.83M | $8M-$9M |
| 10 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.05M | -1% | -15% | 8692 | 0.01M | $209.54M | $209M-$210M |
| 11 | Hoppers | $0.03M | -37% | -62% | 8619 | 0.01M | $23.71M | $24M-$25M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/mVR3oH6.png
It's OK mostly dominate pre-sales for Wednesday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Project Hail Mary will continue to dominate IMAX through the week.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 2147 | 2163 | +,16 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 146 | 139 | -7 |
| 3 | Hoppers | 3 | 5 | +2 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy grossed ¥0.41M/$0.06M on its 3rd Tuesday. Below the first movies ¥0.62M/$0.09M 3rd Monday and below the 3rd Tuesday of Hoppers ¥0.54/$0.08M
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
Galaxy continues to flatline.
https://i.imgur.com/IlHGFfC.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $16.14M , IMAX: $0.69M , Rest: $0.48M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.0
| # | 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 | $0.95M | $0.83M | $0.08M | $0.06M | $17.31M | ||
| %± LW | -35% | -40% | -37% | -33% | -40% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 27541 | $6k | $0.07M-$0.12M |
| Wednesday | 26462 | $7k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
| Thursday | 19862 | $2k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary in 4th grossed ¥1.36M/$0.20M on Tuesday. Continues its way towards $40M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $24.06M , IMAX: $10.79M , Rest: $2.28M
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 | $1.02M | $0.78M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $37.25M | ||
| %± LW | -20% | -26% | -27% | -28% | -40% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 24633 | $25k | $0.18M-$0.19M |
| Wednesday | 24533 | $25k | $0.19M-$0.20M |
| Thursday | 19217 | $8k | $0.18M-$0.19M |
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 $391k at T-2. $439k including previews and midnight screenings. Not exatly scorching pace. Final opening day pre-sales will likely fall well short of $1M
Full weekend pre-sales hit $717k
Midnight screenings now projected at $140-160k. Opening day projections start at $2-3M.
| 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 | $211k/23170 | $38k/6270 | $87k/17506 |
| 4 | $253k/25655 | $62k/7441 | $107k/19421 |
| 3 | $318k/30730 | $104k/9268 | $156k/21808 |
| 2 | $391k/43009 | $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 | 109k | +2k | 95k | +2k | 59/41 | Biograpy/Drama | 24.04 | $14M |
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 | 155k | +6k | 257k | +9k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 66k | +2k | 88k | +3k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 64k | +3k | 28k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| All The Good Eyes | 19k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 01.05 | |
| Being Toward Death | 18k | +1k | 9k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 | |
| Once a Thief | 25k | +1k | 19k | +1k | 47/53 | Drama/Comedy/Action | 03.05 | $6M |
May
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Kombat II | 22k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | $6M |
| Love Battle | 33k | +1k | 48k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | $3M |
| Be Yourself | 16k | +1k | 16k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | $7M |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 5k | +1k | 9k | +1k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
by Firefox72
2 Comments
Not much movement on michael presales. Early screenings start tomorrow. At least 3rd party projections have gone up to $14m.
I was hoping project Hail Mary could’ve broken out more but I guess the books weren’t as popular overseas. That’s too bad