Daily Box Office (April 22th 2026)
The market hits ¥12.7M/$1.86M. Down -2% from yesterday and down -20% from last week.
Cold War 1944 released its final trailer ahead of its May 1st release.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/YNjci0P.png
It's OK mostly dominate on Wednesday.
In Metropolitan cities:
Project Hail Mary wins Shanghai and Beijing
Its OK wins Guangzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chongqing and Suzhou
City tiers:
Nobody But You 2 drops to 3rd in T4.
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>Dear You
Tier 4: It's OK>The Caged Butterfly>Nobody But You 2
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It's OK | $0.36M | -1% | -29% | 60966 | 0.07M | $24.62M | $27M-$31M |
| 2 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.24M | -5% | -7% | 40025 | 0.05M | $11.34M | $13M-$14M |
| 3 | Nobody But You 2 | $0.20M | -16% | 45017 | 0.04M | $2.81M | $3M-$4M | |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | $0.20M | +1% | -39% | 24209 | 0.03M | $37.45M | $40M-$42M |
| 5 | Now I Met Her | $0.13M | -2% | -38% | 30655 | 0.02M | $10.18M | $11M-$12M |
| 6 | Pegasus 3 | $0.13M | -4% | -16% | 21446 | 0.02M | $638.80M | $639M-$640M |
| 7 | Organ Child | $0.10M | -9% | 23844 | 0.02M | $1.18M | $1M-$2M | |
| 8 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.06M | +6% | -45% | 26190 | 0.01M | $17.37M | $19M-$21M |
| 9 | Blades of The Guardians | $0.05M | -2% | -70% | 9106 | 0.01M | $209.59M | $209M-$210M |
| 10 | A Game of Identity | $0.05M | -11% | -61% | 20141 | 0.01M | $7.88M | $8M-$9M |
| 11 | Hoppers | $0.03M | -0% | -50% | 8454 | 0.01M | $23.74M | $24M-$25M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/hUNEHxJ.png
Michael midnight screenings pre-sales dominate the map for Thursday.
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 | 2131 | 2008 | -123 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 135 | 174 | +39 |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy grossed ¥0.44M/$0.06M on its 3rd Wednesday. Actually slightly up from yesterday.
Still below the first movies ¥0.58M/$0.08M 3rd Wednesday and tied with the 3rd Wednesday of Hoppers at ¥0.44/$0.06M
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
Galaxy continues to flatline.
https://i.imgur.com/Xx3dW86.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $16.20M , 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 | $0.06M | $17.37M | |
| %± LW | -35% | -40% | -37% | -33% | -40% | -45% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 26462 | $7k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
| Thursday | 26293 | $7k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
| Friday | 13268 | $4k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary in 4th grossed ¥1.37M/$0.20M on Wednesday. Stays pretty much flat for a 2nd
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $24.20M , IMAX: $10.84M , Rest: $2.29M
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 | $0.20M | $37.45M | |
| %± LW | -20% | -26% | -27% | -28% | -40% | -39% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 24533 | $25k | $0.19M-$0.20M |
| Thursday | 24435 | $28k | $0.18M-$0.19M |
| Friday | 13503 | $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 started its run with a very limited 3 screenings preview where it grossed $8k
Michael opening day pre-sales hit $481k at T-1. $541k including previews and midnight screenings. Continues to not exactly set the world on fire.
Final opening day pre-sales will likely land around $700k.
Full weekend pre-sales hit $878k
Midnight screenings tomorrow are now projected at $108-123k.
Opening day projections downgraded to $1.8-2.3M. Opening weekend should land somewhere between $6-8M if these opening day projecitons hold.
| 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 | $483k/65765 | $266k/18902 | $319k/43313 |
| 0 | $473k/23759 | $543k/51748 |
*Gross/Screenings
May/Labor Day:
The Devil Wears Prada 2 will release on the 30th while the local movies arive on the 1st.
Cold War 1944 which is expected to be the biggest movie of the Holidays is leading pre-sales.
| Days till release | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Cold War 1994 | Vanishing Point | Being Towards Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | / | $68k/35764 | $20k/13736 | $12k/15106 |
| 8 | / | $191k/44903 | $137k/19293 | $52k/19940 |
| 7 | $8k/2229 | |||
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*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 | 110k | +2k | 96k | +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 | 158k | +3k | 267k | +9k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Cold War 1944 | 68k | +2k | 89k | +1k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Vanishing Point | 66k | +2k | 29k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| Being Toward Death | 19k | +1k | 10k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 | |
| Once a Thief | 26k | +1k | 20k | +1k | 47/53 | Drama/Comedy/Action | 03.05 |
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 | |
| Love Battle | 33k | +1k | 48k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 17k | +1k | 16k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 6k | +1k | 10k | +1k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 19k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72