Weekend Box Office (April 24th-26th)
Michael tops the weekend but doesn't really light the world on fire with a ¥32.6M/$4.79M opening weekend. Below Bohemian Rhapsody's ¥44.2M/$6.58M opening.
It's OK holds onto 2nd as it continues its run towards a potential $30M
Project Hail Mary drops to 4th this weekend after grossing good $1.25M on its 6th weekend. Slowly winding down as it nears $40M
The Caged Butterfly continues its very strong run for horror movie standards. Might even potentialy reach ¥100M/$14.5M unless the new Holiday releases kill its run completely.
| # | Movie | Gross | %LW | Total Gross | Total Admissions | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | $4.79M | $4.79M | 0.75M | 1 | |
| 2 | It's Ok | $1.71M | -41% | $26.68M | 5.33M | 4 |
| 3 | The Cagged Butterfly | $1.45M | -22% | $13.03M | 2.65M | 4 |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | $1.25M | -44% | $38.90M | 5.95M | 6 |
| 5 | Super Mario Galaxy | $1.18M | -41% | $18.61M | 3.18M | 4 |
| 6 | Dear You(Pre-Src) | $0.94M | $0.94M | 0.28M | 0 | |
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $0.70M | -35% | $639.63M | 94.41M | 10 |
| 8 | Now I Met Her | $0.53M | -51% | $10.83M | 2.01M | 4 |
| 9 | Nobody But You 2 | $0.46M | -78% | $3.44M | 0.63M | 2 |
| 10 | Hoppers | $0.55M | -35% | $24.32M | 4.27M | 6 |
| 11 | Organ Child | $0.25M | -69% | $1.52M | 0.29M | 2 |
Daily Box Office (April 26th 2026)
The market hits ¥36.2M/$5.30M. Down -23% from yesterday and down -17% from last week.
Supergirl is a go and should be officialy announced for a release in the near future.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/7h5ADXs.png
Michael mostly dominates on Sunday.
In Metropolitan cities:
Michael wins Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Suzhou
City tiers:
Dear You climbs to 2nd in T1 and T3. Mario climbs to 3rd in T2.
Tier 1: Michael>Dear You>Project Hail Mary
Tier 2: Michael>It's OK>Super Mario Galaxy
Tier 3: Michael>Dear You>It's OK
Tier 4: Michael>The Caged Butterfly>It's OK
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | $1.32M | -31% | 77600 | 0.20M | $4.79M | $8M-$12M | |
| 2 | It's OK | $0.57M | -24% | -40% | 57148 | 0.10M | $26.68M | $27M-$32M |
| 5 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.50M | -11% | -40% | 33785 | 0.09M | $18.61M | $20M-$22M |
| 3 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.44M | -37% | -23% | 43406 | 0.08M | $13.03M | $13M-$16M |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | $0.43M | -28% | -45% | 21339 | 0.07M | $38.90M | $39M-$42M |
| 6 | Dear You(Pre-Scr) | $0.38M | +6% | 6261 | 0.07M | $0.94M | ||
| 7 | Pegasus 3 | $0.26M | -16% | -30% | 19732 | 0.04M | $639.63M | $640M-$641M |
| 8 | Hoppers | $0.25M | -1% | -30% | 15268 | 0.04M | $24.32M | $24M-$25M |
| 9 | Now I Met Her | $0.18M | -18% | -50% | 22771 | 0.03M | $10.83M | $11M-$13M |
| 10 | Nobody But You 2 | $0.14M | -22% | -80% | 28260 | 0.02M | $3.44M | $3M-$4M |
| 11 | Organ Child | $0.07M | -30% | -78% | 13181 | 0.01M | $1.52M | $1M-$2M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/amh9JQu.png
Michael mostly dominates pre-sales for Monday.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Michael absolutely dominates the IMAX screenings and will continue to do so tomorrow.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3760 | 2746 | -1014 |
| 1 | Project Hail Mary | 225 | 216 | -9 |
| 2 | Super Mario Galaxy | 25 | 5 | -20 |
Michael
Michael grossed ¥9.08M/$1.32M on Sunday. Continues to trail Bohemian Rhapsody which grossed ¥14.0M/$2.08M on its first Sunday.
Michael is projected a ¥2.8-3.1M Monday which again would be significantly below Bohemian Rhapsody's ¥5.1M/$0.76M 1st Monday.
Total projections slightly go up on the upper end to $12M. Reaching that will basicaly depend how much the movie can stay around during the Holiday week next week.
Michael vs Bohemian Rhapsody:
https://i.imgur.com/bee2KJb.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $3.02M , IMAX: $1.31M , Rest: $0.41M
WoM figures:
Michael opens with 7.5 on Douban. Below Bohemian Rhapsody's 8.7 opening score.
Maoyan: 9.6 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 7.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.56M | $1.91M | $1.32M | $4.79M |
Scheduled showings update for Michael for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 78197 | $332k | $1.27M-$1.33M |
| Monday | 59838 | $67k | $0.40M-$0.45M |
| Tuesday | 41450 | $13k | $0.37M-$0.44M |
Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Mario Galaxy grossed ¥3.45M/$0.50M on its 4th Sunday.
Below the first movies ¥4.42M/$0.63M 4th Sunday as that movie was entering the May/Labor Day Holidays. But above the 4th Sunday of Hoppers at ¥2.99/$0.43M
Super Mario Galaxy vs Super Mario Bros:
https://i.imgur.com/A50ijfJ.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $17.36M , IMAX: $0.70M , Rest: $0.48M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.3 , Taopiaopiao: 9.3 , Douban: 7.0
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Week | $0.24M | $0.95M | $0.83M | $0.08M | $0.06M | $0.06M | $0.06M | $17.43M |
| Fourth Week | $0.12M | $0.56M | $0.50M | $18.61M | ||||
| %± LW | -50% | -41% | -40% |
Scheduled showings update for Super Mario Galaxy Movie for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 33538 | $70k | $0.45M-$0.53M |
| Monday | 18251 | $7k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
| Tuesday | 11875 | $1k | $0.05M-$0.06M |
Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary in 5th grossed ¥2.91M/$0.43M on Sunday. Starting to slowly wind down as it nears $40M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $25.08M , IMAX: $10.95M , Rest: $2.31M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.2 , Taopiaopiao: 9.2 , Douban: 8.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Week | $0.44M | $1.02M | $0.78M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $0.20M | $37.65M |
| Sixth Week | $0.22M | $0.60M | $0.43M | $38.90M | ||||
| %± LW | -50% | -41% | -45% |
Scheduled showings update for Project Hail Mary for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 21287 | $88k | $0.39M-$0.44M |
| Monday | 18612 | $15k | $0.11M-$0.13M |
| Wednesday | 13454 | $4k | $0.12M-$0.13M |
May/Labor Day:
The Devil Wears Prada 2 continues its solid pre-sales as opening day pre-sales hit $248k
Cold War 1944 continues to lead pre-sales for May 1st Labor Day.
| Days till release | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Cold War 1994 | Vanishing Point | Being Towards Death | No one is closer than we |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | / | $68k/35764 | $20k/13736 | $12k/15106 | / |
| 8 | / | $191k/44903 | $137k/19293 | $52k/19940 | / |
| 7 | $8k/2229 | $287k/51261 | $189k/23937 | $64k/23680 | / |
| 6 | $58k/25865 | $381k/56830 | $228k/28028 | $76k/27293 | $17k/618 |
| 5 | $119k/33312 | $504k/61504 | $287k/31672 | $92k/30186 | $50k/2502 |
| 4 | $178k/38107 | $622k/65409 | $361k/35037 | $106k/32512 | $64k/2911 |
| 3 | $248k/42532 | ||||
| 2 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 0 |
*Gross/Screenings
Cold War 1994 opening day pre-sales:
Cold War 1994 is trending stronger than last years champion The Dumpling Queen and 2024's Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In but below the fan driven Wang Yibo Formed Police Unit and 2024's champion The Last Frenzy
I would personaly like to see at least ¥500M/$70M from this.
| Days till release | Cold War 1994 | The Dumpling Queen | Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In | Formed Police Unit | The Last Frenzy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | $68k/35764 | $134k/33024 | $150k/15614 | $1.06M/56021 | $290k/20336 |
| 8 | $191k/44903 | $170k/38242 | $183k/17194 | $1.21M/61626 | $347k/22999 |
| 7 | $287k/51261 | $213k/42585 | $220k/18623 | $1.37M/66430 | $409k/25908 |
| 6 | $381k/56830 | $257k/46788 | $286k/20771 | $1.55M/72098 | $502k/29226 |
| 5 | $504k/61504 | $312k/53911 | $370k/23034 | $1.73M/77845 | $656k/33264 |
| 4 | $622k/65409 | $384k/59615 | $452k/26097 | $2.00M/87942 | $806k/39722 |
| 3 | $469k/67561 | $533k/29654 | $2.31M/97680 | $953k/46208 | |
| 2 | $562k/83337 | $609k/35366 | $2.65M/112430 | $1.13M/56073 | |
| 1 | $695k/98097 | $698k/41285 | $3.27M/125706 | $1.43M/65663 | |
| 0 | $1.20M/108262 | $1.17M/45547 | $5.84M/134942 | $2.63M/92383 | |
| Opening Day | / | $6.21M | $6.91M | $18.74M | $11.98M |
| Comp | Average: $8.66M | $10.06M | $9.54M | $5.82M | $9.24M |
*Gross/Screenings
The Devil Wears Prada 2:
The Devil Wears Prada 2 pre-sales are trending slightly above Thunderbolts which launched on the same day last year 1 day before the start of the Holidays.
The pace has not been as strong though going into the last few days. We will get the first opening day projections tomorrow.
| Days till release | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | Thunderbolts | Wuthering Heights | Fantastic Four |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | / | / | $2k/2042 | / |
| 7 | $8k/2229 | / | $8k/3897 | $2k/2677 |
| 6 | $58k/25865 | / | $17k/4857 | $15k/6992 |
| 5 | $119k/33312 | / | $25k/5428 | $39k/9088 |
| 4 | $178k/38107 | $143k/31015 | $34k/5960 | $65k/11095 |
| 3 | $248k/42532 | $234k/43450 | $48k/7183 | $113k/14695 |
| 2 | $343k/57244 | $63k/9134 | $178k/19592 | |
| 1 | $487k/57244 | $83k/12235 | $303k/35148 | |
| 0 | $824k/89134 | $121k/14778 | $611k/45327 | |
| Opening Day | / | $2.47M | $0.30M | $1.74M |
| Comp | Average: $2.66M | $2.61M | $1.55M | $3.82M |
*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.
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 | 169k | +3k | 280k | +3k | 26/74 | Drama/Comedy | 30.04 | $9-41M |
| Vanishing Point | 75k | +3k | 33k | +1k | 33/67 | Thriller/Crime | 01.05 | $21-36M |
| Cold War 1944 | 74k | +2k | 95k | +1k | 75/25 | Drama/Action/Crime | 01.05 | $60-88M |
| Being Toward Death | 23k | +1k | 11k | +1k | 38/62 | Drama | 01.05 | |
| Once a Thief | 30k | +1k | 22k | +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 | 24k | +1k | 13k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 34k | +1k | 49k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 19k | +1k | 18k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 9k | +1k | 14k | +1k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 21k | +1k | 12k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72
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Really underwhelming Michael performance in China. I thought it would do $20 million there at the very least. Also with 1.57 million admissions and only $4.57 million in box office that means average of $3 per ticket which surprises me considering this also plays at IMAX and that would be its main draw.
Didn’t know many Chinese tickets are priced at levels of like $2 then. Those sound to me very 3rd world priced.
Firefox. Really appreciate these china numbers you post up every day. I live in new zealand and it’s one of the first things i look at while drinking my coffee in the morning and reading the news.