Daily Box Office (April 30th 2026)
The market hits ¥41.4M/$6.06M. Up +133% from yesterday and up +207% from last week.
Masters of The Universe has been aproved for a release.
A New Gods: Wukong movies by Light Chasser Animation has been registered for production. It joins the now quite extensive list of 4-5 Wukong movies in active development.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/44nsM5s.png
The Devil Wears Prada 2 mostly dominates on its opening day but doesn't cleen sweep.
In Metropolitan cities:
Michael wins Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Beijing, Wuhan, Chengdu, Nanjing, Hangzhou and Suzhou
Dear You wins Guangzhou and Shenzhen
City tiers:
The Devil Wears Prada 2 tops every tier on its opening day.
Tier 1: The Devil Wears Prada 2>Dear You>Michael
Tier 2: The Devil Wears Prada 2>Michael>Being Towards Death
Tier 3: The Devil Wears Prada 2>Dear You>Being Towards Death
Tier 4: The Devil Wears Prada 2>The Caged Butterfly>Being Towards Death
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $2.40M | 90538 | 0.39M | $2.40M | $19M-$22M | ||
| 2 | Being Towards Death(Pre-Scr) | $0.56M | +87% | 23243 | 0.10M | $1.61M | $17M-$22M | |
| 3 | Dear You | $0.55M | 13049 | 0.11M | $2.52M | $8M-$11M | ||
| 4 | Michael | $0.54M | +29% | 42610 | 0.09M | $6.65M | $10M-$11M | |
| 5 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.41M | +78% | +71% | 35246 | 0.08M | $14.07M | $16M-$18M |
| 6 | It's OK | $0.27M | +18% | -23% | 24496 | 0.06M | $27.61M | $28M-$31M |
| 7 | Project Hail Mary | $0.22M | +38% | +10% | 13078 | 0.03M | $39.60M | $40M-$41M |
| 8 | Nobody But You 2 | $0.22M | +5% | +30% | 16450 | 0.04M | $4.03M | $4M-$5M |
| 9 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.15M | +115% | +150% | 16740 | 0.03M | $18.92M | $21M-$22M |
| 10 | Pegasus 3 | $0.14M | +17% | +8% | 14137 | 0.02M | $640.10M | $640M-$641M |
| 11 | Hoppers | $0.12M | +50% | +320% | 7630 | 0.02M | $24.50M | $25M-$28M |
| 12 | Now I Met Her | $0.08M | +15% | -33% | 15394 | 0.02M | $11.12M | $11M-$13M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/E50GFbI.png
Cold War 1944 and Vanishing Point dominate pre-sales for May/Labor Day.
IMAX Screenings distribution
The Devil Wears Prada 2 dominates IMAX screenings today but that will only last 1 day as tomorrow Cold War 1994 will take over.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 2844 | 717 | -2127 |
| 2 | Michael | 945 | 282 | -663 |
| 3 | Project Hail Mary | 89 | 51 | -38 |
| 4 | Cold War 1994 | 0 | 3705 | +3705 |
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens with ¥16.4M/$2.40M on Thursday. A solid opening day but slightly below Thunderbolts ¥17.6M opening day last year.
4 day Holiday opening will be aiming for $9-10M
Michael vs Bohemian Rhapsody:
https://i.imgur.com/IVzRzah.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $2.03M , IMAX: $0.26M , Rest: $0.10M
WoM figures:
Opens with a good 9.5 across both Maoyan and Taopiaopiao.
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban:
| # | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $2.40M | $2.40M |
Scheduled showings update for The Devil Wears Prada 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 43051 | 796k | $2.30M-$2.60M |
| Friday | 57683 | $621k | $2.67M-$2.70M |
| Saturday | 32943 | $114k | $2.34M-$2.57M |
| Sunday | 15879 | $33k | $2.14M-$2.32M |
Michael
Michael grossed ¥3.69M/$0.54M on Thursday. As all the other movies in the top 10 it increases on Labor Day Eve.
First day in the run thats above Bohemian Rhapsody's comparable ¥3.51M/$0.52M 1st Thursday.
The 2nd weekend even though boosted by the Holidays will be aiming for just $1.4-1.8M(-66%)
Michael vs Bohemian Rhapsody:
https://i.imgur.com/UNNyZel.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $4.38M , IMAX: $1.71M , Rest: $0.52M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 9.4 , Douban: 7.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $1.56M | $1.91M | $1.32M | $0.47M | $0.43M | $0.42M | $0.54M | $6.65M |
Scheduled showings update for Michael for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 43051 | $100k | $0.45M-$0.54M |
| Friday | 6563 | $157k | $0.53M-$0.65M |
| Saturday | 16427 | $51k | $0.47M-$0.62M |
| Sunday | 3241 | $13k | $0.45M-$0.55M |
May/Labor Day:
Cold War 1944 pre-sales exceed $2M as Vanishing Point reaches $1.36M.
Opening day projections for tomorrow:
Cold War 1994: $8.5-8.8M
Vanishing Point: $4.3-5.2M
Being Towards Death: $2.2-2.6M
No one is closer than we: $1.0-1.4M
| 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 | $776k/75163 | $429k/42752 | $122k/38461 | $149k/3320 |
| 2 | $347k/51432 | $955k/100446 | $532k/61598 | $153k/52881 | $173k/5256 |
| 1 | $482k/76051 | $1.24M/126317 | $690k/81680 | $200k/68731 | $300k/7790 |
| 0 | $796k/90311 | $2.09M/141380 | $1.36M/94544 | $436k/77036 | $794k/9696 |
*Gross/Screenings
Cold War 1994 opening day pre-sales:
Cold War 1994 opening day pre-sales hit a $2.09M final. Comps slightly decrease on the last day.
Official opening day projections at $8.5-8.8M going into tomorrow.
| 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 | $776k/75163 | $469k/67561 | $533k/29654 | $2.31M/97680 | $953k/46208 |
| 2 | $955k/100446 | $562k/83337 | $609k/35366 | $2.65M/112430 | $1.13M/56073 |
| 1 | $1.24M/126317 | $695k/98097 | $698k/41285 | $3.27M/125706 | $1.43M/65663 |
| 0 | $2.09M/141380 | $1.20M/108262 | $1.17M/45547 | $5.84M/134942 | $2.63M/92383 |
| Opening Day | / | $6.21M | $6.91M | $18.74M | $11.98M |
| Comp | Average: $9.85M | $10.82M | $12.37M | $6.70M | $9.52M |
*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
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortal Kombat II | 26k | +1k | 14k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 34k | +1k | 49k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 21k | +1k | 18k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 11k | +1k | 17k | +1k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 23k | +1k | 12k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72