Weekend Box Office (May 1st-3rd – Labor Day Holidays)
Vanishing Point surprises and tops the Labor Day weekend with $24.23M edging out Cold War 1994 which settles for 2nd with $21.18M
The Devil Wears Prada 2 opens 2nd with $8.52M with its 4 day opening.
Michael has a pretty bad hold as the top holdover with $1.69M. Behind the 2nd weekend of Bohemian Rhapsody($2.42M)
Super Mario Galaxy has a good hold as it nears $20M but its Hoppers that really shinnes with a fantastic hold on its 7th weekend.
| # | Movie | Gross | %LW | Total Gross | Total Admissions | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing Point | $24.23M | $24.23M | 5.03M | 1 | |
| 2 | Cold War 1994 | $21.18M | $21.18M | 3.98M | 1 | |
| 3 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $8.52M | $8.52M | 1.46M | 1 | |
| 4 | Being Towards Death | $6.95M | $6.95M | 1.40M | 1 | |
| 5 | Dear You | $6.14M | $6.14M | 1.32M | 1 | |
| 6 | No one is closer than we | $3.84M | $3.84M | 0.65M | 1 | |
| 7 | GG BOND: RACE THROUGH TIME | $2.01M | $2.01M | 0.44M | 1 | |
| 8 | Michael | $1.69M | -65% | $8.34M | 1.32M | 2 |
| 9 | The Cagged Butterfly | $1.10M | -24% | $15.17M | 3.11M | 5 |
| 10 | Super Mario Galaxy | $1.02M | -14% | $19.94M | 3.42M | 5 |
| 11 | Hoppers | $0.73M | +33% | $25.23M | 4.45M | 7 |
| 12 | Once a Thief | $0.60M | $0.60M | 0.13M | 1 | |
| 13 | Project Hail Mary | $0.53M | -58% | $40.13M | 6.14M | 7 |
| 14 | All The Good Eyes(Pre-Src) | $0.37M | -69% | $0.43M | 0.09M | 0 |
Daily Box Office (May 3rd 2026 – Labor Day Holiday Day 3)
The market hits ¥172.0M/$25.18M. Up +1% from yesterday and up +352% from last week.
Mortal Kombat II pre-sales sit at $22k for Friday and haven't exactly been pacing well.
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/CYw9Uwc.png
Vanishing Point continues to dominate.
In Metropolitan cities:
Cold War 1994 wins Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen
Vanishing Point wins Chongqing, Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Wuhan and Nanjing
City tiers:
Unchanged from yesterday.
Tier 1: Cold War 1994>Vanishing Point>The Devil Wears Prada 2
Tier 2: Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994>The Devil Wears Prada 2
Tier 3: Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994>Dear You
Tier 4: Vanishing Point>Cold War 1994>Being Towards Death
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing Point | $9.46M | +13% | 112939 | 1.80M | $24.23M | $82M-$87M | |
| 2 | Cold War 1994 | $6.01M | -13% | 107947 | 1.00M | $21.18M | $60M-$64M | |
| 3 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $1.68M | -15% | 36134 | 0.28M | $8.52M | $15M-$19M | |
| 4 | No one is closer than we | $1.63M | +46% | 11855 | 0.22M | $3.84M | $7M-$9M | |
| 5 | Dear You | $1.53M | +38% | 29700 | 0.31M | $6.14M | $12M-$14M | |
| 6 | Being Towards Death | $1.47M | -15% | 48401 | 0.30M | $6.95M | $13M-$15M | |
| 7 | Once a Thief | $0.60M | 15578 | 0.11M | $0.60M | $2M-$3M | ||
| 8 | GG BOND: RACE THROUGH TIME | $0.57M | -16% | 28885 | 0.12M | $2.01M | $3M-$6M | |
| 9 | Michael | $0.48M | -31% | -64% | 9791 | 0.07M | $8.34M | $10M-$11M |
| 10 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.40M | +3% | -20% | 8523 | 0.07M | $19.94M | $21M-$23M |
| 11 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.37M | -12% | -16% | 16406 | 0.08M | $15.17M | $17M-$18M |
| 12 | Hoppers | $0.31M | +7% | +24% | 6731 | 0.06M | $25.23M | $25M-$27M |
| 13 | Project Hail Mary | $0.20M | -5% | -53% | 2369 | 0.03M | $40.13M | $40M-$41M |
| 14 | All The Good Eyes(Pre-Scr) | $0.08M | -33% | 4227 | 0.02M | $0.43M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/JkUQIlG.png
Vanishing Point dominates pre-sales for the 4th day of the Holidays.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Cold War 1994 dominates IMAX screenings today and will continue to do so going forward. Michael leapfrogs The Devil Wears Prada 2.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold War 1994 | 3337 | 3244 | -93 |
| 2 | Michael | 557 | 589 | +32 |
| 3 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 530 | 482 | -48 |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | 237 | 305 | +68 |
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994 adds ¥41M/$6.01M on the 3nd day of the May/Labor Day holiday. Hits ¥144.2M/$21.18M over the weekend as its starting to fall behind Vanishing Point.
Cold War 1994 vs Cold War 2/1
https://i.imgur.com/omphRQF.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $18.74M , IMAX: $1.78M , Rest: $0.40M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: , Taopiaopiao: 9.6 , Douban: 7.2
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $8.21M | $6.96M | $6.01M | $21.18M |
Scheduled showings update for Cold War 1994 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 109630 | $764k | $6.06M-$6.13M |
| Monday | 103712 | $540k | $5.09M-$5.30M |
| Tuesday | 86026 | $100k | $3.25M-$3.83M |
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point continues to exceel as it increases for a 2nd day running after grossing ¥64.4M/$9.46M on the 3rd day of the Holidays.
A strong ¥165M/$24.23M opening weekend.
Tomorrow it will be flying past ¥200M/$30M as the holidays continue with total projections climbing north of ¥550M/$80M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $23.87M , Rest: $0.25M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 8.9(-0.1) , Douban: 7.7
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $6.37M | $8.40M | $9.46M | $24.23M |
Scheduled showings update for Vanishing Point for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 110412 | $1.29M | $8.87M-$9.25M |
| Monday | 121327 | $1.25M | $9.34M-$9.65M |
| Tuesday | 99028 | $153k | $6.16M-$7.33M |
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 remains 3rd but continues to show signs of frontloadness.
Hits a 4 Day total of ¥58.1M as it continues to fall behind Thunderbolts which stood at ¥64.7M after 4 days last year.
Its now overtaken the running total of Michael after just 4 days.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 vs Thunderbolts:
https://i.imgur.com/v3vQzC1.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $7.67M , IMAX: $0.55M , Rest: $0.28M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 6.6
| # | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $2.40M | $2.46M | $1.98M | $1.68M | $8.52M |
Scheduled showings update for The Devil Wears Prada 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 36702 | $395k | $1.68M-$1.75M |
| Monday | 35085 | $309k | $1.44M-$1.57M |
| Tuesday | 28624 | $48k | $0.94M-$1.14M |
Michael
Michael grossed ¥3.27M/$0.48M on Sunday for a ¥11.5M/$1.69M 2nd weekend. Below Bohemian Rhapsody's 2nd weekend of ¥16.3M/$2.42M
Michael vs Bohemian Rhapsody:
https://i.imgur.com/JY3cp6u.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $5.35M , IMAX: $1.87M , Rest: $0.59M
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 |
| Second Week | $0.51M | $0.70M | $0.48M | $8.34M | ||||
| %± LW | -67% | -63% | -64% |
Scheduled showings update for Michael for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 100578 | $135k | $0.47M-$0.48M |
| Monday | 9556 | $111k | $0.40M-$0.43M |
| Tuesday | 7740 | $19k | $0.27M-$0.28M |
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 | 27k | +1k | 15k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 35k | +1k | 50k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 22k | +1k | 20k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 19k | +2k | 28k | +4k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 25k | +1k | 13k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72
3 Comments
Project Hail Mary passed $40 million
Crazy how this feels like a huge feat, when the last weir adaptation made $90 million
But modern Hollywood and China for ya
Vanishing and 1994 will cross $100m..hollywood movies continue to decline in china..not holding out much hope for doomsday and spidey..starting to think only expats in shanghai and beijing watch these hollywood films these days..
If galaxy made the extra effort to promote more in china and garner $40-$50m which is peanuts in the chinese mkt, it would surely cross a billion ww..but, aww well, opportunity lost..