Daily Box Office (May 5th 2026 – Labor Day Holidays Day 5)
The market hits ¥100.1M/$14.65M. Down -34% from yesterday and up +558% from last week.
The 5 day Holidays hit a ¥754M/$110M total. +1% from last yeah but big -51% drop from the ¥1.53B in 2024 and ¥1.52B in 2023.
Mortal Kombat II pre-sales continue to crawl hitting just $37k for Friday. Projected a poor $0.27-0.50M opening day.
Dear You has opened with an incredible 9.0 on Douban. A rarity these days. The movie saw one of the best holds on the last day of the Holidays and its total projections rose to above $20M
Province map of the day:
https://i.imgur.com/KnYyF1h.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:
Dear You climbs to 3rd in T4.
Tier 1: Cold War 1994>Vanishing Point>Dear You
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>Dear You
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanishing Point | $5.55M | -39% | 124753 | 1.00M | $38.84M | $73M-$82M | |
| 2 | Cold War 1994 | $3.30M | -34% | 99017 | 0.60M | $29.51M | $54M-$56M | |
| 3 | Dear You | $1.29M | -15% | 26822 | 0.26M | $8.95M | $21M-$23M | |
| 4 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | $0.92M | -37% | 33610 | 0.16M | $10.91M | $15M-$16M | |
| 5 | No one is closer than we | $0.83M | -28% | 10367 | 0.12M | $5.83M | $6M-$7M | |
| 6 | Being Towards Death | $0.72M | -42% | 45248 | 0.15M | $8.92M | $13M-$14M | |
| 7 | GG BOND: RACE THROUGH TIME | $0.36M | -23% | 26254 | 0.08M | $2.84M | $3M-$6M | |
| 8 | Michael | $0.27M | -37% | -37% | 9081 | 0.04M | $9.04M | $10M-$11M |
| 9 | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | $0.27M | -23% | +440% | 8840 | 0.05M | $20.56M | $21M-$23M |
| 10 | Once a Thief | $0.22M | -33% | 12602 | 0.04M | $1.15M | $2M-$3M | |
| 11 | Hoppers | $0.21M | -27% | +400% | 7461 | 0.04M | $25.73M | $25M-$27M |
| 12 | Project Hail Mary | $0.15M | -21% | -17% | 2530 | 0.02M | $40.47M | $40M-$41M |
| 13 | The Caged Butterfly | $0.14M | -63% | -33% | 16582 | 0.03M | $15.63M | $16M-$17M |
| 14 | All The Good Eyes(Pre-Scr) | $0.08M | -11% | 3547 | 0.01M | $0.60M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/FFm0C0Z.png
Vanishing Point dominates pre-sales for the first post Holidays day.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Cold War 1994 dominates IMAX screenings today and will continue to do so going forward after the Holidays.
| Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cold War 1994 | 3111 | 2411 | -700 |
| 2 | Michael | 579 | 460 | -119 |
| 3 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 | 489 | 403 | -86 |
| 4 | Project Hail Mary | 306 | 324 | +18 |
Cold War 1994
Cold War 1994 adds ¥22.5M/$3.30M on the 5th and last day of the May/Labor Day holiday. Hits ¥200M for its total gross.
Cold War 1994 vs Cold War 2/1
https://i.imgur.com/2Zi70VK.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $26.21M , IMAX: $2.56M , Rest: $0.54M
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 | $5.03M | $3.30M | $29.51M |
Scheduled showings update for Cold War 1994 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 100095 | $367k | $3.31M-$3.44M |
| Wednesday | 83525 | $83k | $1.21M-$1.32M |
| Thursday | 58512 | $10k | $1.11M-$1.21M |
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point continues to lead adding ¥37.8M/$5.55M on the 5th day of the Holidays.
Total gross hits ¥264.8M/$38.84M
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $38.27M , Rest: $0.46M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 8.9 , Douban: 7.7
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $6.37M | $8.40M | $9.46M | $9.09M | $5.55M | $38.84M |
Scheduled showings update for Vanishing Point for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 124927 | $730k | $5.72M-$6.00M |
| Wednesday | 106510 | $206k | $2.11M-$2.34M |
| Thursday | 73408 | $30k | $1.86M-$2.20M |
The Devil Wears Prada 2
The Devil Wears Prada 2 remains 4th today after adding ¥6.5M/$0.92M. Its first day below $1M
Crosses $10M total.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 vs Thunderbolts:
Continues to fall behind Thunderbolts. Very likely now it ends under Thunderbolts total.
https://i.imgur.com/41YDD4J.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $9.92M , IMAX: $0.64M , Rest: $0.32M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 6.6
| # | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $2.40M | $2.46M | $1.98M | $1.68M | $1.47M | $0.92M | $10.91M |
Scheduled showings update for The Devil Wears Prada 2 for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 34085 | $208k | $0.98M-$1.01M |
| Wednesday | 31229 | $51k | $0.36M-$0.38M |
| Thursday | 22164 | $9k | $0.31M-$0.33M |
Michael
Michael grossed ¥1.85M/$0.27M on Tuesday.
Michael vs Bohemian Rhapsody:
https://i.imgur.com/RAUCeCR.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $5.99M , 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 | $0.43M | $0.27M | $9.04M | ||
| %± LW | -67% | -63% | -64% | -8% | -37% |
Scheduled showings update for Michael for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 9212 | $76k | $0.27M-$0.30M |
| Wednesday | 8601 | $17k | $0.10M-$0.11M |
| Thursday | 6228 | $4k | $0.09M-$0.10M |
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 | 28k | +1k | 15k | +1k | 75/25 | Action/Fantasy | 08.05 | |
| Love Battle | 35k | +1k | 51k | +1k | 20/80 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Be Yourself | 24k | +1k | 21k | +1k | 31/69 | Romance/Comedy | 20.05 | |
| Star Wars: Mandalorian & Grogu | 22k | +1k | 32k | +2k | 63/37 | Actiiom/Sci-Fi | 20.05 | $5M |
| All The Good Eyes | 27k | +1k | 14k | +1k | 34/66 | Drama/Romance/Crime | 23.05 |
by Firefox72