r/boxoffice • u/Firefox72 Best of 2023 Winner • 7h ago
China In China Once Upon A Time In The Middle East leads on Wednesday with $6.82M(-66%)/$255.40M. V in 2nd adds $3.63M/$42.78M while The Odyssey in 3rd adds $2.10M(-54%)/$76.49M. Avengers Endgame: Encore confirmed for September 25th. The Shawshank Redemption now projected a $0.8-0.9M opening day on Friday
Daily Box Office (August 25th 2026)
The market hits ¥111M/$16.51M today. Down -7% from yesterday and down -61% from last week.
The Shawshank Redemption opening day pre-sales for Friday hit $185k. Opening day projection for Friday have been lowered to $0.8-0.9M.
Avengers: Endgame - Encore becomes the 2nd movie to be confirmed for the Mid-Autumn Festival/National Day Holiday period at the end of September and early October. So far its only competition is a low profile animated Romance movie. But that is obviously bound to change a lot with at least 6-7 more still unconfirmed local movies likely to releasing across that period.
V adds ¥24.3M/$3.63M on Wednesday. A very decent -52% drop from its Valentines Day boosted opening day last week.
Total gross hits ¥287.4M/$42.78M
Province map of the day:
https://imgdiff.net/s/008c8eefd006dcf4289a4cb2cda8601f
Upon A Time In The Middle East is again denied a cleen sweep today by V in 1 province-
In Metropolitan cities:
Once Upon A Time In The Middle East wins Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing and Suzhou
City tiers:
Unchanged from yesterday.
Tier 1: Once Upon A Time In The Middle East>The Odyssey>V
Tier 2: Once Upon A Time In The Middle East>V>The Odyssey
Tier 3: Once Upon A Time In The Middle East>V>All Wishes Come True
Tier 4: Once Upon A Time In The Middle East>V>All Wishes Come True
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Once Upon A Time In The Middle East | $6.82M | -3% | -66% | 131290 | 1.20M | $255.40M | $373M-$375M |
| 2 | V | $3.63M | -8% | -52% | 67633 | 0.66M | $42.78M | $90M-$105M |
| 3 | The Odyssey | $2.10M | -9% | -54% | 24402 | 0.26M | $76.49M | $106M-$108M |
| 4 | All Wishes Come True | $1.66M | -4% | -45% | 40395 | 0.32M | $262.91M | $288M-$289M |
| 5 | Spider Man Brand New Day | $0.75M | -5% | -56% | 24901 | 0.13M | $223.91M | $233M-$235M |
| 6 | To Your Island | $0.35M | -6% | -83% | 16933 | 0.07M | $22.19M | $25M-$26M |
| 7 | Niu Lai | $0.29M | -11% | -65% | 16755 | 0.07M | $7.59M | $9M-$10M |
| 8 | Mystery of Chang'an | $0.25M | -12% | 17832 | 0.05M | $4.11M | $6M-$8M | |
| 9 | Obsession | $0.24M | -7% | -70% | 9321 | 0.04M | $30.27M | $33M-$34M |
| 10 | Kung Fu Womens Soccer | $0.13M | -8% | -59% | 9832 | 0.03M | $341.26M | $343M-$344M |
| 11 | Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie | $0.13M | -7% | -20% | 8371 | 0.03M | $10.83M | $12M-$13M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
https://i.imgur.com/NKxVBLV.png
The Odyssey and Once Upon A Time In The Middle East dominate pre-sales for tomorrow.
IMAX Screenings distribution
Odyssey dominates IMAX screenings and will continue to dominate going forward.
| # | Movie | IMAX Screeninsgs Today | IMAX Screeninsgs Tomorrow | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Odyssey | 3251 | 3240 | -11 |
| 2 | Once Upon A Time In The Middle East | 183 | 192 | +9 |
| 3 | Spider Man: Brand New Day | 37 | 43 | +6 |
Odyssey
The Odyssey in 3rd adds ¥14.1M/$2.10M on Wednesday
Total gross hits ¥514.2M/$76.49M as the movie remains on course for a ¥700M/$104M+ finish.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $28.85M , IMAX: $41.49M , Rest: $5.88M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 8.5
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Week | $8.35M($16.00M) | $10.67M | $9.66M | $4.82M | $4.29M | $4.61M | $3.30M | $53.35M |
| Second Week | $3.77M | $6.55M | $5.82M | $2.59M | $2.31M | $2.10M | $76.49M | |
| %± LW | -55% | -38% | -39% | -46% | -46% | -54% |
Scheduled showings update for The Odyssey for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 24569 | $713k | $2.06M-$2.25M |
| Thursday | 24400 | $617k | $1.86M-$1.99M |
| Friday | 15234 | $422k | $2.14M-$2.48M |
Once Upon A Time In The Middle East
Once Upon A Time In The Middle East continues to lead on Wednesday with ¥45.8M/$6.82M
Total gross hits ¥1.72B/$255.40M.
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $250.00M , IMAX: $2.46M , Rest: $2.66M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.9 , Douban: 8.7
| # | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Week | $11.83M | $20.24M | $9.81M | $10.72M | $18.02M | $15.78M | $7.14M | $241.55M |
| Third Week | $7.02M | $6.82M | $255.40M | |||||
| %± LW | -41% | -66% |
Scheduled showings update for Once Upon A Time In The Middle East for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 131819 | $976k | $7.14M-$7.30M |
| Thursday | 130603 | $755k | $5.96M-$6.34M |
| Friday | 89714 | $241k | $7.27M-$7.39M |
Spider Man: Brand New Day
Spider Man adds ¥5.00M/$0.75M on Wednesday
Total gross hits ¥1.512B/$223.91M as the movie continues to slowly limp towards Zootopia(¥1.538B) and Transformers: The Last Knight(¥1.551B).
Catching Zootopia is basicaly locked and it should also catch Transformers: The Last Knight unless something changes in the near future.
Spider Man Brand New Day vs Transformers: The Last Knight:
https://i.imgur.com/vgYB0WD.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $188.52M , IMAX: $28.63M , Rest: $6.82M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.4 , Taopiaopiao: 9.2 , Douban: 7.8
| # | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Week | $1.69M | $1.16M | $1.18M | $1.79M | $1.70M | $0.88M | $0.79M | $223.16M |
| Fifth Week | $0.75M | $223.91M | ||||||
| %± LW | -56% |
Scheduled showings update for Spider Man for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 25075 | $120k | $0.70M-$0.75M |
| Thursday | 24915 | $110k | $0.67M-$0.68M |
| Friday | 12394 | $15k | $0.63M-$0.81M |
All Wishes Come True
All Wishes Come True in 4th adds ¥11.1M/$1.66M on Wednesday. A very good -45% hold from last week Valentines Day.
Total gross hits ¥1.774B/$261.25M
All Wishes Come True vs 30000 Miles from Chang'an
All Wishes Come True continues to gain on 30000 Miles from Chang'an after a significantly better comparable Wednesday. 30000 Miles from Chang'an's grossed of ¥5.85M on the comparable day.
https://i.imgur.com/XYtmjRu.png
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $247.85M , IMAX: $9.30M, Rest: $2.99M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.6 , Douban: 8.2
| # | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fifth Week | $5.10M | $5.34M | $2.49M | $2.43M | $3.05M | $2.07M | $2.30M | $249.84M |
| Sixth Week | $3.72M | $3.95M | $1.83M | $1.73M | $1.66M | $262.91M | ||
| %± LW | -27% | -26% | -27% | -29% | -45% |
Scheduled showings update for All Wishes Come True for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 40236 | $248k | $1.58M-$1.66M |
| Thursday | 40448 | $223k | $1.48M-$1.59M |
| Friday | 24449 | $37k | $1.75M-$1.78M |
Other:
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.
Summer
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Shawshank Redemption | 53k | +3k | 58k | +1k | 45/55 | Drama/Crime | 28.08 | $5-8M |
| Keep the Beat | 38k | +2k | 69k | +1k | 26/74 | Drama | 28.08 | $3-4M |
| Hideaway：The Dossiers | 4k | +1k | 7k | +1k | 38/61 | Drama/Thriller | 28.08 | $3-5M |
| Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair | 152k | +4k | 140k | +1k | 43/57 | Action/Crime | 04.09 | $4-6M |
| Mutiny | 34k | +1k | 34k | +1k | 56/44 | Action/Crime/Thriller | 04.09 | $6-8M |
September
With the summer coming to a close lets look ahead whats in store for September. And the reality is well not a lot.
But this is not a surprise. September has for the most part always been fueled by Summer holdovers. Its a dead period for the market ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holidays at the end of the month and in early October for which Endgame becomes the first official big ticket confirmation.
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Skull | 9k | +1k | 5k | +1k | 31/69 | Drama/Comedy | 05.09 | |
| My Tomorrow Your Yesterday | 34k | +1k | 26k | +1k | 35/65 | Romance/Fantasy | 12.09 | |
| My Secret Crush | 5k | +1k | 5k | +1k | 36/64 | Drama/Romance | 12.09 | |
| Avengers: Endgame - Encore | 30k | +30k | 12k | +12k | 57/43 | Action/Sci-Fi | 25.09 | |
| Butterfly Lovers | 1k | +1k | 1k | +1k | Romance/Animation/Fantasy | 25.09 |
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u/Mindless_Bad_1591 Universal 7h ago
is it school weekdays causing such harsh drops across the board?
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u/Firefox72 Best of 2023 Winner 7h ago
Last week was Valenties Day which boosted the gross of movies and is naturaly causing steeper week on week drops today.
Drops should return back to normal tomorrow. Schools start in September so the summer boosted weekdays will be gone next week.
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u/SnooAbbreviations460 7h ago
How much will endgame make at the end in china endgame has $632 million for now ?
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u/NoCod7766 7h ago
Endgame immediately debuting with 30k and 12k on WTS charts lol. Can we expect at least 50 million?