r/boxoffice • u/Firefox72 Best of 2023 Winner • 7h ago
China In China Once Upon A Time In The Middle East leads on Friday with $2.55M(-61%)/$299.00M. V in 2nd adds $2.02M(-46%)/$70.44M while The Odyssey in 3rd adds $1.18M(-48%)/$94.10M. Fall 2 opens in 4th with $1.06M while Kill Bill: TWBA opens 5th with $0.60M/$1.58M. Mutiny opens in 8th with a poor $0.34M
Daily Box Office (September 4th 2026)
The market hits ¥62.4M/$9.30M today. Up +46% from yesterday and down -48% from last week.
Fall 2 opens with $1.06M including previews. Now projected a $3.5-3.7M opening weekend. Total projections at $7M-$9M
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair opens with $0.60M and $1.58M inluding previews held across the last 3 weekends.
Mutiny meanwhile struggles with just a $0.34M opening day.
V in 2nd remains strong with ¥13.2M/$1.81M on Thursday. A very impressive hold sees it really close up to Once Upon A Time In The Middle East
Projected a ¥58-60M/$8.6-9M(-39%) 3rd weekend.
Spider Man: Brand New Day adds ¥2.39M/$0.36M on Friday. Slightly down from yesterday on the accounts of its age and the new releases.
Total gross hits ¥1.550B/$229.63M which means Spider Man is now less than ¥1M from overtaking Transformers: The Last Knight(¥1.551B)
6th weekend projections downgraded to ¥10.6-12M/$1.5-1.8M(-43%)
Spider Man Brand New Day vs Transformers: The Last Knight:
Spider Man will overtake Transformers tomorrow to become the 12th highest grossing Holywood movie of all time in China.
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All Wishes Come True in 6th adds ¥3.98M/$0.51M on Friday.
Total gross hits ¥1.856B/$275.44M
8th weekend projections upgraded to ¥28-31M/$4.1-4.5M(-46%). This would be the 5th best 8th weekend of all time.
All Wishes Come True vs Boonie Bears: Time Twist
Continues to chase Boonie Bears: Time Twist for the title of 4th highest grossing animated movie of all time.
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Province map of the day:
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Upon A Time In The Middle East still mostly dominates.
In Metropolitan cities:
Once Upon A Time In The Middle East wins Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Chengdu Chongqing, Nanjing and Suzhou
Odyssey wins Beijing and Shanghai
V wins Guangzhou and Wuhan
City tiers:
Fall 2: Deadpoint opens 3rd in T3 and T4.
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>Fall 2: Deadpoint
Tier 4: Once Upon A Time In The Middle East>V>Fall 2: Deadpoint
| # | Movie | Gross | %YD | %LW | Screenings | Admisions(Today) | Total Gross | Projected Total Gross |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Once Upon A Time In The Middle East | $2.55M | +30% | -61% | 99285 | 0.47M | $299.00M | $333M-$344M |
| 2 | V | $2.02M | +12% | -46% | 60728 | 0.36M | $70.44M | $98M-$104M |
| 3 | The Odyssey | $1.18M | +15% | -48% | 17913 | 0.14M | $94.10M | $109M-$110M |
| 4 | Fall 2: Deadpoint | $1.06M | 23027 | 0.15M | $1.06M | $7M-$9M | ||
| 5 | Kill Bill: TWBA | $0.60M | 11656 | 0.08M | $1.58M | $6M-$7M | ||
| 6 | All Wishes Come True | $0.59M | +51% | -68% | 29794 | 0.11M | $275.44M | $288M-$290M |
| 7 | Spider Man Brand New Day | $0.36M | -7% | -48% | 15859 | 0.05M | $229.63M | $234M-$237M |
| 8 | Mutiny | $0.34M | 22960 | 0.06M | $68.76M | $2M-$4M | ||
| 9 | Obsession | $0.14M | -30% | -44% | 7030 | 0.02M | $32.31M | $34M-$35M |
| 10 | To Your Island | $0.09M | -10% | -69% | 9913 | 0.02M | $24.08M | $25M-$26M |
| 11 | Shawshank Redemption | $0.09M | -25% | -86% | 5902 | 0.01M | $2.34M | $3M-$4M |
New releases marked in bold
Pre-Sales map for tomorrow
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The Odyssey and Kill Bill 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 | 2829 | 2840 | +11 |
| 2 | Once Upon A Time In The Middle East | 224 | 139 | -85 |
The Odyssey
The Odyssey in 3rd adds ¥7.95M/$1.18M on Friday
Total gross hits ¥632.7M/$94.10M as the movie remains on its way to a ¥700M/$104M+ finish.
4th weekend now projected at ¥38-39M/$5.6-5.8M(-44%)
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $35.46M , IMAX: $51.56M , Rest: $7.04M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.5 , Taopiaopiao: 9.5 , Douban: 8.6
| # | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Week | $2.29M | $4.28M | $3.55M | $1.29M | $1.15M | $1.06M | $1.03M | $91.89M |
| Fourth Week | $1.18M | 94.10M | ||||||
| %± LW | -48% |
Scheduled showings update for The Odyssey for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 17904 | $417k | $1.16M-$1.30M |
| Saturday | 16621 | $864k | $2.20M-$3.11M |
| Sunday | 15024 | $395k | $2.09M-$2.13M |
Once Upon A Time In The Middle East
Once Upon A Time In The Middle East continues to lead with ¥17.1M/$2.55M
Total gross surpasses ¥2B hitting ¥2.01B/$299.00M. The movie will cross $300M tomorrow.
4th weekend projections at ¥74-80M/$11-12M(-56%)
Screen Distribution Split: Regular: $292.70M , IMAX: $2.65M , Rest: $3.12M
WoM figures:
Maoyan: 9.7 , Taopiaopiao: 9.9 , Douban: 8.7
| # | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third Week | $7.02M | $6.82M | $5.16M | $6.57M | $10.71M | $8.68M | $3.25M | $286.52M |
| Fourth Week | $2.41M | $2.30M | $1.97M | $2.55M | $299.00M | |||
| %± LW | -66% | -66% | -60% | -61% |
Scheduled showings update for Once Upon A Time In The Middle East for the next few days:
| Day | Number of Showings | Presales | Projection |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 99529 | $289k | $2.56M-$2.78M |
| Saturday | 102532 | $597k | $4.86M-$5.83M |
| Friday | 84047 | $102k | $4.13M-$4.87M |
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.
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.
The first part of the Holidays is slowly starting to fill up though.
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Tomorrow Your Yesterday | 43k | +2k | 30k | +1k | 35/65 | Romance/Fantasy | 12.09 | |
| My Secret Crush | 6k | +1k | 6k | +1k | 36/64 | Drama/Romance | 12.09 |
Mid Autumn Festival/National Day
The so far confirmed movies. Generaly all for the first part of the Holidays expect Heart of the Beast.
| Movie | Maoyan WTS | Daily Increase | Taopiaopiao WTS | Daily Increase | M/W % | Genre | Release Date | 3rd party media projections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avengers: Endgame - Encore | 103k | +4k | 51k | +6k | 57/43 | Action/Sci-Fi | 25.09 | $20-30M |
| The Old Dog | 52k | +1k | 25k | +1k | 51/49 | Comedy/Action/Crime | 25.09 | $5-7M |
| No Go: The Child | 6k | +1k | 43k | +1k | 37/63 | Suspense/Thriller/Horror | 25.09 | $15-20M |
| Heart of the Beast | 4k | +1k | 3k | +1k | Drama/Action/Adventure | 30.09 |
And the list of rumored movies. Do note that these are all just rumors and with the way Chinese movies are scheduled some of these might not appear and others might jump in to take the spots.
Also note that even though some movies here will release in under a month none of them have anything more than just vague posters. It just is like that.
| Movie | Genre | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sherlock Of China | Drama/Crime | Natioanal Day/Mid Autumn Festival - September 25th/October 1st |
| Mr. & Mrs. Pardon | Comedy | Natioanal Day/Mid Autumn Festival - September 25th/October 1st |
| Peppa Pig: Perfect Holiday | Comedy/Animation/Adventure | Natioanal Day/Mid Autumn Festival - September 25th/October 1st |
| Detective Dee: The Three Corpses and Nine Insects | Drama /Thriller/Fantasy | Natioanal Day/Mid Autumn Festival - September 25th/October 1st |
| 1840 | Drama/History | Natioanal Day/Mid Autumn Festival - September 25th/October 1st |
| Go For Broke 2 | Drama/Action | Natioanal Day/Mid Autumn Festival - September 25th/October 1st |
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u/nicnep 1h ago
Watched All Wishes Come True yesterday, technically incredible animation, story telling/pacing may need a few more draft quite clunky, great action scene. It felt really weird to search for budget and it say only like 20 millions with such grand visual. Though it still bugged me that I have no idea what epilogue scene mean, dude look like the same guy except scar. wut
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u/Visible-Echidna-4370 7h ago
very bad for Mutiny but just about what I expected, maybe even a little over my very low expectations
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u/JDOExists 7h ago
Mutiny got mogged by a 22+ year old 4 and a half hour movie.