China Weekly Box Office (03/12 - 03/18): John Carter was off to an excellent start

Movie	Weekly Gross (yuan/dollar)	Change	# of showings	admissions	Total (yuan/dollar)
1. John Carter（异星战场）	88.7m ($14.03m)	New	41,365	2,196,088	88.7m ($14.03m)
2. A Simple Life（桃姐）	22.2m ($3.51m)	-32.7%	42,948	697,674	55.2m ($8.74m)
3. Night Fall（大追捕）	19.8m ($3.13m)	New	29,851	629,370	19.8m ($3.13m)
4. War Horse（战马）	16.5m ($2.61m)	-55.4%	27,731	486,295	109.5m ($17.36m)
5. Blitz（玩命追踪）	9.75m ($1.54m)	New	16,553	309,523	9.75m ($1.54m)
6. Marrying My Perfect（嫁个一百分男人）	9.3m ($1.47m)	New	15,506	299,035	9.3m ($1.47m)
7. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island（地心历险记2）	8.7m ($1.38m)	-60.1%	15,344	212,402	376.5m ($58.39m)
8. The Second Woman（情谜）	7.28m ($1.15m)	-43.6%	24,015	231,257	20.18m ($3.19m)
9. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D（非常小特工）	6.67m ($1.06m)	-64.5%	18,528	190,462	25.47m ($4.04m)
10. Conan the Barbarian（王者之剑）	5.7m ($0.90m)	-67.2%	13,075	156,981	42.8m ($6.79m)

(Source, 1 Chinese Yuan == $0.1582)

China Weekly Box Office (03/05 - 03/11): War Horse repeat while A Simple Life shined; Mission Impossible 4 crossed $100m

Movie	Weekly Gross (yuan/dollar)	Change	# of showings	admissions	Total (yuan/dollar)
1. War Horse（战马）	37m ($5.86m)	-33.9%	42,996	1,120,872	93m ($14.75m)
2. A Simple Life（桃姐）	33m ($5.23m)	New	32,809	1,057,014	33m ($5.23m)
3. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island（地心历险记2）	21.8m ($3.46m)	-44.1%	24,424	531,837	367.8m ($58.39m)
4. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D（非常小特工）	18.8m ($2.98m)	New	24,745	524,846	18.8m ($2.98m)
5. Conan the Barbarian（王者之剑）	17.4m ($2.76m)	-11.7%	25,849	474,243	37.1m ($5.89m)
6. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol（碟中谍4）	14.4m ($2.28m)	-40.0%	16,535	395,930	640m ($101.48m)
7. The Second Woman（情谜）	12.9m ($2.04m)	New	21,055	408,486	12.9m ($2.04m)
8. À bout portant（单刀直入）	5.2m ($0.82m)	New	10,496	164,661	5.2m ($0.82m)
9. Turning Point 2（变节：潜罪犯）	4.9m ($0.78m)	-31.9%	15,353	157,860	12.1m ($1.92m)
10. Feng Kuang De Chun Zei（疯狂的蠢贼）	4.7m ($0.74m)	-44.7%	15,046	162,124	13.2m ($2.09m)

(Source, 1 Chinese Yuan == $0.1585)

China Weekly Box Office (02/27 - 03/04): War Horse leads as we entered March

Movie	Weekly Gross (yuan/dollar)	Change	# of showings	admissions	Total (yuan/dollar)
1. War Horse（战马）	56m ($8.89m)	New	56,199	1,709,923	56m ($8.89m)
2. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island（地心历险记2）	39m ($6.19m)	-41.8%	43,262	962,013	346m ($54.93m)
3. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol（碟中谍4）	24m ($3.81m)	-46.1%	28,622	683,371	625.6m ($99.2m)
4. Conan the Barbarian（王者之剑）	19.7m ($3.13m)	New	23,456	517,467	19.7m ($3.13m)
5. Happy Feet Two（快乐大脚2）	14m ($2.22m)	-58.8%	25,187	382,827	48m ($7.62m)
6. Love（爱）	10.3m ($1.64m)	-67.8%	18,221	296,573	134.3m ($21.32m)
7. Tales of Two Cities（双城计中计）	9.4m ($1.49m)	-18.3%	27,851	311,258	20.9m ($2.68m)
8. Feng Kuang De Chun Zei（疯狂的蠢贼）	8.5m ($1.35m)	New	16,808	278,962	8.5m ($1.35m)
9. Turning Point 2（变节：潜罪犯）	7.2m ($1.14m)	New	12,599	223,533	7.2m ($1.14m)
10. I Do（我愿意）	5.2m ($0.83m)	-64.1%	13,660	165,922	80.4m ($12.77m)

(Source, 1 Chinese Yuan == $0.1588)

Weekend Box Office Predictions (Mar 16 - 18): 21 Jump Street

Movie	Predicted Gross (m)	Change
1. 21 Jump Street	34.0	$10,894 PTA
2. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	25.0	-35.6%
3. John Carter	17.0	-43.7%
4. Project X	6.0	-46.2%
5. Act of Valor	4.5	-35.6%
6. A Thousand Words	3.7	-40.1%
7. Safe House	3.4	-29.2%
8. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	2.7	-25.2%
9. The Vow	2.7	-29.7%
10. Silent House	2.3	-65.5%

Weekend Box Office Predictions (Mar 9 - 11): John Carter, Silent House, A Thousand Words

Movie	Predicted Gross (m)	Change
1. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	43.0	-38.8%
2. John Carter	17.0	$4,535 PTA
3. Project X	10.0	-52.5%
4. Act of Valor	8.2	-39.6%
5. Silent House	5.5	$2,589 PTA
6. Safe House	5.0	-32.3%
7. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	4.1	-37.4%
8. The Vow	4.1	-31.8%
9. A Thousand Words	4.0	$2,116 PTA
10. This Means War	3.8	-31.7%

China Weekly Box Office (02/20 - 02/26): Journey 2 crossed 300m yuan, and Mission Impossible 4 is approaching $100m

Movie	Weekly Gross (yuan/dollar)	Change	# of showings	admissions	Total (yuan/dollar)
1. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island（地心历险记2）	67m ($10.64m)	-53.8%	60,528	1,645,383	307m ($48.74m)
2. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol（碟中谍4）	44.5m ($7.07m)	-44.7%	44,350	1,279,838	601.6m ($95.39m)
3. Happy Feet Two（快乐大脚2）	34m ($5.40m)	New	43,845	915,948	34m ($5.40m)
4. Love（爱）	32m ($5.08m)	-65.2%	42,048	944,788	124m ($19.68m)
5. I Do（我愿意）	14.5m ($2.30m)	-64.6%	29,570	446,703	75.2m ($11.94m)
6. Killer Elite（铁血精英）	14.3m ($2.27m)	-4.7%	28,194	448,979	29.3m ($4.65m)
7. Tales of Two Cities（双城计中计）	11.5m ($1.19m)	New	18,075	371,807	11.5m ($1.19m)
8. The King's Speech（国王的演讲）	4.5m ($0.71m)	New	10,716	137,028	4.5m ($0.71m)
9. New Dragon Gate（新龙门客栈）	4.3m ($0.68m)	New	10,430	136,899	4.3m ($0.68m)
10. Truth or Brave（真心话大冒险）	2.4m ($0.38m)	-79.7%	7,175	84,536	14.2m ($2.25m)

(Source, 1 Chinese Yuan == $0.1588)

Weekend Box Office Predictions (Mar 2 - 4): Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, Project X

Movie	Predicted Gross (m)	Change
1. Dr. Seuss' The Lorax	47.0	$12,607 PTA
2. Project X	16.0	$5,237 PTA
3. Act of Valor	13.0	-46.9%
4. Good Deeds	6.8	-56.4%
5. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	6.6	-50.7%
6. Safe House	6.0	-45.1%
7. The Vow	5.5	-44.5%
8. This Means War	4.6	-45.4%
9. The Artist	4.4	+51.4%
10. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	4.3	-52.3%

Final Oscar Predictions

Best Picture - The Artist

Best Director - Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist

Best Actor - Jean Dujardin, The Artist

Best Actress - Viola Davis, The Help

Best Supporting Actor - Christopher Plummer, Beginners

Best Supporting Actress - Octavia Spencer, The Help

Best Adapted Screenplay - The Descendants

Best Original Screenplay - Midnight in Paris

Best Animated Feature Film -Rango

Best Foreign Language Film - A Separation (Iran)

Best Editing - The Artist

Best Cinematography - The Artist

Best Art Direction - Hugo

Best Costume Design - The Artist

Best Documentary Feature - Pina

Best Documentary Short - Saving Face

Best Makeup - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Best Original Score - The Artist

Best Original Song - "Man or Muppet," The Muppets

Best Animated Short Film - Wild Life

Best Live Action Short Film - Tuba Atlantic

Best Sound Editing - Hugo

Best Sound Mixing - Hugo

Best Visual Effects - Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Weekend Box Office Predictions (Feb 24 - 26): Act of Valor, Good Deeds, Gone, Wanderlust

Movie	Predicted Gross (m)	Change
1. Act of Valor	24.0	$7,897 PTA
2. Good Deeds	15.5	$7,270 PTA
3. Safe House	14.0	-40.8%
4. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island	12.5	-37.0%
5. The Vow	12.0	-48.0%
6. This Means War	9.0	-48.3%
7. Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance	8.9	-59.8%
8. Gone	5.3	$2,425 PTA
9. Wanderlust	5.0	$2,499 PTA
10. The Secret World of Arrietty	4.5	-30.2%

China Weekly Box Office (02/13 - 02/19): Journey 2 jumped to the top

Movie	Weekly Gross (yuan/dollar)	Change	# of showings	admissions	Total (yuan/dollar)
1. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island（地心历险记2）	145m ($23.01m)	+52.6%	80,923	3,327,977	240m ($38.1m)
2. Love（爱）	92m ($14.60m)	New	62,366	2,542,138	92m ($14.6m)
3. Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol（碟中谍4）	80.4m ($12.76m)	-40.2%	54,439	2,178,861	557.1m ($88.32m)
4. I Do（我愿意）	41m ($6.51m)	+108.1%	48,530	1,153,954	60.7m ($9.64m)
5. Killer Elite（铁血精英）	15m ($2.38m)	New	19,004	476,190	15m ($2.38m)
6. Truth or Brave（真心话大冒险）	11.8m ($1.87m)	New	16,964	369,211	11.8m ($1.87m)
7. Romancing in Thin Air（高海拔之恋Ⅱ）	7.5m ($1.19m)	-35.3%	17,055	203,915	19.1m ($3.03m)
8. Ye Dian Gui Tan（夜店诡谈）	3.4m ($0.54m)	+11.1%	8,482	101,796	6.46m ($1.03m)
9. The Burma Conspiracy（豪门生死恋）	1.36m ($0.22m)	+172.0%	5,910	41,781	1.86m ($0.30m)
10. The Floating Shadow（浮出水面的影子）	1.18m ($0.19m)	New	4,590	38,524	1.18m ($0.19m)

(Source, 1 Chinese Yuan == $0.1587)