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  • China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Dominates With $70 Million Weekend as Christopher Nolan’s ‘The O
  • ‘All Wishes Come True!’ Tops China’s Box Office As Local Animation Boom Continues
  • Viral Chinese Hit ‘Niu Lai’ Projected To Top $9M After Selling Fewer Than 300 Tickets In Its First 10 Days

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variety.com /3 weeks ago

China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Dominates With $70 Million Weekend as Christopher Nolan’s ‘The O...

Dirty Monkeys’ war comedy-drama “Once Upon a Time in the Middle East” took command of the mainland China box office during the Aug. 14–16 weekend, grossing RMB477.9 million ($70.3...

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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

‘All Wishes Come True!’ Tops China’s Box Office As Local Animation Boom Continues

Pearl Studio’s animated fantasy had a $43.8 million weekend as locally produced animation continues its historic run at China’s box office.

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cartoonbrew.com /1 week ago

Viral Chinese Hit ‘Niu Lai’ Projected To Top $9M After Selling Fewer Than 300 Tickets In Its First 10 Days

The mother-and-son production expanded from fewer than five daily screenings to about 22,000 at its peak, turning online mockery into a theatrical phenomenon.

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fanbolt.com /1 month ago

How ‘The Odyssey’ Hit $700 Million Without Even Opening in China

'The Odyssey' box office tops $727.9 million in just 12 days without China. Nolan's epic hits 800 China IMAX screens Aug. 14. The post How ‘The Odyssey’ Hit $700 Million Without Ev...

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mydramalist.com /1 month ago

Dilraba Dilmurat and Ai Mi's 'Kung Fu Soccer' surpasses 600 million yuan at Chinese box office

Stephen Chow's new film 'Kung Fu Soccer' makes waves on the Chinese box office, surpassing 600 million yuan in total box office revenue after just three days of release

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mydramalist.com /1 month ago

Stephen Chow-directed Kung Fu Soccer surpasses 1.1 billion yuan

Stephen Chow's 'Kung Fu Soccer' surpasses 1.1 billion yuan at the box office as the director thanks fans for their unwavering support during a theater tour

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 month ago

Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Kicks Off With Mighty $74 Million Two-Day Debut at China Box Office

The 'Shaolin Soccer' spinoff, Stephen Chow's first film as director in seven years, is projected to earn more than $350 million in its home market, with plans for a U.S. release st...

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variety.com /1 month ago

The Box Office Bounces Back: Gen Z, Surprise Hits and More Have Hollywood Banking on a $10 Billion Year

Imax CEO Richard Gelfond has no illusions about his newfound popularity. People are calling his phone and cozying up to him like he could have gotten them inside Taylor Swift’s wed...

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 month ago

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings to China’s Biggest Superhero Opening in Seven Years

The film is set to earn more than $35 million on its first day in China, with local analysts projecting a full-run total as massive as $250 million.

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filmneweurope.com /3 weeks ago

BOX OFFICE: Released 13 Weeks Ago, Romanian Comedy City Boys: Golden Boyz Still Tops Overall Domestic Charts

BUCHAREST: Romanian overall 2026 charts are still headed by domestic comedy City Boys: Golden Boyz / Băieți de oraș: Golden Boyz, which was released on 6 February, followed by Chri...

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omanobserver.om /2 weeks ago

Low-budget film sparks China box-office revolt

A crudely animated, homemade movie about a baby cow has become China's most unlikely box-office smash, generating merchandise and memes and a national conversation about the joyful...

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 month ago

Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Blasts Past $200 Million at China Box Office

The 'Shaolin Soccer' spinoff grew in its second frame and is now expected earn just shy of $450 million in its full run.

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omanobserver.om /2 weeks ago

How a low-budget fever dream sparked a Chinese box office revolt

BEIJING: A crudely animated, homemade movie about a baby cow has become China's most unlikely box-office smash, generating merchandise and memes and a national conversation about t...

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seekingalpha.com /6 days ago

Cinemark says domestic summer box office hit record high

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screendaily.com /1 day ago

2026 US summer box office becomes biggest of all time

Box office analyst Rentrak will release final data on September 8.

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variety.com /1 month ago

Box Office: ‘The Odyssey’ Stuns With $124 Million Opening Weekend, Third-Biggest Debut of the Year

It’s a box office debut fit for a king. Christopher Nolan’s action epic “The Odyssey” ignited to $124.5 million from 3,919 domestic theaters over the weekend, defying expectations...

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deadline.com /1 month ago

Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Scores Big At China Box Office With $74M Opening 

Stephen Chow’s first film in seven years, Kung Fu Soccer, scored a mighty opening at the China box office this past weekend grossing $73.6M (RMB500.3M) in just two days (July 11-12...

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cartoonbrew.com /1 month ago

‘Toy Story 5’ Hits $1B; China’s Boom Continues; Famous Cartoon Detectives Revisited

Animation made all kids of box office headlines over the weekend, with Toy Story 5 becoming 2026’s highest-grossing film after passing $1 billion worldwide, Pearl Studio’s All Wish...

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cinemablend.com /1 month ago

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Swings Way Past Box Office Projections. How Close Is It To $1 Billion?

The competition was universally inhibited.

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screendaily.com /1 month ago

‘Moana’ underwhelms with $95m debut at global box office; ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms’ hit $800m combined

‘Michael’ becomes the first biopic to hit $1bn.

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independent.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Animated film Niulai defies poor reviews to become Chinese box office hit

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screendaily.com /1 week ago

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ hits $2.3bn at global box office; ‘The Odyssey’ on $1.5bn; ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ opens fifth

The Dog Stars from Disney/20th Century Studios arrives in sixth place on $19.3m.

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scmp.com /2 weeks ago

Why Chinese film-goers are flocking to a movie they hate

This past week, another unlikely film went viral in Chinese cinemas. On its August 5 debut, the animated film Niu Lai, or The Arrival of the Ox, only earned 3,420 yuan (US$507) at...

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albawaba.com /2 weeks ago

China's Niu Lai movie surpasses $3 million

ALBAWABA - China's viral animated movie Niu Lai "牛来" (The Cow is Coming) has made over $3 million after it horribly flopped at the box office due to its production quality, inclu...

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