List of highest-grossing films in China

This is a list of the highest-grossing films in mainland China. Most of the data below is provided by EntGroup's China Box Office (CBO) website, with the gross in Chinese yuan.

Highest-grossing films by box office revenue

Top 50 all-time highest-grossing films

  Films that are currently in cinema
Rank Title Total gross (CN¥) Country / Region Year
1 Ne Zha 2 15,462,580,000 China 2025
2 The Battle at Lake Changjin 5,775,750,000 China 2021
3 Wolf Warrior 2 5,688,740,000 China 2017
4 Hi, Mom 5,413,300,000 China 2021
5 Ne Zha 5,035,020,000 China 2019
6 The Wandering Earth 4,687,710,000 China 2019
7 Full River Red 4,545,890,000 China 2023
8 Detective Chinatown 3 4,522,350,000 China 2021
9 Avengers: Endgame 4,250,380,000 United States 2019
10 The Battle at Lake Changjin II 4,071,140,000 China 2022
11 The Wandering Earth 2 4,030,270,000 China 2023
12 No More Bets 3,851,180,000 China 2023
13 Operation Red Sea 3,652,540,000 China, Hong Kong 2018
14 Zootopia 2 3,629,000,000 United States 2025
15 Detective Chinatown 1900 3,615,760,000 China 2025
16 Lost in the Stars 3,526,690,000 China 2023
17 Yolo 3,424,870,000 China 2024
18 Detective Chinatown 2 3,397,690,000 China 2018
19 The Mermaid 3,397,180,000 China, Hong Kong 2016
20 Pegasus 2 3,390,890,000 China 2024
21 Successor 3,329,800,000 China 2024
22 My People, My Country 3,176,390,000 China, Hong Kong 2019
23 Moon Man 3,105,330,000 China 2022
24 The Eight Hundred 3,102,320,000 China 2020
25 Dying to Survive 3,099,960,000 China 2018
26 Dead to Rights 3,021,770,000 China 2025
27 The Captain 2,913,710,000 China 2019
28 My People, My Homeland 2,828,960,000 China 2020
29 The Fate of the Furious 2,670,960,000 United States 2017
30 Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms 2,637,960,000 China 2023
31 Too Cool to Kill 2,630,450,000 China 2022
32 Hello Mr. Billionaire 2,547,570,000 China 2018
33 Furious 7 2,446,310,000 United States 2015
34 Monster Hunt 2,441,460,000 China, Hong Kong 2015
35 Article 20 2,436,080,000 China 2024
36 Avengers: Infinity War 2,390,540,000 United States 2018
37 Monster Hunt 2 2,237,150,000 China, Hong Kong 2018
38 Crazy Alien 2,214,710,000 China 2019
39 Never Say Never 2,208,710,000 China 2023
40 Never Say Die 2,201,750,000 China 2017
41 Aquaman 2,013,200,000 United States 2018
42 Boonie Bears: Time Twist 1,989,490,000 China 2024
43 Transformers: Age of Extinction 1,977,520,000 United States 2014
44 The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes 1,941,740,000 China 2017
45 Evil Unbound 1,912,750,000 China 2025
46 Venom 1,870,680,000 United States 2018
47 Chang'an 1,825,420,000 China 2023
48 Kung Fu Yoga 1,752,600,000 China 2017
49 Pegasus 1,729,370,000 China 2019
50 Lighting Up the Stars 1,714,470,000 China 2022

Top 20 foreign films

Rank Title Total gross (CN¥) Country / Region Year
1 Avengers: Endgame 4,250,410,000 United States 2019
2 Zootopia 2 3,629,000,000 United States 2025
3 The Fate of the Furious 2,670,960,000 United States 2017
4 Furious 7 2,446,310,000 United States 2015
5 Avengers: Infinity War 2,390,540,000 United States 2018
6 Aquaman 2,013,200,000 United States 2018
7 Transformers: Age of Extinction 1,977,520,000 United States 2014
8 Venom 1,870,680,000 United States 2018
9 Avatar 1,712,860,000 United States 2010
10 Avatar: The Way of Water 1,697,500,000 United States 2022
11 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 1,695,880,000 United States 2018
12 Transformers: The Last Knight 1,551,240,000 United States 2017
13 Zootopia 1,534,530,000 United States 2016
14 Warcraft 1,472,300,000 United States 2016
15 Avengers: Age of Ultron 1,464,390,000 United States 2015
16 Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 1,434,300,000 United States 2019
17 Jurassic World 1,420,730,000 United States 2015
18 Spider-Man: Far From Home 1,417,680,000 United States 2019
19 Ready Player One 1,396,660,000 United States 2018
20 F9 1,392,330,000 United States 2021

Highest-grossing films by box office admissions

  Films that are currently in cinema
Chinese title English title Year Admissions (est. ticket sales) Country / Region Ref
白蛇传 (Bai she zhuan) Legend of the White Snake 1980 700,000,000 China
喜盈門 (Xi ying men) In-Laws / Full House of Joy (zh) 1981 650,000,000 China
武当 (Wudang) Wudang / The Undaunted Wudang 1983 610,000,000 China
保密局的槍聲 (Bao mi ju de qiang sheng) Gunshots in the CIB 1979 600,000,000 China
405谋杀案 (405 mou sha an) Murder in 405 (zh) 1980 600,000,000 China
少林寺弟子 (Shao lin si di zi) The Disciple of the Shaolin Temple / Shaolin Brothers 1983 520,000,000 China, Hong Kong
少林寺 (Shao lin si) Shaolin Temple 1982 500,000,000 China, Hong Kong
七品芝麻官 (Qi pin zhi ma guan) Sesame Official (zh) 1980 500,000,000 China
武林志 (Wu lin zhi) Deadly Fury / Pride's Deadly Fury 1984 500,000,000 China
从奴隶到将军 (Cong Nu Li Dao Jiang Jun) Cong Nu Li Dao Jiang Jun 1979 470,000,000 China
西安事变 (Xi'an shi bian) The Xi'an Incident 1981 450,000,000 China
追捕 (Zhuībǔ) Manhunt 1978 400,000,000 Japan
神秘的大佛 (Shen mi de da fo) Mysterious Buddha 1980 400,000,000 China
吉鸿昌 (Ji Hongchang) Ji Hongchang 1979 380,000,000 China
开枪,为他送行 (Kai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing) Kai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing (zh) 1982 330,000,000 China
哪吒之魔童闹海 (Na zha zhi mo tong nao hai) Ne Zha 2 2025 330,000,000 China
地道战 (Dì dào zhàn) Tunnel War 1965 300,000,000+ China
大篷车 (Dà péngchē) Caravan 1979 300,000,000 India
杜十娘 (Du Shiniang) Du Shiniang 1981 260,000,000 China
佩剑将军 (Pei jian jiang jun) A General Wearing the Sword 1983 260,000,000 China
自古英雄出少年 (Zi gu ying xiong chu shao nian) Little Heroes / Young Heroes 1983 260,000,000 China, Hong Kong
火烧圆明园 (Huo shao yuan ming yuan) The Burning of Imperial Palace 1983 240,000,000 China, Hong Kong
木棉袈裟 (Mui mien ka sha) Holy Robe of the Shaolin Temple 1985 200,000,000 Hong Kong
飞来的女婿 (Fei lai de nü xu) Son-in-Law Flew Out of Nowhere 1982 199,500,000 China
蓝盾保险箱 (Lan dun bao xian xiang) Blue Shield Safe 1983 170,000,000 China
少年犯 (Shao nian fan) Juvenile Delinquents / Innocent Teenagers 1985 161,000,000 China, Hong Kong
战狼2 (Zhan lang 2) Wolf Warrior 2 2017 160,000,000 China
庐山恋 (Lúshān Liàn) Romance on Lushan Mountain 1980 140,000,000+ China
哪吒之魔童降世 (Nézhā zhī Mótóng Jiàngshì) Ne Zha 2019 140,000,000 China
少林小子 (Shao lin xiao zi) Shaolin Temple 2: Kids from Shaolin 1984 140,000,000 China, Hong Kong
特殊身份的警官 (Tèshū shēnfèn de jǐngguān) A Policeman with a Special Identity 1982 130,000,000 China
长津湖 (Chang jin hu) The Battle at Lake Changjin 2021 125,000,000 China
你好,李焕英 (Nǐ hǎo, Lǐ Huànyīng) Hi, Mom 2021 121,000,000 China
大上海1937 (Da Shang Hai 1937) Great Shanghai 1937 (zh) 1986 121,000,000 China, Hong Kong
人到中年 (Ren dao zhong nian) At Middle Age (zh) 1982 120,000,000 China
蛇案 (She an) She an 1983 120,000,000 China
南北少林 (Nan Bei Shao Lin) Shaolin Temple 3: Martial Arts of Shaolin 1986 116,000,000 China, Hong Kong
海市蜃楼 (Hai shi shen lou) Mirage 1987 113,000,000 China, Hong Kong
咱们的牛百岁 (Zan men de niu bai sui) Our Niu Baisui (zh) 1983 110,000,000 China
流浪地球 (Liúlàng dìqiú) The Wandering Earth 2019 105,314,500 China
流浪者 (Liúlàng zhě) Awaara / The Vagabond 1955 100,000,000+ India
望乡 (Wàng Xiāng) Sandakan No. 8 1978 100,000,000+ Japan
狐狸的故事 (Húlí de gùshì) Kitakitsune Monogatari / The Glacier Fox (ja) 1979 100,000,000+ Japan
周恩來 (Zhou Enlai) Zhou Enlai (zh) 1992 100,000,000 China
东方剑 (Dong fang jian) Dong fang jian 1982 100,000,000 China

Timeline of highest-grossing films

Up until the 1980s, the Chinese box office was typically reported in terms of box office admissions (ticket sales), rather than gross revenue. The film with the highest ticket sales in China is Legend of the White Snake (1980) with an estimated 700 million admissions, followed by In-Laws (Full House of Joy) (zh) with 650 million ticket sales. The foreign film with the highest ticket sales in China was the 1976 Japanese film Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt), which had its Chinese release in 1978 and sold more than 330 million tickets in China, followed by the Indian film Caravan (1971) which had its Chinese release in 1979 and sold about 300 million tickets in China. Hollywood film releases were relatively rare in China up until First Blood (1982), which had its Chinese release in 1985, and went on to sell 76 million tickets, the highest for a Hollywood film in China up until 2018.

Zhou Enlai (zh) was released in 1992 and became China's highest-grossing film with CN¥270 million. China began releasing box office gross revenue results for foreign non-Chinese films in November 1994, upon the release of The Fugitive (1993). In 1995, the Hong Kong action film Rumble in the Bronx, directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, became the all-time highest-grossing foreign film in China, where it grossed CN¥110 million; it is not considered a domestic film as it was produced in Hong Kong (then a British Dependent Territory). It was above the year's highest domestic Chinese film, Jiang Wen's In the Heat of the Sun with ¥50 million. Stanley Tong and Jackie Chan surpassed their own record with the Hong Kong action film Police Story 4: First Strike (1996), which grossed CN¥112 million in China. In 1998, Titanic (directed by James Cameron) became the all-time highest-grossing film to be released in China, with a then-unprecedented ¥360 million. In 2002, Hero became the second highest-grossing domestic film, with CN¥250 million. China's first domestic film to breach ¥360 million was released in 2009, The Founding of a Republic. In 2015, Monster Hunt became the first domestic film in 17 years to become the overall highest-grossing film in China, earning ¥2.44 billion.

High-grossing films by year

Since the 1990s, the most represented filmmaker in the chart has been American film director Michael Bay with four films to his credit, occupying the top spot in 2001, 2007, 2011, and 2014. Among domestic filmmakers, Feng Xiaogang (1999, 2003, 2008), Zhang Yimou (2002, 2006, 2023), Stephen Chow (2004, 2013, 2016), Chen Kaige (2005, 2021, 2022) and Dante Lam (2018, 2021, 2022) are the most represented with three films each.

  Films that are currently in cinema (as of February 2025)

Highest-grossing films by year of release
Year Title Revenue Admissions Country / Region Ref
1939 Children of China Unknown 9,000,000 China
1950 Iron Soldier Unknown 11,000,000 China
1951 The White Haired Girl Unknown 6,000,000 China
1954 A Torn Lily Unknown 8,722,000 Hong Kong
1955 Awaara (The Vagabond) Unknown 100,000,000+ India
1956 The Peerless Beauty Unknown 11,645,000 Hong Kong
1962 The Red Shoes Unknown 44,000,000 United Kingdom
1965 Tunnel War Unknown 300,000,000+ China
1973 Maihua guniang (The Flower Seller) Unknown 6,000,000 North Korea
1978 Manhunt Unknown 400,000,000 Japan
1979 Gunshots in the CIB (Bao mi ju de qiang sheng) ¥180,000,000 600,000,000 China
1980 Legend of the White Snake (Bai she zhuan) Unknown 700,000,000 China
1981 In-Laws (Full House of Joy) (zh) ¥100,000,000 650,000,000 China
1982 Shaolin Temple ¥161,578,014 500,000,000 China, Hong Kong
1983 Wudang (The Undaunted Wudang) Unknown 610,000,000 China
1984 Deadly Fury (Pride's Deadly Fury) Unknown 500,000,000 China
1985 Holy Robe of the Shaolin Temple (Mui mien ka sha) Unknown 200,000,000 Hong Kong
1986 Great Shanghai 1937 (Da Shang Hai 1937) Unknown 121,000,000 China, Hong Kong
1987 Mirage (Hai shi shen lou) Unknown 113,000,000 China, Hong Kong
1988 Yellow River Fighter Unknown 130,000,000 China
1989 The Birth of New China ¥100,000,000 Unknown China
1990 My Beloved (zh) ¥94,000,000 Unknown Taiwan
1992 Zhou Enlai (zh) ¥270,000,000 100,000,000 China
1994 The Fugitive ¥25,800,000 Unknown United States
1995 Rumble in the Bronx ¥110,000,000 Unknown Hong Kong
1996 Police Story 4: First Strike ¥112,000,000 Unknown Hong Kong
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park ¥72,100,000 Unknown United States
The Opium War ¥72,000,000+ 14,000,000 China
1998 Titanic ¥360,000,000 40,039,923 United States
1999 Be There or Be Square ¥43,000,000 Unknown China
2000 Final Decision ¥120,000,000 Unknown China
2001 Pearl Harbor ¥105,000,000 Unknown United States
2002 Hero ¥250,000,000 Unknown China
2003 Cell Phone ¥56,000,000 Unknown China
2004 Kung Fu Hustle ¥173,000,000 Unknown China, Hong Kong
2005 The Promise ¥181,000,000 Unknown China
2006 Curse of the Golden Flower ¥291,000,000 7,710,000 China
2007 Transformers ¥282,000,000 9,310,000 United States
2008 If You Are the One ¥325,000,000 9,500,000 China
2009 2012 ¥466,000,000 17,623,604 United States
2010 Avatar ¥1,339,860,000 49,179,036 United States
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon ¥1,071,570,000 25,652,900 United States
2012 Lost in Thailand ¥1,271,950,000 39,281,300 China
2013 Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons ¥1,246,990,000 31,050,300 China, Hong Kong
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction ¥1,977,520,000 47,417,700 United States
2015 Monster Hunt ¥2,440,020,000 65,689,800 China, Hong Kong
2016 The Mermaid ¥3,392,110,000 92,642,600 China, Hong Kong
2017 Wolf Warrior 2 ¥5,679,290,000 160,000,000 China
2018 Operation Red Sea ¥3,650,790,000 93,610,000 China, Hong Kong
2019 Ne Zha ¥5,013,350,000 140,000,000 China
2020 The Eight Hundred ¥3,102,320,000 80,919,900 China
2021 The Battle at Lake Changjin ¥5,875,450,000 125,000,000 China
2022 The Battle at Lake Changjin II ¥4,067,330,000 China
2023 Full River Red ¥4,545,890,000 China
2024 YOLO ¥3,295,970,000 China
2025 Ne Zha 2 ¥15,462,580,000 330,000,000 China

Box office milestones

Milestone Title Total gross Country / Region Date reached Ref
5,000,000 tickets The White Haired Girl 6,000,000 tickets China 1951
10,000,000 tickets Iron Soldier 11,000,000 tickets China 1952
20,000,000 tickets Awaara (The Vagabond) 100,000,000+ tickets India 1955
30,000,000 tickets The Red Shoes 44,000,000 tickets United Kingdom 1962
40,000,000 tickets 1963
50,000,000 tickets Awaara (The Vagabond) 100,000,000+ tickets India 1978
100,000,000 tickets
200,000,000 tickets Tunnel War 300,000,000+ tickets China 1978
300,000,000 tickets
400,000,000 tickets Manhunt 400,000,000 tickets Japan 1979
500,000,000 tickets Gunshots in the CIB 600,000,000 tickets China 1979
600,000,000 tickets 1980
700,000,000 tickets Legend of the White Snake 700,000,000 tickets China 1985
¥100,000,000 Gunshots in the CIB ¥180,000,000 China 1980
¥200,000,000 Zhou Enlai (zh) ¥270,000,000 China 1992
¥300,000,000 Titanic ¥360,000,000 United States 1998-02-01
¥400,000,000 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ¥403,665,000 United States 2009-08-02
¥500,000,000 Avatar ¥1,160,500,000 United States 2010-01-17
¥1,000,000,000 2010-02-08
¥2,000,000,000 Furious 7 ¥2,426,590,000 United States 2015-04-26
¥2,400,000,000 Monster Hunt ¥2,440,020,000 China, Hong Kong 2015-09-06
¥3,000,000,000 The Mermaid ¥3,392,100,000 China, Hong Kong 2016-02-26
¥4,000,000,000 Wolf Warrior 2 ¥5,679,290,000 China 2017-08-13
¥5,000,000,000 2017-08-19
¥5,500,000,000 The Battle at Lake Changjin ¥5,875,450,000 China 2021-10-31
¥6,000,000,000 Ne Zha 2 ¥15,462,580,000 China 2025-02-06
¥7,000,000,000 2025-02-08
¥8,000,000,000 2025-02-10
¥9,000,000,000 2025-02-12
¥10,000,000,000 2025-02-14
¥11,000,000,000 2025-02-15
¥12,000,000,000 2025-02-17
¥13,000,000,000 2025-02-22
¥14,000,000,000 2025-02-28
¥15,000,000,000 2025-03-14

Highest-grossing openings

A list of the highest-grossing openings for films in China. Since many films do not open on Fridays in China, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release.

Rank Film Year Opening (US$) Ref
1 Ne Zha 2 2025 $431,280,000
2 Detective Chinatown 3 2021 $398,000,000
3 The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge) 2022 $398,000,000
4 Avengers: Endgame 2019 $330,528,623
5 The Wandering Earth 2019 $298,110,095
6 The Mermaid 2016 $274,049,983
7 Zootopia 2 2025 $272,000,000
8 The Captain 2019 $251,966,468
9 The Battle at Lake Changjin 2021 $235,000,000
10 Too Cool to Kill 2022 $217,000,000
11 Crazy Alien 2019 $214,749,033
12 Dying to Survive 2018 $200,837,145
13 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 $200,486,738
14 Hi, Mom 2021 $195,000,000
15 The Fate of the Furious 2017 $193,936,620
16 Monster Hunt 2 2018 $189,784,760
17 Furious 7 2015 $182,400,000
18 My People, My Homeland 2020 $157,500,000
19 Detective Chinatown 2 2018 $156,069,583
20 Pegasus 2019 $154,451,898

Opening records

These are the films that, when first released, set the opening record in China. Since many films do not open on Fridays in China, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the movie's release.

Year Title Opening (US$) Ref
2016 The Mermaid $274,049,983
2019 Avengers: Endgame $330,528,623
2021 Detective Chinatown 3 $398,000,000
2025 Ne Zha 2 $431,280,000

Opening days

Title Release date Daily opening gross (CN¥) 3 days (CN¥)
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
Detective Chinatown 3 2021-02-12 1,018,220,000 818,291,800 749,689,500 2,586,201,300
The Battle at Lake Changjin II 2022-02-01 941,449,100 487,519,600 439,736,200 1,868,704,900
Ne Zha 2 2025-01-29 487,875,100 480,771,200 619,705,100 1,588,351,400
Avengers: Endgame 2019-04-14 728,130,000 317,631,100 425,111,600 1,470,872,700
The Fate of the Furious 2017-04-14 479,708,400 487,519,600 384,751,600 1,351,979,600
Avengers: Infinity War 2018-05-11 446,505,900 493,562,100 331,905,600 1,271,973,600
Monster Hunt 2 2018-02-16 547,000,208 372,506,500 285,087,600 1,204,594,308
Hi, Mom 2021-02-12 291,393,700 302,438,900 455,688,900 1,049,521,500
My People, My Country 2019-09-30 290,415,700 387,935,500 365,418,800 1,043,770,000
Detective Chinatown 2 2018-02-16 341,019,800 326,251,000 323,436,900 990,707,700
Crazy Alien 2019-02-05 410,262,700 287,190,200 240,211,400 937,664,300
Hello Mr. Billionaire 2018-07-27 227,136,100 320,695,300 355,662,900 903,494,300
Jiang Ziya 2020-10-01 362,000,000 303,364,400 219,828,700 885,193,100
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017-06-23 332,261,900 316,862,300 223,110,800 872,235,000
Dying to Survive 2018-07-05 225,424,700 241,323,000 385,696,700 852,444,400
My People, My Homeland 2020-10-01 275,119,600 273,619,500 275,068,500 823,807,600
Warcraft 2016-06-08 302,137,500 300,082,600 217,292,500 819,512,600
The Battle at Lake Changjin 2021-09-30 205,191,300 410,802,700 205,191,300 821,185,300
The Wandering Earth 2019-02-05 204,350,300 260,872,600 342,413,200 807,636,100
The Mermaid 2016-02-08 276,897,500 243,742,300 250,082,500 770,722,300
Wolf Warrior 2 2017-07-27 102,056,200 214,715,300 312,670,500 629,442,000

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