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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 yuan. Highest-grossing films by box office revenue Top 50 all-time highest-grossing films :'' Films that are currently in cinema'' Top 20 domestic films :'' Films that are currently in cinema'' Top 20 foreign films Highest-grossing films by box office admissions :'' Films that are currently in cinema'' 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 admissions, followed by with 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 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mainland China
"Mainland China", also referred to as "the Chinese mainland", is a Geopolitics, geopolitical term defined as the territory under direct administration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War. In addition to the geographical mainland, the geopolitical sense of the term includes islands such as Hainan, Chongming Island, Chongming, and Zhoushan. By convention, territories outside of mainland China include: * Special administrative regions of China, which are regarded as subdivisions of the country, but retain distinct administrative, judicial and economic systems from those on the mainland: ** Hong Kong, formerly a British Hong Kong, British colony ** Macau, formerly a Portuguese Macau, Portuguese colony * Taiwan, along with Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu Islands, Matsu and other minor islands, are collectively known as the Taiwan Area, where has been the major territorial base of the government of the Republic of China (ROC) since 1950. Though the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Hong Kong
The cinema of Hong Kong ( zh, t=香港電影) is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese-language cinema, alongside the cinema of China and the cinema of Taiwan. As a former Crown colony, Hong Kong had a greater degree of artistic freedom than mainland China and Taiwan, and developed into a filmmaking hub for the Chinese-speaking world (including its worldwide diaspora). For decades, Hong Kong was the third largest motion picture industry in the world following US cinema and Indian cinema, and the second largest exporter. Despite an industry crisis starting in the mid-1990s and Hong Kong's transfer to Chinese sovereignty in July 1997, Hong Kong film has retained much of its distinctive identity and continues to play a prominent part on the world cinema stage. In the West, Hong Kong's vigorous pop cinema (especially Hong Kong action cinema) has long had a strong cult following, which is now a part of the cultural mainstream, widely available and imitated. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My People, My Homeland
''My People, My Homeland'' () is a 2020 Chinese anthology comedy film. The film consists of five short stories that take place in Beijing, Guizhou, Shaanxi, Hangzhou, and Shenyang. The film was a financial success, grossing over $433.2 million worldwide. The film is a sequel to ''My People, My Country ''My People, My Country'' () is a 2019 Chinese anthology drama film, consisting of seven segments directed by seven directors, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Wen Muye. It stars many of China's top actors, ...'' (2019), and it is followed by another sequel, '' My Country, My Parents'' (2021). Story Beijing Good People An interesting story about Zhang Beijing helping his uncle's treatment in Beijing. UFO fell from the sky The UFO appeared in Afu Village in Qiannan, Guizhou. Reporter Tang, scientists Dong Xuexue and Xiao Qin of the "Re-entry Science" project team went deep into the village to investigate. Village chief Wang Shouzheng and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Captain (2019 Film)
''The Captain'' () is a 2019 Chinese disaster-adventure film co-produced, co-cinematographed and directed by Andrew Lau, which stars Zhang Hanyu, Oho Ou, Du Jiang (actor), Du Jiang, Yuan Quan, Zhang Tian'ai, Li Qin (actress), Li Qin, Zhang Yamei, and Yang Qiru. The film is based on the Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 incident. The film was released in China on September 30, 2019 and received generally positive reviews. Synopsis While performing a flight mission, the crew of Sichuan Airlines flight 8633 suddenly encountered an extremely rare danger when the cockpit windshield glass burst and fell off at an altitude of 10,000 meters, causing the cabin to depressurize. The crew struggled to manually pilot the aircraft with very few instruments still in working order. When cabin pressure relief occurs, the flight crew immediately implements pressure relief procedures, instructs passengers to use oxygen masks, and shouts out in a well-trained manner: "Please believe in us, believe that w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dying To Survive
''Dying to Survive'' is a 2018 Chinese comedy-drama film directed by Wen Muye in his feature film debut. The film is based on the real-life story of Lu Yong (陆勇), a Chinese leukemia patient who smuggled cheap and generic cancer medicine from India for 1,000 Chinese cancer sufferers in 2004. ''Dying to Survive'' stars Xu Zheng in the lead role, who also co-produced the film with Ning Hao. Plot An aphrodisiac peddler, Cheng Yong, is in financial trouble. His store has not been making profits for a long time and his father urgently needs a large sum of money for brain surgery. One day a man wearing thick layers of surgical masks comes to his shop. He asks Cheng to bring a cheap drug from India in return for a large sum of money. Due to patent protection, the Swiss drug imatinib is very expensive and cannot be afforded by most leukemia patients in China. However, an inexpensive generic version of it is available in India. Desperate for money, Cheng agrees to risk smuggling t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Eight Hundred
''The Eight Hundred'' () is a 2020 Chinese historical war drama film directed by and co-written by Guan Hu, and starring Huang Zhizhong, Oho Ou, Wang Qianyuan, Jiang Wu, Zhang Yi, Du Chun, Vision Wei, Li Chen, and Yu Haoming. The film is based on real life events: the defense of Sihang Warehouse in 1937 Shanghai by Chinese NRA troops during the Battle of Shanghai and the Chinese War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression also known as Second Sino-Japanese War. Originally scheduled for release in July 2019, the premiere and the nationwide release was moved to August 21, 2020. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing $461 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2020. Plot During the early days of the Second Sino-Japanese War, and on a greater scale World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Shanghai in what became known as the Battle of Shanghai. After holding back the Japanese for over 3 months, and suffering heavy losses, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moon Man (2022 Film)
''Moon Man'' () is a 2022 Chinese science fiction comedy film co-written and directed by Zhang Chiyu, and starring Shen Teng and Ma Li. The film is an adaptation of South Korean illustrator Cho Seok's webcomic series ''Moon You''. It tells the story of "the last human in the universe" as a taikonaut finds himself stranded on the Moon after an asteroid seems to wipe out life on Earth. The film premiered in China on 29 July 2022 and grossed over $460 million worldwide. Released in South Korea on January 11, 2023. Three days after the film was released, the box office exceeded 1 billion yuan, becoming the 98th billion-dollar film in Chinese film history. Plot Dugu Yue, a former flight dynamics engineer, is hired as a maintenance man for Project United Nations Moon Shield (UNMS), an operation spearheaded by the Chinese government which is intended to protect the Earth from an incoming asteroid named " π". The plan is to deploy a group of new super missiles, called the Cosmic St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My People, My Country
''My People, My Country'' () is a 2019 Chinese anthology drama film, consisting of seven segments directed by seven directors, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, and Wen Muye. It stars many of China's top actors, many in supporting roles and cameos. ''My People, My Country'' is produced jointly by Huaxia Film Distribution, Polybona Films and Alibaba Pictures. The film was released in China on September 30, 2019, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic of China. It has two sequels, '' My People, My Homeland'' (2020) and '' My Country, My Parents'' (2021). Plot The Eve The opening segment by director Guan Hu, "The Eve" (), is about an engineer, Lin Zhiyuan (played by Huang Bo), racing against time to perfect an automatic flag-raising mechanism before the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China. Due to a faulty part, they scrounge the neighborhood for resources to build another one. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Successor (2024 Film)
''Successor'' () is a 2024 Chinese comedy drama film co-directed by Yan Fei and Peng Damo, starring Shen Teng and Ma Li. It follows a wealthy couple, Ma Chenggang and his wife Chunlan, who decide to conceal their true wealth and start a reverse child-rearing journey in order to train their son Ma Jiye to be a capable family successor. ''Successor'' was released on July 16, 2024. Plot Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he turns his focus to his younger son, Ma Jiye, born to his second wife, Chunlan. To prevent Jiye from indulging in a luxurious life and losing the motivation to strive, Chenggang and Chunlan take an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated neighborhood where Ma Chenggang grew up. They maintain an illusion of poverty, so that Jiye could develop qualities such as hard work, knowledge, careful budgeting, physical fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pegasus 2 (film)
''Pegasus 2'' () is a 2024 Chinese sports comedy drama film directed by Han Han and starring Shen Teng, Fan Chengcheng, Yin Zheng, Zhang Benyu and Sun Yizhou. The film tells the story of driving school coach Zhang Chi and potential rookie driver Li Xiaohai who set out to compete in the last Bayanbulak rally. It is a sequel to ''Pegasus'' and was released on February 10, 2024. Plot After surviving the crash at the end of the previous film, Zhang Chi ( Shen Teng) is once again down on his luck: the destruction of his car meant that his winning time did not count, since a vital official seal was lost and so the judges could not be certain that it was within the rules; and he has spent most of his money on physical therapy for the injuries he received during the crash. To make ends meet he has become a driving instructor, relying on his reputation to attract clients and running the driving school he was seen taking his driving test at in the previous film. Unexpectedly, the direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mermaid (2016 Film)
''The Mermaid'' () is a 2016 romantic fantasy comedy film directed, co-written and produced by Stephen Chow, which stars Lin Yun, Deng Chao, Zhang Yuqi and Show Lo. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film tells the story of a playboy businessman ( Deng Chao) who falls in love with a mermaid ( Lin Yun) sent to assassinate him. The film was released in China on 8 February 2016, and broke numerous box office records, including biggest opening day and biggest single-day gross through its seventh day of release. ''The Mermaid'' had the biggest opening week of all time in China, where it became the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of all time. The film was the highest-grossing non-English, non-Hollywood movie globally from 2016 to 2019. A sequel is reported to have completed filming. A treatment for an American remake is being written by Cherry Chevapravatdumrong and Teresa Hsiao. Plot Playboy property tycoon Liu Xuan ( Deng Chao) purchases the Green Gulf, a coastal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detective Chinatown 2
''Detective Chinatown 2'' () is a 2018 Chinese comedy- mystery buddy film directed and written by Chen Sicheng, starring Wang Baoqiang and Liu Haoran. A sequel to 2015's '' Detective Chinatown'', the film was released in China on 16 February 2018. It has grossed over US$544 million worldwide, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time in China. A sequel, was released on February 12, 2021. Plot Qin Feng (Liu Haoran) thought he was going to attend his distant uncle Tang Ren's (Wang Baoqiang) wedding, which turned out to be a hoax. Tang Ren had deceived Qin Feng to come to New York for another purpose. The godfather of Chinatown, Uncle Qi ( Kenneth Tsang), gathered the world's best detectives from an app called Crimaster (which allows real detectives to upload their cases for the online community to solve them) and sets up a competition to locate his grandson's killer within one week for a reward of five million dollars. His grandson Jason was found in a temple with h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
