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'Avatar 3' opened at No. 1 in China with a $57.6 million debut, contributing to a rising China box office that reached 51 billion yuan in 2025, driven by both local hits like Ne Zha 2 and successful Hollywood imports like Zootopia 2 and Avatar: Fire and Ash, reflecting China's growing appetite for high-quality family and franchise films.
Disney's 'Zootopia 2' set a record in China, earning $275 million in its first six days, becoming the highest-grossing animated foreign film in the country, despite a general decline in overseas movie interest and geopolitical tensions affecting Hollywood's presence in China.
'Predator: Badlands' topped the China box office with RMB52.5 million ($7.4 million) in its debut, making it the top film globally with a total of $80 million. Other notable films include 'Row to Win,' 'Her Turn,' 'The Sun Rises On Us All,' and 'Penguin Girl,' which rounded out the top five in weekend earnings.
Universal's 'Jurassic World Rebirth' topped the China box office over the July 4–6 weekend, grossing RMB184.8 million ($25.7 million), marking a successful revival of the franchise despite strong competition. The film's debut was supported by significant Imax earnings, and other notable films included 'Detective Conan: The Movie,' 'F1: The Movie,' 'Malice,' and 'A Cool Fish 2,' contributing to a total weekend gross of $58.3 million and a year-to-date total of $4.15 billion in China.
Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' remains the top film at the China box office for a second weekend, earning RMB70.7 million, with a total gross of $46.9 million. The film continues to perform well despite a slowdown in new releases, while other notable films include 'Endless Journey of Love,' 'Ballerina,' 'Doraemon the Movie,' and 'Lilo & Stitch.' The weekend's total box office was $26 million, down from the previous week, with year-to-date earnings reaching $3.88 billion.
Tom Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' dominated China's box office over the weekend, earning RMB184.5 million ($25.6 million), boosted by high-octane action and Imax screenings, which contributed nearly $5 million. The film's success marks a strong start for Hollywood in China in 2025, with other notable releases including Chinese animated fantasy 'Endless Journey of Love,' Japanese franchise 'Doraemon,' Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch,' and Hong Kong thriller 'Behind the Shadows.' The weekend's total box office reached $58.2 million, with China's year-to-date box office now at $3.82 billion, up 26.6% from last year.
Japanese film "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Earth Symphony" topped the China box office with $12.6 million in its opening weekend, surpassing "The Garfield Movie," which earned $8.2 million. Both films outperformed "The Last Frenzy," which had led for two weeks. The aggregate national box office for the weekend was $45.4 million, bringing the year-to-date total to $3.09 billion, slightly lower than the previous year.
"Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire" makes a strong start at the Chinese box office, earning $7 million by 3 p.m. local time and is forecasted to potentially reach $105 million. The film benefits from high social scores and is the fifth installment in the MonsterVerse series, delving deeper into the mysteries of the Hollow Earth and featuring an unholy alliance between Godzilla and Kong.
Lionsgate's prequel film "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" opened in third place at the Chinese box office, earning only $4.6 million. This continues the trend of underperformance by U.S. franchise films in the Chinese market. The film has received mixed reviews from Chinese audiences and is projected to earn around $7 million in total. Other U.S. franchise films, such as Disney's "The Marvels," have also struggled in China. Chinese films "Who's the Suspect" and "Be My Family" took the top two spots at the box office.
Christopher Nolan's film "Oppenheimer" has reached nearly $60 million at the Chinese box office, coming in fourth place for the weekend. The film has performed well in Imax, earning $17 million in the format. It is now among Nolan's top-grossing films in China, behind "Interstellar" and "Inception." Meanwhile, local crime thriller "Dust to Dust" took the top spot, followed by Sylvester Stallone's "Expend4bles." Chinese comedy blockbuster "No More Bets" continues to dominate, with a total of $531.7 million. Paramount's "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" will be the only U.S. release in China this week.
Chinese crime action film "No More Bets" continues to dominate the mainland China box office for the fourth consecutive weekend, earning $33.5 million and bringing its cumulative score to $469 million. "Papa" holds second place, while "Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms" maintains its resilience in third place. The highest-ranked new release is "Heart's Motive," and "The Woman in the Storm" climbs to fifth place. The weekend box office fell to $81.9 million, signaling the end of the summer season.
China's summer box office has set a new record, generating 17.8 billion yuan ($2.44 billion) in revenue, with domestic films outperforming Hollywood hits like "Barbie". Four films have surpassed the 2 billion yuan mark, including "Lost in the Stars" and "No More Bets". Despite a sluggish recovery in consumer spending, this year's summer film revenue has exceeded the previous record set in 2019. However, Hollywood films like "Barbie" and "Mission: Impossible–Dead Reckoning Part One" did not perform as well, with lower box office earnings.
The box office in mainland China achieved a record-breaking summer season with minimal input from Hollywood, according to ticketing agency Maoyan Entertainment. The previous record was surpassed two weeks before the end of the season, with a series of locally-produced films dominating the box office. Unlike previous years, there was no summer blackout period for Hollywood films, but most underperformed. The strongest contributors were "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts" and "Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part 1." Maoyan's revenues and profits were significantly boosted by the rising box office.
Chinese crime action film "No More Bets" surpassed "Barbie" to become the best-performing movie worldwide over the weekend, earning $88 million in China alone. "Barbie" earned $33.7 million in North America and $45.1 million internationally, bringing its global total to $78.8 million. Another Chinese-financed film, "Meg 2: The Trench," ranked third globally with $56.4 million. The strong performance of Chinese films, including "No More Bets," is contributing to the recovery of China's cinema box office, which is approaching pre-pandemic levels.
Local crime thriller No More Bets dominates China's box office, earning $101.1 million in its opening weekend and a total of $247.5 million so far. Meg 2: The Trench slips to third place, while Creation of the Gods 1: Kingdom of Storms climbs back to second place. Paramount Pictures' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem flops with a three-day start of under $1 million. Greta Gerwig's Barbie winds down in the market, and Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer is set to open in China on August 30.