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Chinese Box Office 1998: Highest-Grossing Chinese Movies

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in 1998, with $1M worldwide, ahead of The Hole (1998) at $2.5K. 2 Chinese-language films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, 99% of it from the US & Canada.

1998 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$1M
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), the #1
$1M
earned in the US & Canada
99%
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 Chinese-language movie of 1998

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998)

1998 · Drama

$1M worldwide · 100% of the chart's total

$1M US & Canada · 99% $7.6K elsewhere · <1%
The chart

Every Chinese Release of 1998, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 1998.

  1. 1 Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) movie poster
    Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) Feb 19, 1998 · Drama $1M worldwide
    Feb 19, 1998 US and Canada: $1M Rest of the world: $7.6K Worldwide: $1M
  2. 2 The Hole (1998) movie poster
    The Hole (1998) May 16, 1998 · Drama, Sci-Fi $2.5K worldwide
    May 16, 1998 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.5K
Archive

Chinese Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1947 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.6B, led by Ne Zha (2019).

2020s 7 years · $14.3B
2010s 10 years · $19.3B
2000s 10 years · $1.7B
1990s 10 years · $172.5M
1980s 9 years · $46.7M
1970s 3 years · $18.2M
1960s 1 year · $134
1950s 3 years · $216.1K
1940s 1 year · $10.6M
FAQ

Chinese Box Office 1998: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in 1998?

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) leads with $1M worldwide, $1M of it in the US & Canada. Next come The Hole (1998) at $2.5K.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in 1998 earn?

2 Chinese-language films released in 1998 report a worldwide gross, $1M in all, or $510.5K per film on average.

How many Chinese-language movies released in 1998 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), earned $1M.

How much of the 1998 Chinese box office came from the US and Canada?

$1M of the $1M total, or 99%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the 1998 Chinese box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in 1998. The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact, and so are films whose stored language is most likely wrong.

How often is the 1998 Chinese box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.