How much of the January 2008 Chinese box office came from the US and Canada?

$11.2K of the $2.5M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 1 film of the 2 report no domestic figure.

Chinese box office · January 2008

Chinese Box Office, January 2008: Top-Grossing Releases

Q: What is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in January 2008?

Lost in Beijing (2008) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $11.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Linger (2008) at $1.1M.

Q: How much did Chinese-language movies released in January 2008 earn?

2 Chinese-language films released in January 2008 report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

Q: How many Chinese-language movies released in January 2008 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lost in Beijing (2008), earned $1.4M.

Q: How is the January 2008 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 January 2008. 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.

Q: How often is the January 2008 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.

Lost in Beijing (2008) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in January 2008, with $1.4M worldwide, ahead of Linger (2008) at $1.1M. 2 Chinese-language films released in January 2008 report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

January 2008 releases with a gross: 2
combined worldwide: $2.5M
Lost in Beijing (2008), the #1: $1.4M
earned in the US & Canada: <1%

#1 of 2

#1 Chinese-language movie of January 2008

Lost in Beijing (2008)

2008 · Drama

$1.4M worldwide · 55% of the chart's total

$11.2K US & Canada · <1% $1.3M elsewhere · 99%

The chart

Every Chinese Release of January 2008, 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 January 2008.

1
Lost in Beijing (2008) Jan 25, 2008 · Drama $1.4M worldwide

Jan 25, 2008 US and Canada: $11.2K Rest of the world: $1.3M Worldwide: $1.4M
2
Linger (2008) Jan 10, 2008 · Romance, Drama $1.1M worldwide

Jan 10, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M

Chinese Box Office in 2008, Month by Month

The months of 2008 with their totals: May leads with $422.2M, led by Sex and the City (2008).

FAQ

Chinese Box Office January 2008: 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 January 2008?

Lost in Beijing (2008) leads with $1.4M worldwide, $11.2K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Linger (2008) at $1.1M.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in January 2008 earn?

2 Chinese-language films released in January 2008 report a worldwide gross, $2.5M in all, or $1.2M per film on average.

How many Chinese-language movies released in January 2008 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Lost in Beijing (2008), earned $1.4M.

How is the January 2008 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 January 2008. 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 January 2008 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.