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Chinese box office · September 2011

Chinese Box Office, September 2011: Top-Grossing Releases

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in September 2011, with $51.9M worldwide, ahead of Mural (2011) at $1.1M and Mayday 3DNA (2011) at $525.1K. 4 Chinese-language films released in September 2011 report a worldwide gross, $53.9M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.

September 2011 releases with a gross
4
combined worldwide
$53.9M
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011), the #1
$51.9M
earned in the US & Canada
<1%
Top 4

What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of September 2011?

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) leads with $51.9M, 96% of the total. The top 4 together took $53.9M, almost all of what the 4 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) movie poster Number 1
    $51.9M Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)
    $459.8K US & Canada · <1% $51.4M elsewhere · 99%
  2. Mural (2011) movie poster Number 2
    $1.1M Mural (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Mayday 3DNA (2011) movie poster Number 3
    $525.1K Mayday 3DNA (2011)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Love in Space (2011) movie poster Number 4
    $358.5K Love in Space (2011)
    $34.8K US & Canada · 10% $323.7K elsewhere · 90%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Chinese Release of September 2011, 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 September 2011.

  1. 1 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) movie poster
    Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) Sep 2, 2011 · Action, Mystery $51.9M worldwide
    Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: $459.8K Rest of the world: $51.4M Worldwide: $51.9M
  2. 2 Mural (2011) movie poster
    Mural (2011) Sep 29, 2011 · Fantasy $1.1M worldwide
    Sep 29, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.1M
  3. 3 Mayday 3DNA (2011) movie poster
    Mayday 3DNA (2011) Sep 23, 2011 · Music $525.1K worldwide
    Sep 23, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $525.1K
  4. 4 Love in Space (2011) movie poster
    Love in Space (2011) Sep 9, 2011 · Comedy, Romance $358.5K worldwide
    Sep 9, 2011 US and Canada: $34.8K Rest of the world: $323.7K Worldwide: $358.5K
By release week

Which Week of September 2011 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 36 (Aug 28–Sep 3) took $51.9M, led by Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Aug 28–Sep 3 Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 4–10 Love in Space (2011) $358.5K Love in Space (2011)
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 11–17 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 18–24 Mayday 3DNA (2011) $525.1K Mayday 3DNA (2011)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 25–Oct 1 Mural (2011) $1.1M Mural (2011)
Earlier years

How Does September 2011 Compare With September in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, September 2007 earned the most: $69.5M from 4 films, led by Lust, Caution (2007). September 2011 took $53.9M.

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
September 2002 1 film 1 $25.7K – Quitting (2002) $25.7K
September 2003 1 film · −100% 1 $20 −100% My Father and I (2003) $20
September 2004 7 films · +128406230% 7 $25.7M +128406230% Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) $10.2M
September 2005 3 films · −97% 3 $788.8K −97% Everlasting Regret (2005) $403.5K
September 2006 5 films · +2923% 5 $23.8M +2923% The Banquet (2006) $22.6M
September 2007 4 films · +191% 4 $69.5M +191% Lust, Caution (2007) $67.1M
September 2008 5 films · −41% 5 $41.3M −41% Painted Skin (2008) $37.6M
September 2009 4 films · −97% 4 $1.4M −97% The Founding of a Republic (2009) $1M
September 2010 6 films · +2633% 6 $38.2M +2633% Under the Hawthorn Tree (2010) $23M
September 2011 4 films · +41% 4 $53.9M +41% Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) $51.9M
Archive

Chinese Box Office in 2011, Month by Month

The months of 2011 with their totals: June leads with $58.3M, led by Beginning of the Great Revival (2011).

FAQ

Chinese Box Office September 2011: 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 4 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in September 2011?

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011) leads with $51.9M worldwide, $459.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Mural (2011) at $1.1M and Mayday 3DNA (2011) at $525.1K.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in September 2011 earn?

4 Chinese-language films released in September 2011 report a worldwide gross, $53.9M in all, or $13.5M per film on average.

How many Chinese-language movies released in September 2011 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (2011), earned $51.9M.

How much of the September 2011 Chinese box office came from the US and Canada?

$494.6K of the $53.9M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 4 report no domestic figure.

How is the September 2011 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 September 2011. 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 September 2011 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.