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Chinese box office · September 2013

Chinese Box Office, September 2013: Top-Grossing Releases

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in September 2013, with $98.8M worldwide, ahead of Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) at $4M and The Wrath of Vajra (2013) at $1.9M. 5 Chinese-language films released in September 2013 report a worldwide gross, $105.2M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 46% on August 2013, whose releases took $195.3M. By genre, Action leads with $104.6M across 3 Chinese releases.

September 2013 releases with a gross
5
combined worldwide
$105.2M
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), the #1
$98.8M
vs August 2013
−46%
Top 5

What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of September 2013?

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) leads with $98.8M, 94% of the total. The top 5 together took $105.2M, almost all of what the 5 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) movie poster Number 1
    $98.8M Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
    $87.8K US & Canada · <1% $98.7M elsewhere · 100%
  2. Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) movie poster Number 2
    $4M Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013)
    $37.9K US & Canada · <1% $3.9M elsewhere · 99%
  3. The Wrath of Vajra (2013) movie poster Number 3
    $1.9M The Wrath of Vajra (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  4. Dead Sign (2013) movie poster Number 4
    $580K Dead Sign (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  5. Apolitical Romance (2013) movie poster Number 5
    $9.1K Apolitical Romance (2013)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Chinese Release of September 2013, 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 2013.

  1. 1 Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) movie poster
    Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) Sep 27, 2013 · Action, Adventure $98.8M worldwide
    Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: $87.8K Rest of the world: $98.7M Worldwide: $98.8M
  2. 2 Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) movie poster
    Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) Sep 20, 2013 · Action, Biography $4M worldwide
    Sep 20, 2013 US and Canada: $37.9K Rest of the world: $3.9M Worldwide: $4M
  3. 3 The Wrath of Vajra (2013) movie poster
    The Wrath of Vajra (2013) Sep 24, 2013 · Horror, Fantasy $1.9M worldwide
    Sep 24, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.9M
  4. 4 Dead Sign (2013) movie poster
    Dead Sign (2013) Sep 6, 2013 · Horror $580K worldwide
    Sep 6, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $580K
  5. 5 Apolitical Romance (2013) movie poster
    Apolitical Romance (2013) Sep 27, 2013 · Comedy, Drama $9.1K worldwide
    Sep 27, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $9.1K
By release week

Which Week of September 2013 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 39 (Sep 22–28) took $100.7M, led by Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 1–7 Dead Sign (2013) $580K Dead Sign (2013)
  2. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 15–21 Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) $4M Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013)
  4. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 22–28 Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) $100.7M Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)
  5. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 29–Oct 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years

How Does September 2013 Compare With September in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, September 2013 earned the most: $105.2M from 5 films, led by Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
September 2004 7 films 7 $25.7M – 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
September 2012 5 films · −90% 5 $5.2M −90% Vulgaria (2012) $4M
September 2013 5 films · +1927% 5 $105.2M +1927% Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) $98.8M
Archive

Chinese Box Office in 2013, Month by Month

The months of 2013 with their totals: February leads with $205.1M, led by Lost in Thailand (2013).

FAQ

Chinese Box Office September 2013: 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 5 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in September 2013?

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013) leads with $98.8M worldwide, $87.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Ip Man: The Final Fight (2013) at $4M and The Wrath of Vajra (2013) at $1.9M.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in September 2013 earn?

5 Chinese-language films released in September 2013 report a worldwide gross, $105.2M in all, or $21M per film on average. August 2013 releases took $195.3M.

How many Chinese-language movies released in September 2013 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013), earned $98.8M.

How much of the September 2013 Chinese box office came from the US and Canada?

$125.7K of the $105.2M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 3 films of the 5 report no domestic figure.

How is the September 2013 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 2013. 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 2013 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.