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Chinese box office · April 2014

Chinese Box Office, April 2014: Top-Grossing Releases

My Old Classmate (2014) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in April 2014, with $73.1M worldwide, ahead of The Great Hypnotist (2014) at $44.1M and That Demon Within (2014) at $20.4M. 3 Chinese-language films released in April 2014 report a worldwide gross, $137.5M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 43% on March 2014, whose releases took $239.4M.

April 2014 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$137.5M
My Old Classmate (2014), the #1
$73.1M
vs March 2014
−43%
My Old Classmate (2014) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 Chinese-language movie of April 2014

My Old Classmate (2014)

2014 · Romance

$73.1M worldwide · 53% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of April 2014?

My Old Classmate (2014) leads with $73.1M, 53% of the total. The top 3 together took $137.5M, almost all of what the 3 films earned. Each bar splits a film's gross into the US & Canada and the rest of the world.

  1. My Old Classmate (2014) movie poster Number 1
    $73.1M My Old Classmate (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Great Hypnotist (2014) movie poster Number 2
    $44.1M The Great Hypnotist (2014)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. That Demon Within (2014) movie poster Number 3
    $20.4M That Demon Within (2014)
    $172.3K US & Canada · <1% $20.2M elsewhere · 99%

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Chinese Release of April 2014, 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 April 2014.

  1. 1 My Old Classmate (2014) movie poster
    My Old Classmate (2014) Apr 25, 2014 · Romance $73.1M worldwide
    Apr 25, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $73.1M
  2. 2 The Great Hypnotist (2014) movie poster
    The Great Hypnotist (2014) Apr 29, 2014 · Drama, Mystery $44.1M worldwide
    Apr 29, 2014 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $44.1M
  3. 3 That Demon Within (2014) movie poster
    That Demon Within (2014) Apr 18, 2014 · Action, Crime $20.4M worldwide
    Apr 18, 2014 US and Canada: $172.3K Rest of the world: $20.2M Worldwide: $20.4M
By release week

Which Week of April 2014 Had the Biggest Releases?

Films released in week 17 (Apr 20–26) took $73.1M, led by My Old Classmate (2014). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.

  1. Week 14 Wk 14 Mar 30–Apr 5 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 6–12 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  3. Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 13–19 That Demon Within (2014) $20.4M That Demon Within (2014)
  4. Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 20–26 My Old Classmate (2014) $73.1M My Old Classmate (2014)
  5. Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 27–May 3 The Great Hypnotist (2014) $44.1M The Great Hypnotist (2014)
Earlier years

How Does April 2014 Compare With April in Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, April 2014 earned the most: $137.5M from 3 films, led by My Old Classmate (2014).

Month Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
April 2005 1 film 1 $104.9M – Kung Fu Hustle (2005) $104.9M
April 2006 3 films · −97% 3 $2.7M −97% The Chinese Botanist’s Daughters (2006) $1.8M
April 2007 2 films · −28% 2 $1.9M −28% Election (2007) $1.8M
April 2008 1 film · −92% 1 $152K −92% What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?! (2008) $152K
April 2009 2 films · +28299% 2 $43.2M +28299% Fighting (2009) $32.5M
April 2010 5 films · −27% 5 $31.6M −27% The Losers (2010) $29.4M
April 2011 4 films · +42% 4 $44.9M +42% Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2011) $27.4M
April 2012 3 films · −87% 3 $5.7M −87% A Simple Life (2012) $4.8M
April 2013 3 films · +2151% 3 $128.4M +2151% So Young (2013) $114.9M
April 2014 3 films · +7% 3 $137.5M +7% My Old Classmate (2014) $73.1M
Archive

Chinese Box Office in 2014, Month by Month

The months of 2014 with their totals: December leads with $265.5M, led by Fleet of Time (2014).

FAQ

Chinese Box Office April 2014: 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 3 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in April 2014?

My Old Classmate (2014) leads with $73.1M worldwide. Next come The Great Hypnotist (2014) at $44.1M and That Demon Within (2014) at $20.4M.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in April 2014 earn?

3 Chinese-language films released in April 2014 report a worldwide gross, $137.5M in all, or $45.8M per film on average. March 2014 releases took $239.4M.

How many Chinese-language movies released in April 2014 made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, My Old Classmate (2014), earned $73.1M.

How much of the April 2014 Chinese box office came from the US and Canada?

$172.3K of the $137.5M total, or <1%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 2 films of the 3 report no domestic figure.

How is the April 2014 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 April 2014. 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 April 2014 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.