#1 of 3 #1 Chinese-language movie of Week 53, 2016
2016 · Comedy
$95.7M worldwide · 93% of the chart's total
$100K US & Canada · <1% $95.6M elsewhere · 100%
Chinese box office · Week 53 · Dec 25–31, 2016
Chinese Box Office, Week 53 of 2016: Chinese Releases of Dec 25–31
Some Like It Hot (2016) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31), with $95.7M worldwide, ahead of Cherry Returns (2016) at $4.9M and The Insanity (2016) at $2.2M. 3 Chinese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $102.8M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 53 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $102.8M
- Some Like It Hot (2016), the #1
- $95.7M
- earned in the US & Canada
- <1%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of Week 53 of 2016?
Some Like It Hot (2016) leads with $95.7M, 93% of the total. The top 3 together took $102.8M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Chinese Release of Week 53 of 2016, 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 week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31).
- 1 Dec 30, 2016 US and Canada: $100K Rest of the world: $95.6M Worldwide: $95.7M
- 2 Dec 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.9M
- 3 Dec 30, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.2M
Weeks around it
How Does Week 53 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 53 releases took $102.8M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 53 (Dec 25–31) with $102.8M, led by Some Like It Hot (2016).
- Week 47 Wk 47 Nov 13–19 I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016) $70.8M I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)
- Week 48 Wk 48 Nov 20–26 Min & Max (2016) $892.6K Min & Max (2016)
- Week 49 Wk 49 Nov 27–Dec 3 Super Express (2016) $14.3M Super Express (2016)
- Week 50 Wk 50 Dec 4–10 Suddenly Seventeen (2016) $33.4M Suddenly Seventeen (2016)
- Week 51 Wk 51 Dec 11–17 The Wasted Times (2016) $22.3M The Wasted Times (2016)
- Week 52 Wk 52 Dec 18–24 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 53 Wk 53 Dec 25–31 Some Like It Hot (2016) $102.8M Some Like It Hot (2016)
- Week 1, 2017 Wk 1 Jan 1–7 Railroad Tigers (2017) $102.2M Railroad Tigers (2017)
- Week 2, 2017 Wk 2 Jan 8–14 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does Week 53 of 2016 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 53, 2015 earned the most: $111M from 2 films, led by Devil and Angel (2015). Week 53, 2016 took $102.8M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 53, 2007 Dec 30–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2008 Dec 28–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2009 Dec 27–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2010 Dec 26–31 1 film | 1 | $19.7M | – | Another Year (2010) $19.7M |
| Week 53, 2011 Dec 25–31 1 film · −100% | 1 | $18K | −100% | Speed Angels (2011) $18K |
| Week 53, 2012 Dec 30–31 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 53, 2013 Dec 29–31 1 film | 1 | $11.8M | – | Up in the Wind (2013) $11.8M |
| Week 53, 2014 Dec 28–31 1 film · +57% | 1 | $18.6M | +57% | One Hundred Thousand Bad Jokes (2014) $18.6M |
| Week 53, 2015 Dec 27–31 2 films · +499% | 2 | $111M | +499% | Devil and Angel (2015) $98.6M |
| Week 53, 2016 Dec 25–31 3 films · −7% | 3 | $102.8M | −7% | Some Like It Hot (2016) $95.7M |
Archive
Chinese Box Office in 2016, Week by Week
39 weeks of 2016 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 4 (Jan 17–23) with $544.1M, led by Monster Hunt (2016).
- Week 1 $123.4K
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 $171M
- Week 4 $544.1M
- Week 5 $9.2M
- Week 6 $206.8M
- Week 7 $5.2M
- Week 8 $9.3M
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 No grosses
- Week 11 $287.9K
- Week 12 $9.8M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $78.2M
- Week 15 No grosses
- Week 16 $1.5M
- Week 17 $27.4M
- Week 18 $17.6M
- Week 19 $13.5M
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $6M
- Week 22 $1.7M
- Week 23 No grosses
- Week 24 $3.6M
- Week 25 $2M
- Week 26 $2M
- Week 27 $31.9M
- Week 28 $156.5M
- Week 29 $40.5M
- Week 30 $13.2M
- Week 31 $43.5M
- Week 32 $26.7M
- Week 33 $40M
- Week 34 $145.8M
- Week 35 No grosses
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 No grosses
- Week 38 $45.4M
- Week 39 $72K
- Week 40 $269.7M
- Week 41 $89.2K
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 $28.5M
- Week 45 $13.3M
- Week 46 No grosses
- Week 47 $70.8M
- Week 48 $892.6K
- Week 49 $14.3M
- Week 50 $33.4M
- Week 51 $22.3M
- Week 52 No grosses
- Week 53 $102.8M
FAQ
Chinese Box Office Week 53 of 2016: 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 week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31)?
Some Like It Hot (2016) leads with $95.7M worldwide, $100K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Cherry Returns (2016) at $4.9M and The Insanity (2016) at $2.2M.
How much did Chinese-language movies released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31) earn?
3 Chinese-language films released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31) report a worldwide gross, $102.8M in all, or $34.3M per film on average.
How many Chinese-language movies released in week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Some Like It Hot (2016), earned $95.7M.
How is the week 53, 2016 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 week 53 of 2016 (Dec 25–31). 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 week 53, 2016 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.