#1 of 4 #1 Chinese-language movie of May 2017
2017 · Fantasy, Comedy
$2.6M worldwide · 39% of the chart's total
$51.8K US & Canada · 2% $2.6M elsewhere · 98%
Chinese box office · May 2017
Chinese Box Office, May 2017: Top-Grossing Releases
Beautiful Accident (2017) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in May 2017, with $2.6M worldwide, ahead of Wine War (2017) at $2.3M and Edge of Innocence (2017) at $1.4M. 4 Chinese-language films released in May 2017 report a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. That is down 95% on April 2017, whose releases took $125M.
- May 2017 releases with a gross
- 4
- combined worldwide
- $6.7M
- Beautiful Accident (2017), the #1
- $2.6M
- vs April 2017
- −95%
#1 of 4 Top 4
What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of May 2017?
Beautiful Accident (2017) leads with $2.6M, 39% of the total. The top 4 together took $6.7M, 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.
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Number 4
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The chart
Every Chinese Release of May 2017, 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 May 2017.
- 1 May 26, 2017 US and Canada: $51.8K Rest of the world: $2.6M Worldwide: $2.6M
- 2 May 19, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2.3M
- 3 May 27, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $1.4M
- 4 May 20, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $387.8K
By release week
Which Week of May 2017 Had the Biggest Releases?
Films released in week 21 (May 21–27) took $4M, led by Beautiful Accident (2017). Each column links to that week's chart; weeks are Sunday to Saturday.
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 30–May 6 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 7–13 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 14–20 Wine War (2017) $2.7M Wine War (2017)
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 21–27 Beautiful Accident (2017) $4M Beautiful Accident (2017)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 28–Jun 3 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
Earlier years
How Does May 2017 Compare With May in Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, May 2008 earned the most: $422.2M from 5 films, led by Sex and the City (2008). May 2017 took $6.7M.
| Month | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2008 5 films | 5 | $422.2M | – | Sex and the City (2008) $418.8M |
| May 2009 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| May 2010 3 films | 3 | $1.6M | – | John Rabe (2010) $1.5M |
| May 2011 1 film · +118% | 1 | $3.5M | +118% | True Legend (2011) $3.5M |
| May 2012 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| May 2013 3 films | 3 | $117.8M | – | American Dreams in China (2013) $87.1M |
| May 2014 3 films · −92% | 3 | $9.9M | −92% | Dragon Nest: Warriors’ Dawn (2014) $9.8M |
| May 2015 2 films · −90% | 2 | $990.1K | −90% | First of May (2015) $728.4K |
| May 2016 4 films · +2044% | 4 | $21.2M | +2044% | Phantom of the Theatre (2016) $13.5M |
| May 2017 4 films · −68% | 4 | $6.7M | −68% | Beautiful Accident (2017) $2.6M |
Archive
Chinese Box Office in 2017, Month by Month
The months of 2017 with their totals: July leads with $939.8M, led by Wolf Warrior 2 (2017).
- January $592.3M #1 Kung Fu Yoga (2017)
- February $608.8M #1 The Great Wall (2017)
- March $95.8M #1 The Devotion of Suspect X (2017)
- April $125M #1 Battle of Memories (2017)
- May $6.7M #1 Beautiful Accident (2017)
- June $16.7M #1 Wished (2017)
- July $939.8M #1 Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)
- August $153.9M #1 The Founding of an Army (2017)
- September $447.2M #1 Never Say Die (2017)
- October $5.3M #1 The Looming Storm (2017)
- November $29.7M #1 Seventy-Seven Days (2017)
- December $166M #1 The Thousand Faces of Dunjia (2017)
FAQ
Chinese Box Office May 2017: 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 May 2017?
Beautiful Accident (2017) leads with $2.6M worldwide, $51.8K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Wine War (2017) at $2.3M and Edge of Innocence (2017) at $1.4M.
How much did Chinese-language movies released in May 2017 earn?
4 Chinese-language films released in May 2017 report a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, or $1.7M per film on average. April 2017 releases took $125M.
How many Chinese-language movies released in May 2017 made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Beautiful Accident (2017), earned $2.6M.
How is the May 2017 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 May 2017. 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 May 2017 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.