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Chinese box office · Week 40 · Sep 30–Oct 6, 2018

Chinese Box Office, Week 40 of 2018: Chinese Releases of Sep 30–Oct 6

Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6), with $86.9M worldwide, ahead of The Enigma of Arrival (2018) at $3M and Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) at $2M. 3 Chinese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $91.9M in all.

week 40 releases with a gross
3
combined worldwide
$91.9M
Hello, Mrs. Money (2018), the #1
$86.9M
Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) movie poster #1 of 3
#1 Chinese-language movie of Week 40, 2018

Hello, Mrs. Money (2018)

2018 · Comedy

$86.9M worldwide · 95% of the chart's total

No US & Canada figure reported
Top 3

What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of Week 40 of 2018?

Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) leads with $86.9M, 95% of the total. The top 3 together took $91.9M, 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. Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) movie poster Number 1
    $86.9M Hello, Mrs. Money (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  2. The Enigma of Arrival (2018) movie poster Number 2
    $3M The Enigma of Arrival (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported
  3. Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) movie poster Number 3
    $2M Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018)
    No US & Canada figure reported

US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world

The chart

Every Chinese Release of Week 40 of 2018, 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6).

  1. 1 Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) movie poster
    Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) Sep 30, 2018 · Comedy $86.9M worldwide
    Sep 30, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $86.9M
  2. 2 The Enigma of Arrival (2018) movie poster
    The Enigma of Arrival (2018) Oct 5, 2018 · Thriller, Mystery $3M worldwide
    Oct 5, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $3M
  3. 3 Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) movie poster
    Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) Oct 1, 2018 · Action, Fantasy $2M worldwide
    Oct 1, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $2M
Weeks around it

How Does Week 40 Compare With the Weeks Around It?

Week 40 releases took $91.9M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 41 (Oct 7–13) with $143.1M, led by More Than Blue (2018).

  1. Week 34 Wk 34 Aug 19–25 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  2. Week 35 Wk 35 Aug 26–Sep 1 Revenge (2018) $938.1K Revenge (2018)
  3. Week 36 Wk 36 Sep 2–8 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
  4. Week 37 Wk 37 Sep 9–15 Baby (2018) $3.6M Baby (2018)
  5. Week 38 Wk 38 Sep 16–22 Cry Me a Sad River (2018) $56.9M Cry Me a Sad River (2018)
  6. Week 39 Wk 39 Sep 23–29 Fat Buddies (2018) $37.5M Fat Buddies (2018)
  7. Week 40 Wk 40 Sep 30–Oct 6 Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) $91.9M Hello, Mrs. Money (2018)
  8. Week 41 Wk 41 Oct 7–13 More Than Blue (2018) $143.1M More Than Blue (2018)
  9. Week 42 Wk 42 Oct 14–20 Kung Fu League (2018) $2.6M Kung Fu League (2018)
Earlier years

How Does Week 40 of 2018 Compare With Earlier Years?

Of these 10 years, Week 40, 2016 earned the most: $269.7M from 3 films, led by Operation Mekong (2016). Week 40, 2018 took $91.9M.

Week Films Worldwide Change Biggest film
Week 40, 2009 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films 2 $72.2K – The Warrior and the Wolf (2009) $72K
Week 40, 2010 Sep 26–Oct 2 1 film · +27014% 1 $19.6M +27014% Hot Summer Days (Chuen sing yit luen - yit lat lat) (2010) $19.6M
Week 40, 2011 Sep 25–Oct 1 1 film · −94% 1 $1.1M −94% Mural (2011) $1.1M
Week 40, 2012 Sep 30–Oct 6 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2013 Sep 29–Oct 5 4 films 4 $11.5M – Einstein and Einstein (2013) $7.4M
Week 40, 2014 Sep 28–Oct 4 2 films · +262% 2 $41.5M +262% Black & White: The Dawn of Justice (2014) $34.1M
Week 40, 2015 Sep 27–Oct 3 2 films · +525% 2 $259.3M +525% Goodbye Mr. Loser (2015) $228.1M
Week 40, 2016 Sep 25–Oct 1 3 films · +4% 3 $269.7M +4% Operation Mekong (2016) $173.8M
Week 40, 2017 Oct 1–7 No films 0 – – –
Week 40, 2018 Sep 30–Oct 6 3 films 3 $91.9M – Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) $86.9M
Archive

Chinese Box Office in 2018, Week by Week

32 weeks of 2018 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 7 (Feb 11–17) with $1.1B, led by Detective Chinatown 2 (2018).

FAQ

Chinese Box Office Week 40 of 2018: 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6)?

Hello, Mrs. Money (2018) leads with $86.9M worldwide. Next come The Enigma of Arrival (2018) at $3M and Legend of the Ancient Sword (2018) at $2M.

How much did Chinese-language movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) earn?

3 Chinese-language films released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) report a worldwide gross, $91.9M in all, or $30.6M per film on average.

How many Chinese-language movies released in week 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Hello, Mrs. Money (2018), earned $86.9M.

How is the week 40, 2018 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 40 of 2018 (Sep 30–Oct 6). 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 40, 2018 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.