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Chinese Box Office 2018: Highest-Grossing Chinese Movies, Page 2

Operation Red Sea (2018) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in 2018, with $579.3M worldwide, ahead of Detective Chinatown 2 (2018) at $544.2M and Hello Mr. Billionaire (2018) at $367M. 61 Chinese-language films released in 2018 report a worldwide gross, $3.5B in all, <1% of it from the US & Canada. 8 films crossed $100 million; none reached $1 billion. That is up 9% on 2017, whose releases took $3.2B. By genre, Comedy leads with $1.9B across 24 Chinese releases.

2018 releases with a gross
61
combined worldwide
$3.5B
films crossed $100M
8
vs 2017
+9%
Operation Red Sea (2018) movie poster #1 of 61
#1 Chinese-language movie of 2018

Operation Red Sea (2018)

2018 · Action, Drama

$579.3M worldwide · 17% of the chart's total

$1.5M US & Canada · <1% $577.8M elsewhere · 100%
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Every Chinese Release of 2018, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Ranks 51 to 61 of 61. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in 2018.

  1. 51 June (2018) movie poster
    June (2018) May 4, 2018 · Drama $143.6K worldwide
    May 4, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $143.6K
  2. 52 Love After Love (2018) movie poster
    Love After Love (2018) Mar 30, 2018 · Drama $128.6K worldwide
    Mar 30, 2018 US and Canada: $121.1K Rest of the world: $7.5K Worldwide: $128.6K
  3. 53 Zhang Yimou’s “Shadow” (2018) movie poster
    Zhang Yimou’s “Shadow” (2018) Oct 12, 2018 · Documentary $107.8K worldwide
    Oct 12, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $107.8K
  4. 54 The Pluto Moment (2018) movie poster
    The Pluto Moment (2018) May 18, 2018 · Drama $83.1K worldwide
    May 18, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $83.1K
  5. 55 Dream Breaker (2018) movie poster
    Dream Breaker (2018) Nov 9, 2018 · Fantasy, Sci-Fi $56.9K worldwide
    Nov 9, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $56.9K
  6. 56 On Happiness Road (2018) movie poster
    On Happiness Road (2018) Nov 16, 2018 · Adventure, Drama $31.5K worldwide
    Nov 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $31.5K
  7. 57 Secrets in the Hot Spring (2018) movie poster
    Secrets in the Hot Spring (2018) Jul 11, 2018 · Horror, Comedy $30.3K worldwide
    Jul 11, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $30.3K
  8. 58 Girls Always Happy (2018) movie poster
    Girls Always Happy (2018) Feb 16, 2018 · Drama $20.7K worldwide
    Feb 16, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.7K
  9. 59 Wushu Orphan (2018) movie poster
    Wushu Orphan (2018) Oct 26, 2018 · Comedy, Drama $18.2K worldwide
    Oct 26, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $18.2K
  10. 60 Red Flowers and Green Leaves (2018) movie poster
    Red Flowers and Green Leaves (2018) Oct 17, 2018 · Drama $6.8K worldwide
    Oct 17, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $6.8K
  11. 61 Dead Pigs (2018) movie poster
    Dead Pigs (2018) Jan 19, 2018 · Drama, Comedy $4.4K worldwide
    Jan 19, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $4.4K
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Chinese Box Office Year by Year

Every year from 1947 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.6B, led by Ne Zha (2019).

2020s 7 years · $14.3B
2010s 10 years · $19.3B
2000s 10 years · $1.7B
1990s 10 years · $172.5M
1980s 9 years · $46.7M
1970s 3 years · $18.2M
1960s 1 year · $134
1950s 3 years · $216.1K
1940s 1 year · $10.6M