#1 of 3 #1 Chinese-language movie of Week 21, 2019
2019 · Music
$7.4M worldwide · 87% of the chart's total
$85.9K US & Canada · 1% $7.3M elsewhere · 99%
Chinese box office · Week 21 · May 19–25, 2019
Chinese Box Office, Week 21 of 2019: Chinese Releases of May 19–25
Mayday Life (2019) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25), with $7.4M worldwide, ahead of Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019) at $899.1K and Summer of Changsha (2019) at $171.6K. 3 Chinese-language films released that week report a worldwide gross, $8.5M in all, 1% of it from the US & Canada.
- week 21 releases with a gross
- 3
- combined worldwide
- $8.5M
- Mayday Life (2019), the #1
- $7.4M
- earned in the US & Canada
- 1%
#1 of 3 Top 3
What Were the Biggest Chinese Hits of Week 21 of 2019?
Mayday Life (2019) leads with $7.4M, 87% of the total. The top 3 together took $8.5M, 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.
- Number 1
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Number 2 -
Number 3
US & Canada (domestic) Rest of the world
The chart
Every Chinese Release of Week 21 of 2019, 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 21 of 2019 (May 19–25).
- 1 May 24, 2019 US and Canada: $85.9K Rest of the world: $7.3M Worldwide: $7.4M
- 2 May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $899.1K
- 3 May 22, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $171.6K
Weeks around it
How Does Week 21 Compare With the Weeks Around It?
Week 21 releases took $8.5M. The biggest of these 9 weeks is week 23 (Jun 2–8) with $105.7M, led by My Best Summer (2019).
- Week 15 Wk 15 Apr 7–13 Long Day's Journey Into Night (2019) $64.6M Long Day's Journey Into Night (2019)
- Week 16 Wk 16 Apr 14–20 The Eleventh Chapter (2019) $8.8M The Eleventh Chapter (2019)
- Week 17 Wk 17 Apr 21–27 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 18 Wk 18 Apr 28–May 4 Always Miss You (2019) $19M Always Miss You (2019)
- Week 19 Wk 19 May 5–11 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 20 Wk 20 May 12–18 No reported grosses – No reported grosses
- Week 21 Wk 21 May 19–25 Mayday Life (2019) $8.5M Mayday Life (2019)
- Week 22 Wk 22 May 26–Jun 1 Shakuhachi: One Sound One Life (2019) $508.8K Shakuhachi: One Sound One Life (2019)
- Week 23 Wk 23 Jun 2–8 My Best Summer (2019) $105.7M My Best Summer (2019)
Earlier years
How Does Week 21 of 2019 Compare With Earlier Years?
Of these 10 years, Week 21, 2013 earned the most: $30.7M from 1 film, led by A Wedding Invitation (2013). Week 21, 2019 took $8.5M.
| Week | Films | Worldwide | Change | Biggest film |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 21, 2010 May 16–22 2 films | 2 | $1.5M | – | John Rabe (2010) $1.5M |
| Week 21, 2011 May 15–21 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2012 May 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2013 May 19–25 1 film | 1 | $30.7M | – | A Wedding Invitation (2013) $30.7M |
| Week 21, 2014 May 18–24 2 films · −68% | 2 | $9.9M | −68% | Dragon Nest: Warriors’ Dawn (2014) $9.8M |
| Week 21, 2015 May 17–23 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2016 May 15–21 2 films | 2 | $6M | – | Night Peacock (2016) $5M |
| Week 21, 2017 May 21–27 2 films · −33% | 2 | $4M | −33% | Beautiful Accident (2017) $2.6M |
| Week 21, 2018 May 20–26 No films | 0 | – | – | – |
| Week 21, 2019 May 19–25 3 films | 3 | $8.5M | – | Mayday Life (2019) $7.4M |
Archive
Chinese Box Office in 2019, Week by Week
35 weeks of 2019 with reported grosses; the biggest is week 6 (Feb 3–9) with $1.3B, led by The Wandering Earth (2019).
- Week 1 $22.4M
- Week 2 No grosses
- Week 3 No grosses
- Week 4 No grosses
- Week 5 No grosses
- Week 6 $1.3B
- Week 7 $8.3M
- Week 8 No grosses
- Week 9 No grosses
- Week 10 $41.4K
- Week 11 $12.4M
- Week 12 $49.6M
- Week 13 No grosses
- Week 14 $470.3K
- Week 15 $64.6M
- Week 16 $8.8M
- Week 17 No grosses
- Week 18 $19M
- Week 19 No grosses
- Week 20 No grosses
- Week 21 $8.5M
- Week 22 $508.8K
- Week 23 $105.7M
- Week 24 $46.4K
- Week 25 $5.6M
- Week 26 $158.5K
- Week 27 No grosses
- Week 28 $189.4M
- Week 29 No grosses
- Week 30 $9.6M
- Week 31 $14.1M
- Week 32 $468.1M
- Week 33 $11.9M
- Week 34 $3.1M
- Week 35 $732.5M
- Week 36 No grosses
- Week 37 $58.9M
- Week 38 $1.7M
- Week 39 $4.1M
- Week 40 $607M
- Week 41 $598.6K
- Week 42 No grosses
- Week 43 No grosses
- Week 44 No grosses
- Week 45 $258.6M
- Week 46 $97.3M
- Week 47 No grosses
- Week 48 $32M
- Week 49 No grosses
- Week 50 $226.2M
- Week 51 $50.4M
- Week 52 $176.5M
- Week 53 $17.4M
FAQ
Chinese Box Office Week 21 of 2019: 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 21 of 2019 (May 19–25)?
Mayday Life (2019) leads with $7.4M worldwide, $85.9K of it in the US & Canada. Next come Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (2019) at $899.1K and Summer of Changsha (2019) at $171.6K.
How much did Chinese-language movies released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25) earn?
3 Chinese-language films released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25) report a worldwide gross, $8.5M in all, or $2.8M per film on average.
How many Chinese-language movies released in week 21 of 2019 (May 19–25) made $1 billion?
None. The biggest, Mayday Life (2019), earned $7.4M.
How is the week 21, 2019 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 21 of 2019 (May 19–25). 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 21, 2019 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.