Xiao Yang: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 18
- as director
- 1
- on screen
- 2010–2025
- box office
- $800M
- average score
- 84
The Best Xiao Yang Movies
The films of Xiao Yang that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Never Say Never (2023) leads with $302M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.
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Worldwide box office: $302M Never Say Never 2023 · Drama -
Worldwide box office: $192M Sheep Without a Shepherd 2019 · Crime -
Worldwide box office: $153M The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death 2024 · History -
Worldwide box office: $95.7M Some Like It Hot 2016 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $32.8M Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon 2014 · Comedy -
Worldwide box office: $11M Fake Fiction 2013 · Comedy
Xiao Yang's Career in Numbers
Xiao Yang's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Xiao Yang works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Shanghai Shimen Road (2010) to The Way Out (2025), and the 2020s were the busiest decade.
Xiao Yang Movies by Decade
- 2010s 8
- 2020s 10
The 2020s were Xiao Yang's busiest decade, with 10 films.
Xiao Yang Movies by Genre
- Drama 7
- Comedy 6
- Crime 3
- Mystery 1
- History 1
Drama is the genre Xiao Yang has worked in most, with 7 films, ahead of comedy (6).
Xiao Yang Career Milestones
- First film
- Shanghai Shimen Road 2010
- Biggest box office hit
- Never Say Never $302M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Sheep Without a Shepherd Movie Echo Score 84
- Newest film
- The Way Out 2025
Xiao Yang Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Xiao Yang is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 1 as director and 17 as actor. Rated films average a score of 84. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Xiao Yang
1
Xiao Yang Movies as an Actor
17- 2025
The Way Out as He Liwei · Drama - 2024
Octopus with Broken Arms as Zheng Bingrui · Mystery Worldwide box office: $215K - 2024
Tiger Wolf Rabbit as Cui Dalu · Drama Worldwide box office: $53.4K - 2024 The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death as Zhao Annan · History Worldwide box office: $153M
- 2024
Enjoy Yourself as Luo Yu · Drama Worldwide box office: $2.33K - 2024
Walk the Line as Li Nanbei · Comedy - 2023 Never Say Never as Wang Jingfu · Drama Worldwide box office: $302M
- 2021
Fireflies in the Sun as Lin Rilang · Crime Worldwide box office: $5.6M - 2021
Dreams of Getting Rich Drama - 2021
Endgame as Chen Xiaomeng · Crime - 2019 Sheep Without a Shepherd as Li Weijie · Crime Worldwide box office: $192M Movie Echo Score: 84
- 2019
Arsenal Military Academy as Huang Song's Brother-in-Law · Drama - 2016 Some Like It Hot as Xiao Han · Comedy Worldwide box office: $95.7M
- 2014 Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon as Xiao Dabao · Comedy Worldwide box office: $32.8M
- 2013 Fake Fiction as Policeman · Comedy Worldwide box office: $11M
- 2011
East Meets West as Fraudster in car accident · Comedy - 2010
Shanghai Shimen Road Drama
Xiao Yang: Questions & Answers
How many movies Xiao Yang has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Xiao Yang been in?
Xiao Yang is credited on 18 films, from 2010 to 2025. 17 of them as an actor and 1 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Xiao Yang's highest-grossing movie?
Never Say Never (2023) is Xiao Yang's biggest box office hit, with $302M worldwide, ahead of Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) ($192M). Across every film with box office figures, Xiao Yang's movies have made $800M.
Xiao Yang's biggest hits What is the best Xiao Yang movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Xiao Yang's best-rated film is Sheep Without a Shepherd (2019) with a score of 84.
Best Xiao Yang movies, ranked What is Xiao Yang's newest movie?
The most recent film on Xiao Yang's filmography is The Way Out (2025), in the role of He Liwei.
The Best Xiao Yang Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 18 credits.
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