Lights, camera, action! 🎬 The Chinese mainland just hit a major blockbuster milestone: box office revenue for 2025 topped 40 billion yuan (about $5.6 billion) as of this weekend, according to China Media Group. That's three months earlier than last year – talk about a record-speed sequel! 🚀
With over 900 million admissions (that's ticket sales, aka how many times people queued up for popcorn 🍿), domestic films raked in 39.23 billion yuan. Crowds are loving homegrown stories and big-screen spectacles, much like our own regional hits that light up theaters in Delhi, Jakarta, and beyond.
It's not just the Chinese mainland making waves abroad. Animated sensation Ne Zha 2 and powerful drama Dead to Rights (depicting the 1937 Nanjing Massacre) helped push overseas ticket sales past 770 million yuan. Local legends going global? Yes, please! 🌍
Summer Season Blockbusters
From June 1 to August 31, moviegoers splurged 11.64 billion yuan on the big screen. Top five summer smashes:
- Dead to Rights – gripping World War II drama
- Nobody – spinoff of the popular Yao-Chinese Folktales series
- The Shadow's Edge – action-packed Jackie Chan thriller
- The Lychee Road – Tang Dynasty drama starring Da Peng
- Jurassic World Rebirth – Universal's dino-packed adventure
Whether you're team anime, action, or historical epic, Chinese mainland cinemas have been serving up a feast. And with fans in South and Southeast Asia tuning in, the global film map is more connected than ever. What's your favorite 2025 hit? Drop a comment below! 👇
Reference(s):
cgtn.com
