Industries / Chinese Cinema / 2026
Chinese Cinema hits and flops, 2026
Every Chinese Cinema film released in 2026 with a cost and a gross on record, graded on gross against cost six weeks after release. Blockbuster is three times its cost and up, hit is one and a half, average is one, and anything under one is a flop. 4 of the year's releases have both figures.
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| # | Film | Cost | Took | Return | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pegasus 32026-02-17 | $80M | $656M | 8.2× | Blockbuster |
| 2 | The Furious2026-06-10 | $20M | $40M | 2.0× | Hit |
| 3 | Blades of the Guardians2026-02-17 | $123M | $203M | 1.7× | Hit |
| 4 | I Know Who You Are2026-06-19 | $12M | $16M | 1.4× | Average |
How a verdict is reached
- Blockbuster
- Gross of at least 3× cost and up what the film cost to make.
- Hit
- Gross of at least 1.5× what the film cost to make.
- Average
- Gross of at least 1× what the film cost to make.
- Flop
- Anything that did not return its cost. under 1×.
Budget and gross as reported on TMDB A film is graded 42 days after release, so a run still in cinemas is not called early, and a film with no budget on record cannot be graded at all.



