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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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#FilmCostTookReturnVerdict
1Pegasus 32026-02-17$80M$656M8.2×Blockbuster
2The Furious2026-06-10$20M$40M2.0×Hit
3Blades of the Guardians2026-02-17$123M$203M1.7×Hit
4I Know Who You Are2026-06-19$12M$16M1.4×Average
The method, in full

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.