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Top Chinese Cinema films

Ranked on reported gross, return on cost, momentum and audience rating, each measured against other Chinese Cinema releases rather than against Hollywood. 91 of 1,079 Chinese Cinema films have reported figures.

#FilmGrossReturnAudienceScore
1Ne Zha 22025$2.27Bon $80M20×8.2839 votes100
2The Wandering Earth II2023$665Mon $74M9×7.3765 votes93
3Dead to Rights2025$423Mon $20M20×7.997 votes93
4Once Upon a Time in the Middle East2026$306M—8.950 votes91
5Pegasus 32026$656Mon $80M8.2×7.149 votes90
6Pegasus 22024$467Mon $60M7.8×7.298 votes88
7Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms2024$369Mon $85M4.3×7.1506 votes84
8Successor2024$422M—7.093 votes83
9Blades of the Guardians2026$203Mon $123M1.7×8.2241 votes83
10YOLO2024$434Mon $100M4.3×6.8124 votes81
11Nobody2025$215M—7.989 votes81
12All Wishes Come True!2026$208M—7.928 votes81
13Full River Red2024$674M—6.0186 votes80
14The Shadow's Edge2025$174M—8.31,494 votes80
15Detective Chinatown 19002025$500M—6.2102 votes79
16Chang'an2023$253M—7.668 votes77
17Moon Man2022$460M—6.8116 votes76
18Article 202024$338M—6.859 votes76
19The Battle at Lake Changjin II: Water Gate Bridge2022$626Mon $200M3.1×6.398 votes74
20Johnny Keep Walking!2023$186M—7.5111 votes73
21Lighting Up the Stars2022$254Mon $9M20×7.459 votes72
22Home Coming2022$236M—7.549 votes72
23A Place Called Silence2024$193M—7.459 votes72
24Big World2024$110Mon $7M15.6×8.7138 votes71
257312025$274M—5.127 votes70
26Boonie Bears: The Hidden Protector2026$139M——2 votes69
27Too Cool to Kill2022$393M—6.453 votes68
28Lost in the Stars2023$334Mon $10M20×6.5113 votes68
29Boonie Bears: Guardian Code2023$222M—7.012 votes68
30Scare Out2026$187M—6.223 votes67
31Her Story2024$97M—7.675 votes64
32The Legend of Hei 22025$67M—9.0150 votes63
33The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon2023$92M—7.3284 votes61
34The Volunteers: Peace at Last2025$83M—8.212 votes61
35Boonie Bears: Future Reborn2025$105Mon $40M2.6×—6 votes61
36Nice View2022$211M—6.450 votes60
37Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force2025$173Mon $120M1.4×6.4144 votes60
38Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants2025$89M—7.1108 votes60
39The Lychee Road2025$87M—7.253 votes60
40Deep Sea2023$136Mon $29M4.7×7.0156 votes59
41Dongji Rescue2025$50Mon $80M0.6×8.366 votes55
42Warriors of Future2022$101M—7.0527 votes54
43Hidden Blade2023$139M—6.359 votes53
44The Furious2026$40Mon $20M2×8.2787 votes53
45Row to Win2025$63M——7 votes53
46New Gods: Yang Jian2022$71M—7.5109 votes50
47Gezhi Town2025$50M—6.956 votes49
48Operation Hadal2025$54M—7.318 votes48
49Snipers2022$90M—6.947 votes46
50The Dumpling Queen2025$53M—6.817 votes46
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How this is scored

Reported gross
Worldwide box office as reported on TMDB, as a percentile of the industry.
Return on budget (off)
Gross against budget, capped so a tiny budget cannot outrank a real blockbuster.
Audience rating
TMDB user rating, trusted more the more people have voted.
Momentum
Gross discounted by age, so a hit this year outweighs the same gross from a decade ago.
Resono members (off)
Watches, favourites and written takes from members here.

Gross and rating are as reported on TMDB and Wikipedia, which are crowd-sourced and can lag or disagree with studio statements. Treat them as indicative rather than audited.