Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, northwest China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Exterior of cinema
2. Various of moviegoers having their tickets checked
3. Moviegoers watching film

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4. Trailer clips of "Cold War 1994"
5. Trailer clips of "Vanishing Point"

Shanghai, China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. Moviegoers in cinema

Liaocheng City, Shandong Province, east China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of moviegoers in cinema
8. Various of moviegoers getting tickets from self-service machines
9. Various of moviegoers in line to have their tickets checked
10. Various of moviegoers watching film

Handan City, Hebei Province, north China - May 1, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
11. Moviegoers purchasing tickets at counter
12. Various of moviegoers in cinema

China's May Day holiday box office grossed more than 300 million yuan (about 43.9 million U.S. dollars) as of 17:00 Saturday, the second day of the five-day holiday, according to film data platform Maoyan.

Leading the holiday sales chart presently are the crime thriller "Cold War 1994," the suspense thriller "Vanishing Point", and the Hollywood blockbuster and sequel "The Devil Wears Prada 2". The two top thrillers have contributed around 60 percent of the single-day box office revenue.

"Cold War 1994" is a prequel to the long-running "Cold War" police thriller franchise, set in Hong Kong on the eve of the city's return to the motherland in 1997. And "Vanishing Point" tells a bizarre and mystery case that affects all parties involved.

Apart from these three films, comedy "Being towards Death", dramas "Front Teeth" and "Dear You" also posted impressive box office numbers.

In addition, the total box office of China has surpassed 13.2 billion yuan (about 1.9 billion U.S. dollars) as of Saturday.