China - Recent (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of moviegoers at cinema
2. Trailer of "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East"
3. Moviegoers in screening hall
4. Trailer of "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East"
5. Trailer of "All Wishes Come True"
6. Trailer of "Demon Agent"
7. Trailer of "Make Zhonghe Great Again"
8. Trailer of "To Your Island"
9. Trailer of "The Odyssey"
10. Trailer of "Spider-Man: Brand New Day"

China's 2026 summer box office, which runs from June 1 to Aug 31, is continuing to enjoy a bumper season with a rich and diverse slate of films drawing steady streams of audiences into cinemas and keeping the summer movie-going craze running high.

Industry data showed that the summer box office revenue, including pre-sales, had surpassed 10.7 billion yuan (about 1.59 billion U.S. dollars) as of Thursday noon.

This year's summer lineup covers a broad range of genres, including comedy, animation, sci-fi, war, suspense and action, offering audiences more choices and helping attract viewers from different age groups and with different interests.

Currently leading the charge are a trio of heavyweight hits: sports comedy "Kung Fu Soccer" from Director Stephen Chow of the Hong Hong Special Administrative Region with 2.3 billion yuan, Chinese animated film "All Wishes Come True!" with 1.6 billion, and Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with 1.4 billion.

Following closely behind is the anti-war film "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East," which depicting a Chinese man working as a chef at a Chinese restaurant in the Middle East in the 2000s when war breaks out. The film has become one of the season's biggest surprises. In just 10 days of release, the film has raked in over 1.2 billion yuan, catapulting it to the fourth spot on the 2026 summer box office charts.

In addition, newly released Christopher Nolan's epic work "The Odyssey" has wowed audiences with its grand and spectacular visuals. Reinterpreting Homer's epic poem with IMAX film footage, the blockbuster raked in a cumulative box office of over 351 million yuan in China within seven days of release.