China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Leads Post-Holiday Frame as ‘Mortal Kombat II’ Debuts
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- Dear You earned RMB62.6 million ($9.2 million) over the May 8‑10 weekend, lifting its total to $20.1 million.
- Vanishing Point added $8.2 million to its haul, reaching a cumulative $51.3 million.
- Cold War 1994 took $4.3 million, pushing its total to $36.2 million.
- Mortal Kombat II debuted with $1.3 million, rounding out the top five.
- China box office posted a $27.3 million weekend total, while YTD revenue fell 47.5 % to $2.05 billion versus the same period in 2025.
Why it matters: Distributors of domestic family dramas gain market share as the $2.05 billion YTD box office shrank 47.5 %, pressuring studios that rely on high‑budget imports and prompting tighter production budgets.
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