China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Maintains Dominance as Animated ‘All Wishes Come True’ Debuts in Second
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- Kung Fu Soccer retained the No. 1 spot at mainland China box offices with RMB501.1 million ($73.7 million) in its second weekend, pushing its nine-day cumulative to $214.3 million.
- Pearl Studio's animated All Wishes Come True! opened in second place with $30.6 million, directed by Mu Zhengyang, bringing its total since July 18 launch to $39.6 million.
- Enlight Pictures' A Part of Me, an adaptation of the 2015 U.K. film "Miss You Already," debuted third with $13.6 million, directed by Ma Yingxin and starring Zhang Ruonan and Jolin Jin.
- Universal's Minions & Monsters slipped to fourth in its third week with $3.7 million, lifting its China cumulative to $40.3 million.
- Christopher Smith's 2009 psychological horror Triangle re-released into the top five with $3.7 million, funded by the erstwhile U.K. Film Council.
- Mainland China's overall weekend gross reached $132.9 million, but the 2026 year-to-date box office stands at $2.97 billion — down 35.3% from the same period in 2025.
- Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, the No. 1 film globally, is set to open in China on Aug. 15, with 'Kung Fu Soccer' currently ranked No. 2 worldwide.
Why it matters: Stephen Chow's return to signature athletic slapstick is dominating China's market in a year where total revenue is down 35.3% year-to-date — meaning a single domestic comedy is carrying an industry running sharply behind 2025. The Aug. 15 China debut of Nolan's 'The Odyssey' will test whether Hollywood tentpoles can break through against entrenched local hits.
