CMC Pictures’ crowd-pleasing biopic (*1*) maintained its sturdy grip on the highest spot on the China field workplace for the third consecutive weekend.
The movie earned RMB32.1 million ($4.5 million) over the May 16–18 body, pushing its cumulative gross to $46.9 million, in keeping with Artisan Gateway. Starring Ma Li and directed by Andrew Lau, the movie tells the real-life story of Zang Jianhe from Qingdao who builds a dumpling empire in Hong Kong after being stranded there within the late Nineteen Seventies.
Financial drama “A Gilded Game” from Universe Entertainment held second place with $3.7 million, lifting its whole to $32.6 million. Directed by Herman Yau, the Hong Kong-produced drama stars Andy Lau, Ni Ni, and Jasper Liu, and follows a principled finance intern in a worldwide funding financial institution.
In third, Wanda Pictures’ comedy “The Open Door” added $1.7 million for a working whole of $15.7 million.
Box workplace titan “Ne Zha 2” continued its marathon run, amassing $1.5 million in its sixteenth weekend. The Cococartoon-produced animated movie has now reached $2.14 billion, additional cementing its place because the top-grossing launch of 2025.
The 4K model of Studio Ghibli’s traditional “Princess Mononoke,” the 1997 anime epic directed by Miyazaki Hayao, held regular in fourth place with $1.8 million, totaling $12.2 million since its debut.
Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” rounded out the highest 5 with $1.6 million, bringing its whole to $13.9 million.
The weekend’s whole field workplace income reached $23.9 million, a dip from the earlier body, which was 23.9 million. China’s year-to-date field workplace now stands at $3.69 billion, marking a 29.8% improve over the identical interval in 2024.
