List of Chinese films of 2023

The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2023.

Highest-grossing Films

The highest-grossing Chinese films released in 2023, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: ^[1]

Highest-grossing domestic films of 2023 in China

Rank	Title	Gross (in USD)
1	Full River Red	$673,596,577 [2]
2	The Wandering Earth 2	$604,460,538 [3]
3	No More Bets	$540,457,308 [4]
4	Lost in the Stars	$486,153,324 [5]
5	Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms	$370,441,740 [6]
6	Never Say Never	$304,280,699 [7]
7	Chang'an	$255,962,981 [8]
8	Boonie Bears: Guardian Code	$221,982,308 [9]
9	Under the Light	$190,036,119 [10]
10	Johnny Keep Walking	$179,109,014 [11]

Films released

January – March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	22	Boonie Bears: Guardian Code	Lin Yongchang, Shao Heqi	Zhang Bingjun, Zhang Wei, Tan Xiao, Miao Yingying, Jia Chenlu	Science fiction comedy	Animated film
		Deep Sea	Tian Xiaopeng	Wang Tingwen, Su Xin, Teng Kuixing, Yang Ting, Ji Jing	Fantasy	Animated film
		Five Hundred Miles	Su Lun	Lei Jiayin, Zhang Xiaofei, Zhang Youhao	Fantasy comedy
		Full River Red	Zhang Yimou	Shen Teng, Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Yue Yunpeng	Historical thriller
		Hidden Blade	Er Cheng	Tony Leung, Wang Yibo, Zhou Xun, Huang Lei, Hiroyuki Mori	Espionage thriller
		The Wandering Earth 2	Frant Gwo	Wu Jing, Andy Lau, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li	Science fiction action-adventure
F E B R U A R Y	17	Ping Pong: The Triumph	Deng Chao, Yu Baimei	Deng Chao, Sun Li, Xu Weizhou, Duan Bowen, Cai Yida	Period sports drama
	24	A Guilty Conscience	Ng Wai-lun	Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Adam Pak	Mystery crime comedy	Produced in Hong Kong
M A R C H	10	Post Truth	Dong Chengpeng	Da Peng, Li Xueqin, Yin Zheng, Victoria Song, Wang Xun	Comedy
		Revival	Lai Mukuan	Ren Suxi, Liu Mintao, Hu Ke, Wu Hao-chen, Zhang Juanyi	Crime thriller
	24	The Best Is Yet to Come	Wang Jing	White K, Miao Miao, Zhang Songwen, Song Yang, Lie Wang	Drama
	31	Hachiko	Xu Ang	Feng Xiaogang, Joan Chen, Pax Congo	Drama		[12]

April – June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
A P R I L	1	Journey to the West	Dashan Kong	Haoyu Yang, Liya Ai, Qiming Jiang, Yitong Wang	Science fiction comedy
	7	Ride On	Larry Yang	Jackie Chan, Liu Haocun, Guo Qilin, Wu Jing, Joey Yung	Action drama
	28	All These Years	Ji Zhuqing	Zhang Xincheng, Sun Qian, Zhang Ruonan, Liu Dan, Tao Hai	Romance
		Born to Fly	Liu Xiaoshi	Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Yu Shi, Zhou Dongyu	Action drama
		Godspeed	Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing	Qiao Shan, Fan Chengcheng, Ma Li, Zhang Jingyi, Chang Yuan	Comedy road movie
	29	Cosmicrew: Storm Force	Liu Peng	Li Jing, Liu Ruoban, Zheng Lian, Li Fei, Feng Bo	Action adventure	Animated film
		GG Bond: Racing 72H	Zhong Yu	Lu Shuang, Shi Bei, Zhang Yechuan, Xu Jingwei, Liang Jingjing	Action-adventure comedy	Animated film
M A Y	20	Too Beautiful to Lie	Yang Yuanhan	Zhang Ruonan, Wu Yuhan, Wu Yanshu, Bo Guanjin, Ma Li	Romantic comedy
J U N E	1	Qiaohu and the Fantastic Magic Circus	Tomohiro Kawamura	Li Ye, Shen Dawei, Luo Yuting, Wang Xiaotong, Huang Chen	Fantasy	Animated film
	22	The Fantastic Journey of Three Fools	Liu Xiaoguang		Comedy	Animated film
		Lost in the Stars	Cui Rui, Liu Xiang	Zhu Yilong, Ni Ni, Janice Man, Du Jiang, Kay Huang	Mystery crime

July – September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J U L Y	1	Happy Mom and Girl: Sweetheart on Mission	Xu Zheng	Chen Su, Jia Jie, Geng Chenchen, Wang Hao, Liu Yang	Sci-fi comedy	Animated film
	6	Never Say Never	Wang Baoqiang	Wang Baoqiang, Chen Yongsheng, Shi Pengyuan, Wang Xun, Zhang Yirong	Sports drama
	8	Chang'an	Xie Junwei, Zou Jing	Yang Tianxiang, Ling Zhenhe, Liu Jiaoyu, Ya Jie, Ba He	Historical drama	Animated film
	14	Oh My School!	Xia Mingze, Yan Kai	Xing Yuanyuan, Wang Bowen, Gao Yuheng, Huang Heng, Guo Hongjin	Comedy	Animated film
	20	Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms	Wuershan	Yu Shi, Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Narana Erdyneeva	Epic fantasy
	28	One and Only	Dong Chengpeng	Huang Bo, Wang Yibo, Liu Mintao, Yue Yunpeng, Song Zu'er	Dance comedy
	29	Shimmy: The First Monkey King	Ralph Zondag, Dick Zontag, Michelle Qi	Zhong Wei, Zhang Qi, Zhang Xin, Meng Xianglong, Cheng Yuzhu	Fantasy adventure	Animated film Chinese-American co-production
A U G U S T	4	Meg 2: The Trench	Ben Wheatley	Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta	Science fiction action	Chinese-American co-production
	8	No More Bets	Shen Ao	Lay Zhang, Gina Jin, Yong Mei, Eric Wang, Darren Wang	Crime thriller
	18	Papa	Su Liang	Huang Bo, Dan Yuhao, Yan Ni, Janine Chang, Zhang Zixian	Comedy
	19	Warrior King	Lu Qi	Zhang He, Liu Yinuo, Liu Cong, Zhang Ai, Guo Zhengjian	Fantasy	Animated film
S E P T E M B E R	9	Dust to Dust	Li Zijun	Da Peng, Gordon Lam, Zhang Songwen, Xi Qi, Sun Yang	Crime
	28	The Ex-Files 4: Marriage Plan	Tian Yusheng	Han Geng, Zheng Kai, Kelly Yu, Ceng Mengxue, Luo Mi	Romantic comedy
		Moscow Mission	Herman Yau	Zhang Hanyu, Andy Lau, Huang Xuan, Janice Man, Gu Jiacheng	Action
		Under the Light	Zhang Yimou	Lei Jiayin, Zhang Guoli, Yu Hewei, Zhou Dongyu, Sun Yizhou	Crime
		The Volunteers: To the War	Chen Kaige	Tang Guoqiang, Wan Yanhui, Liu Jing, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Songwen	War
	29	I Am Nezha 2	Wen Di, Chen Chaoyi	Wang Wei, Jiven Teng, Fu Chenyang, Liu Sanmu, Qing Minyi	Fantasy	Animated film

October – December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
O C T O B E R	21	Only the River Flows	Wei Shujun	Zhu Yilong, Chloe Maayan, Hou Tianlai, Tong Linkai, Kang Chunlei	Neo-noir crime
N O V E M B E R	1	Last Suspect	Zhang Mo	Zhang Xiaofei, Lee Hong-chi, Kara Wai, Wang Ziyi, Terence Yin	Mystery crime
	24	Beyond the Clouds	Zheng Dasheng, Yang Jin	Hai Qing, Chen Yongsheng, Chai Ye, Wang Yueting, Wan Guopeng	Biographical
	25	Across the Furious Sea	Cao Baoping	Huang Bo, Zhou Xun, Zu Feng, Zhang Youhao, Zhou Yiran	Crime thriller
D E C E M B E R	8	The Invisible Guest	Chen Zhuo	Greg Hsu, Janine Chang, Kara Wai, Yin Zheng, Qian Yi	Thriller
	15	Endless Journey	Dai Mo	Zhang Yi, Li Chen, Vision Wei, Cao Bingkun, Wang Xiao	Crime drama
	16	Wolf Hiding	Marc Ma	Nick Cheung, Ethan Juan, Darren Wang, Paul Chun, Marc Ma	Thriller
	29	I Did It My Way	Jason Kwan	Andy Lau, Gordon Lam, Cya Liu, Eddie Peng, Simon Yam	Action thriller	Produced in Hong Kong
		Johnny Keep Walking!	Dong Runnian	Da Peng, Bai Ke, Zhuang Dafei, Wang Xun, Sun Yizhou	Comedy
	30	The Adventures of Shuke and Beita	Zheng Yaqi	Yang Ning, Zhang Lu, Zheng Yuanjie, Wang Kai, Zheng Zai	Adventure	Animated film	[13]
		If You Are the One 3	Feng Xiaogang	Ge You, Shu Qi, Fan Wei, Yao Chen, Li Chengru	Romantic comedy
		Shining for One Thing	Chen Xiaoming, Zhang Pan	Qu Chuxiao, Zhang Jianing, Fu Jing, Jiang Yunlin, Tian Zhuangzhuang	Romantic fantasy

See also

• List of Chinese films of 2022
• List of Chinese films of 2024

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