List of Chinese films of 2024

The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2024.

Box office

The highest-grossing Chinese films released in 2024, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:

Highest-grossing domestic films of 2024 in China ^[1]

Rank	Title	Gross
1	YOLO	CN¥3.42 billion ($475.17 million)
2	Pegasus 2	CN¥3.36 billion ($466.83 million)
3	Successor	CN¥3.33 billion ($462.66 million)
4	Article 20	CN¥2.43 billion ($337.62 million)
5	Boonie Bears: Time Twist	CN¥1.98 billion ($275.1 million)
6	A Place Called Silence	CN¥1.35 billion ($187.57 million)
7	The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death	CN¥1.21 billion ($168.11 million)
8	Octopus with Broken Arms	CN¥933 million ($129.63 million)
9	The Last Frenzy	CN¥781 million ($108.51 million)
10	Big World	CN¥766 million ($106.43 million)

Films released

January–March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	6	The Monkey King: Heaven's Great Mission	Yuzhou Zhitie	Su Shangqing, Ye Zhiqiu, Gao Zengzhi, Bai Ma	Fantasy
	11	Kong and Jigme	Chen Guoxing, La Huajia	Song Yang, Jin Ba, Tao Hai, Suolang Wangmu	Drama
	12	Follow Bear to Adventure	An Xiaoman	Bao Bei'er, Song Xiaofeng, Pan Binlong, Jia Bing, Wei Xiang	Comedy
		Night Falls	Jian Haodong	Ji Liang, Fei Zuo	Drama
		The Storm	Yang Zhigang	Chen Hao, Xing Lin'er	Drama
	13	This Is Life	Sun Hong		Documentary
	19	Rob N Roll	Albert Mak	Aaron Kwok, Gordon Lam, Richie Jen, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Lam Suet	Action comedy
		Tonghua Girl	Feng Shengjie	Tian Bo, Liang Mengyi, Quan Liqun, Zhu Rui, Gao Haoquan	Romantic comedy
	20	Dance with the Finless Porpoise	Chen Xi, Chen Weijian	Cai Haiting, Gu Jiangshan, Nie Xiying, Sun Lulu, Wei Chao	Fantasy
		The Journey of Flower	Charlie Zhang	Chen Duling, Toby Lee, Mao Zijun, Lai Meiyun, Zhang Zining	Romantic fantasy
	26	Give Me a Ride	Fan Chao, Chen Yizi	Bao Bei'er, Li Meng, Yang Haoyu, He Landou, Yu Yang	Crime comedy
F E B R U A R Y	10	Article 20	Zhang Yimou	Lei Jiayin, Ma Li, Zhao Liying, Chloe, Liu Yaowen	Comedy-drama	[2]
		Ba Jie	He Ranhao	Zhang Lei, Ji Guanlin, Zhao Mingzhou, Gao Zengzhi, Ma Dehua	Fantasy	[2]
		Boonie Bears: Time Twist	Lin Huida	Tan Xiao, Zhang Wei, Zhang Bingjun	Science fiction comedy	[2]
		Huang Pi: God of Money	Bai Ding and Guan Yang	Li Meng, Yan Nan, Wang Zi, Yang Tianxiang, Liu Yike	Comedy	[2]
		Pegasus 2	Han Han	Shen Teng, Fan Chengcheng, Yin Zheng, Zhang Benyu, Sun Yizhou	Sports comedy drama	[2]
		YOLO	Jia Ling	Jia Ling, Lei Jiayin, Li Xueqin, Zhang Xiaofei, Qiao Shan	Comedy-drama	[2]
	16	Break War	Danny Pang Phat	Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Cheng Yuanyuan, Michael Tong	Action	[2]
M A R C H	15	The Movie Emperor	Ning Hao	Andy Lau, Rima Zeidan, Pal Sinn, Kelly Lin, Ning Hao	Satire	[2]
	30	Viva La Vida	Han Yan	Peng Yuchang, Li Gengxi	Romantic drama	[2]

April–June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Ref.
A P R I L	3	Dwelling by the West Lake	Gu Xiaogang	Leo Wu, Jiang Qinqin, Chen Jianbin, Wang Jiajia	Drama	[3]
		Snow Leopard	Pema Tseden	Jinpa, Xiong Ziqi	Drama	[4]
	12	Woof Woof Daddy	Lu Ke	Aaron Kwok, Lan Yingying	Fantasy comedy	[5]
M A Y	1	Formed Police Unit	Tat-Chiu Lee	Huang Jingyu, Wang Yibo, Zhong Chuxi	Action	[6]
		Nothing Can't Be Undone by a HotPot	Ding Sheng	Yang Mi, Yu Qian, Tian Yu, Yu Ailei, Li Jiuxiao	Crime comedy	[7]
		I Love You to the Moon and Back	Li Weiran	Zhang Zifeng, Hu Xianxu	Romantic drama	[8]
	17	Strangers When We Meet	Zhang Guoli	Fan Wei, Zhou Dongyu	Crime drama	[9]
	24	Three Old Boys	Gao Qunshu	Huang Zhizhong, Jiang Wu, Guo Tao	Crime	[10]
J U N E	8	G for Gap	Long Fei	Hu Ge, Gao Yuanyuan	Comedy drama	[11]
	15	Black Dog	Guan Hu	Eddie Peng, Tong Liya	Drama	[12]
	22	Moments We Shared	Zhang Jiajia	Peng Yuchang, Zhou Ye, Ai Liya, Chen Xianen	Drama	[13]
	28	Life Hotel	Bowen Liu	Huang Xuan, Liu Yan, Liu Yang, Zhang Zhehua, Dong Bao Shi	Romantic drama	[14]

July–September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Ref.
J U L Y	3	A Place Called Silence	Sam Quah	Wang Chuanjun, Ning Chang, Francis Ng	Crime thriller	[15]
	5	Welcome to My Side	Song Haolin	Yu Shi, Wang Yinglu	Romantic comedy	[16]
	10	A Legend	Stanley Tong	Jackie Chan, Lay Zhang, Gülnezer, Aarif Rahman	Action fantasy	[17]
	16	Successor	Yan Fei, Peng Damo	Shen Teng, Ma Li	Comedy drama	[18]
A U G U S T	2	Escape from the 21st Century	Li Yang	Zhang Ruoyun, Zhong Chuxi, Song Yang, Wu Xiaoliang	Science fiction comedy	[19]
	3	Decoded	Chen Sicheng	Liu Haoran, John Cusack, Chen Daoming, Daniel Wu	Period drama	[20]
	9	Upstream	Xu Zheng	Xu Zheng, Xin Zhilei	Drama	[21]
	10	Land of Broken Hearts	Shipei Wen	Zhu Yilong, Qiu Tian, Jiang Qiming, Zhu Zhu	Romantic drama	[22]
	23	The Hedgehog	Gu Changwei	Ge You, Wang Junkai	Drama	[23]
S E P T E M B E R	6	The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru	Fang Li	Brian Finch, Tony Banham, Lin Agen, Dennis Morley, William Beningfield	Documentary	[24]
	13	Stand by Me	Yin Ruoxi	Wang Junkai, Deng Jiajia, Chen Yongsheng, Pan Binlong	Drama	[25]
	15	Like a Rolling Stone	Yin Lichuan	Yong Mei, Jiang Wu, Janice Wu, Zhang Benyu, Ma Su, Ai Liya, Li Yixiang	Drama	[26]
	30	High Forces	Oxide Pang	Andy Lau, Zhang Zifeng, Qu Chuxiao	Action	[27]
		The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death	Chen Kaige	Zhu Yilong, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Zifeng	War drama	[28]

October–December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	Bureau 749	Lu Chuan	Wang Junkai, Miao Miao, Zheng Kai, Ren Min, Xin Baiqing, Li Chen, Ning Chang, Li Meng	Science fiction adventure	[29]
		Tiger Wolf Rabbit	Shubo Guo	Xiao Yang, Zhao Liying, Liu Ye	Crime drama	[30]
		The Hutong Cowboy	Ning Hao	Ge You, Li Xueqin, Yang Haoyu	Comedy	[31]
		Panda Plan	Luan Zhang	Jackie Chan, Xiang Wei, Ce Shi, Yanbo Han	Action comedy	[32]
	26	The Unseen Sister	Midi Z	Zhao Liying, Xin Zhilei, Huang Jue	Drama	[33]
N O V E M B E R	15	To Gather Around	Xunzimo Liu	Deng Chao, Deng Jiajia, Zheng Yunlong, Yu Entai, Zhang Benyu, Ke Da, Li Naiwen, Yang Haoyu	Drama	[34]
	22	Her Story	Shao Yihui	Song Jia, Zhong Chuxi, Zeng Mumei, Zhang Yu	Comedy drama	[35]
		Caught by the Tides	Jia Zhangke	Zhao Tao	Drama	[36]
D E C E M B E R	14	I Am What I Am 2	Sun Haipeng	Li Xin, Chen Yexiong, Guo Hao	Animated	[37]
	27	Big World	Yang Lina	Jackson Yee, Diana Lin, Jiang Qinqin, Zhou Yutong, Li Gengyou	Drama	[38]
	28	Octopus with Broken Arms	Gan Jianyu	Xiao Yang, Tong Liya, Duan Yihong, Cya Liu	Crime thriller	[39]

See also

• List of Chinese films of 2023
• List of Chinese films of 2025

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