List of Chinese films of 2025

The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2025.

Highest-grossing films

The highest-grossing Chinese films released in 2025, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:

† Indicates films currently in theatrical release.

Highest-grossing domestic films of 2025 in China ^[1]

Rank	Title	Gross (in USD)
1	Ne Zha 2	$2,215,690,000
2	Detective Chinatown 1900	$454,950,143
3	Dead to Rights	$381,609,626
4	Evil Unbound	$247,728,890
5	Nobody	$215,367,669
6	The Shadow's Edge	$158,705,779
7	Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force	$158,047,338
8	Boonie Bears: Future Reborn	$104,582,715
9	Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants	$89,406,052
10	The Lychee Road	$86,734,269

Films released

January – March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	10	Big Red Envelope 2: Get Rich	Li Kelong		Comedy	sequel to Big Red Envelope
	29	Boonie Bears: Future Reborn	Lin Yongchang	Tan Xiao, Zhang Bingjun, Zhang Wei	Science fiction comedy	Animated film	[2]
		Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force	Wuershan	Yu Shi, Fei Xiang	Epic fantasy film	IMAX release	[3] [4]
		Detective Chinatown 1900	Chen Sicheng	Wang Baoqiang, Liu Haoran and John Cusack	Period buddy comedy mystery		[5]
		Legends of the Condor Heroes: The Gallants	Tsui Hark	Xiao Zhan, Zhuang Dafei  [ zh ]	Wuxia		[6]
		Ne Zha 2	Jiaozi	Lü Yanting, Han Mo, Lü Qi, Zhang Jiaming	Fantasy	Animated film	[7]
		Operation Hadal	Dante Lam	Huang Xuan, Yu Shi, Zhang Hanyu, and Du Jiang	War		[8]
M A R C H	8	Fire on the Plain	Zhang Ji	Zhou Dongyu, Liu Haoran	Romantic mystery		[9]
		Girls on Wire	Vivian Qu	Liu Haocun, Wen Qi	Drama	selected in the Competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival	[10]

April – June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
A P R I L	3	MuMu	Sha Mo	Lay Zhang, Li Luoan	Drama
	4	Fox Hunt	Leo Zhang	Tony Leung, Duan Yihong	Action crime
		We Girls	Feng Xiaogang	Zhao Liying, Lan Xiya, Chuai Ni, Naomi Wang, Cheng Xiao	Crime drama
	30	The Dumpling Queen	Andrew Lau	Ma Li, Kara Wai, Zhu Yawen, Wong Cho-lam, Fiona Sit	Biographical drama	Produced in Hong Kong	[11]
M A Y	1	A Gilded Game	Herman Yau	Andy Lau, Ou Hao, Ni Ni, Huang Yi, Jiang Mengjie	Action thriller	Produced in Hong Kong and China	[12]
	10	Returning Home	Yang Zhengnong		Documentary
	30	Endless Journey of Love	Yu Ao, Zhou Tienan	Karry Wang, Liu Xiaoyu, Zhou Shen, Huang Bo, Jia Bing	Romantic science fiction	Animated film
J U N E	21	Tom and Jerry: Forbidden Compass	Zhang Gang		Science fiction comedy	Animated film Chinese-American co-production Premiered at the 27th Shanghai International Film Festival	[13] [14]
		She's Got No Name	Peter Chan	Zhang Ziyi, Eric Wang, Jackson Yee, Mei Ting, Zhao Liying	Period crime drama	Produced in Hong Kong and China

July – September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J U L Y	5	Malice	Lai Mukuan, Yao Wenyi	Zhang Xiaofei	Drama
	18	You are the Best	Jiang Wen	Jiang Wen, Ma Li, Yu Hewei, He Saifei, Xin Zhilei, Lei Jiayin, Ge You, Eric Wang, Hu Ge, Donnie Yen	Musical drama
		The Lychee Road	Dong Chengpeng	Dong Chengpeng, Bai Ke, Zhuang Dafei  [ zh ], Terrance Lau	Historical comedy drama
		The Legend of Hei 2	MTJJ	Shan Xin, Liu Mingyue, Zhu Jing, Luan Lisheng, Fu Chenyang, Yan Ling	Adventure fantasy	Animated film
	25	The Stage	Chen Peisi	Chen Peisi, Huang Bo, Jiang Wu, Yin Zheng	Comedy drama
		Dead to Rights	Shen Ao	Liu Haoran, Eric Wang, Gao Ye, Wang Xiao, Wang Zhen'er	Historical drama	Literal translation: "Nanjing Photo Studio"	[15] [16]
A U G U S T	2	Nobody	Shui Yu	Chen Ziping, Lu Yang, Dong Wenliang, Liu Cong	Fantasy comedy drama	Animated film
	8	Dongji Rescue	Guan Hu, Fei Zhenxiang	Zhu Yilong, Leo Wu, Ni Ni	War drama
	16	The Shadow's Edge	Larry Yang	Jackie Chan, Zhang Zifeng, Tony Leung, Ci Sha	Action crime drama
S E P T E M B E R	18	731	Zhao Linshan	Jiang Wu, Wang Zhiwen, Li Naiwen, Sun Qian, Feng Wenjuan, Lin Ziye, Irene Wan	Historical drama		[17]
	31	The Volunteers: Peace at Last	Chen Kaige	Zhang Zifeng, Song Jia, Zhu Yawen, Arthur Chen, Peng Yuchang, Xiao Yang	War drama
		Row to Win	Ma Lin	Huang Bo, Fan Chengcheng, Yin Tao	Drama

October – December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	A Writer's Odyssey 2	Lu Yang	Deng Chao, Dong Zijian, Lei Jiayin, Wang Shengdi, Ding Chengxin, Wang Yanlin	Action fantasy
		The Return of The Lame Hero	Tong Zhijian	Wang Anyu, Zhang Tian'ai, Wang Yanlin, Nie Yuan	Crime drama
	4	Sound of Silence	Wan Li	Tan Jianci, Lan Xiya, Wang Ge, Wang Yanhui	Crime drama
	25	After Typhoon	Li Yu	Zhang Zifeng, Zhang Weili, Angelica Lee, Yao Chen	Drama
N O V E M B E R	1	Girl	Shu Qi	Roy Chiu, 9m88, Bai Xiao-Ying, Audrey Lin	Drama
	7	The Sun Rises on Us All	Cai Shangjun	Xin Zhilei, Zhang Songwen, Feng Shaofeng	Drama		[18]
	15	Family At Large	Bo Kang	Hu Ge, Wen Qi, Gao Ziqi, Yan Ni, Song Jia, Gao Ye, Ou Hao	Crime drama		[19]
	22	Resurrection	Bi Gan	Jackson Yee, Shu Qi	Science fiction
D E C E M B E R	6	Gezhi Town	Kong Sheng	Xiao Zhan, Peng Yuchang, Zhou Yiran	War drama		[20]

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External links

• Chinese films of 2025 at IMDb