These are the highest-grossing, primarily non-English language films in the world. The vast majority of highest-grossing non-English titles are in Chinese.
In terms of gross revenue, English-language films are vastly over-represented among the highest-grossing films of all time. Among the top 100 highest-grossing films, 97 of them are in English, with the other three being the Chinese films The Battle at Lake Changjin , Wolf Warrior 2 and Hi, Mom . [1]
One factor behind the relative financial success of English-language films is because of the function of the English language as the world's lingua franca. It is the first language of 400 million people, the second language of another 400 million, and a foreign language of an additional 700 million. It is thus understood by 1.5 billion people, [2] which is almost 20% of the world population. The Chinese language, especially the standard variant, has over twice as many native speakers as English, but much fewer foreign-language speakers. [3]
Another major factor is the difference in cinema box office ticket prices around the world, with developing countries and newly industrialized countries having lower ticket prices than developed countries, due to lower currency value, less average income and lower living costs. [4] A number of Chinese, Indian and Soviet films sold more than 100 million tickets at the box office, [5] [6] [7] but at relatively low ticket prices compared to Hollywood films [5] [8] and thus limiting the amount of gross revenue generated. [5] Up until the 1990s, US and UK ticket prices were significantly greater than Chinese, Indian and Soviet ticket prices. [lower-alpha 1] As of 2017 [update] , the average cinema ticket price was $9 in the United States, [9] compared to CN¥ 35 ($5.10) in China [10] and ₹134.38 ($2.06) in India. [11]
As of 2022, the world's largest market in terms of box office admissions is India. [12] The former Soviet Union (before it dissolved in 1991) had a similarly large box office market, [13] with relatively lower ticket prices than North America due to lower living costs. [8] Indian films had a large overseas audience in the Soviet Union between the 1950s and 1980s, [14] and were significantly more popular than Hollywood films there. [15] [16]
Rank | English title [lower-alpha 2] | Original title | Primary language(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Worldwide gross (in US$) | Year | Ref |
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1 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 长津湖 | Mandarin | China | $913,000,000 | 2021 | [17] [18] |
2 | Wolf Warrior 2 | 战狼2 | Mandarin [19] [20] [21] | China | $870,325,439 | 2017 | [22] |
3 | Hi, Mom | 你好,李焕英 | Mandarin | China | $841,674,419 | 2021 | [23] |
4 | Ne Zha | 哪吒之魔童降世 | Mandarin | China | $742,718,496 | 2019 | [24] |
5 | The Wandering Earth | 流浪地球 | Mandarin | China | $699,992,512 | 2019 | [25] |
6 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 唐人街探案3 | Mandarin | China | $686,257,563 | 2021 | [26] |
7 | Full River Red | 满江红 | Mandarin | China | $673,552,250 | 2023 | [27] |
8 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | 长津湖之水门桥 | Mandarin | China | $626,571,697 | 2022 | [28] [29] |
9 | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $612,054,506 | 2004 | [30] | |
10 | The Wandering Earth 2 | 流浪地球2 | Mandarin | China | $603,971,973 | 2023 | [31] |
11 | Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 |
| China | $579,330,426 | 2018 | [32] |
12 | The Mermaid | 美人鱼 | Mandarin |
| $553,810,228 | 2016 | [33] |
13 | Detective Chinatown 2 | 唐人街探案2 | Mandarin | China | $544,185,156 | 2018 | [34] |
14 | Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train | 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編 | Japanese | Japan | $507,127,293 | 2020 | [35] |
15 | No More Bets | 孤注一掷 | Mandarin | China | $541,001,696 | 2023 | [36] |
16 | Lost in the Stars | 消失的她 |
| China | $488,719,815 | 2023 | [37] |
17 | YOLO | 热辣滚烫 | Mandarin | China | $479,597,304 | 2024 | [38] |
18 | Pegasus 2 | 飞驰人生2; | Mandarin | China | $468,905,664 | 2024 | [38] |
19 | The Eight Hundred | 八佰 | Mandarin | China | $461,421,559 | 2020 | [39] |
20 | Moon Man | 独行月球 | Mandarin | China | $460,300,583 | 2022 | [40] |
21 | Dying to Survive | 我不是药神 | Mandarin | China | $451,176,639 | 2018 | [41] |
22 | My People, My Country | 我和我的祖国 | Mandarin | China | $450,064,993 | 2019 | [42] |
23 | My People, My Homeland | 我和我的家乡 | Mandarin | China | $433,241,288 | 2020 | [43] |
24 | The Intouchables | Intouchables | French | France | $426,588,510 | 2011 | [44] |
25 | The Captain | 中国机长 | Mandarin | China | $417,282,021 | 2019 | [45] |
26 | Too Cool to Kill | 这个杀手不太冷静 | $413,000,000 | 2022 | [46] | ||
27 | Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し | Japanese | Japan | $395,580,000 | 2001 | [lower-alpha 4] [52] |
28 | Monster Hunt | 捉妖記 | Mandarin |
| $387,053,506 | 2015 | [53] |
29 | Your Name | 君の名は。 | Japanese | Japan | $380,140,500 | 2016 | [52] [54] |
30 | Hello Mr. Billionaire | 西虹市首富 | Mandarin | China | $366,961,907 | 2018 | [55] |
31 | Monster Hunt 2 | 捉妖记2 | Mandarin | China | $361,682,618 | 2018 | [56] |
32 | Dangal | दंगल | Hindi | India | $340,000,000 | 2016 | [57] |
33 | Article 20 | 第二十条 | Mandarin | China | $338,976,994 | 2024 | [38] |
34 | Never Say Die | 羞羞的铁拳 | Mandarin | China | $334,530,869 | 2017 | [58] |
35 | Crazy Alien | 疯狂的外星人 | Mandarin | China | $327,598,891 | 2019 | [59] |
36 | Suzume | すずめの戸締まり | Japanese | Japan | $324,185,112 | 2022 | [60] |
37 | The Ex-File 3: The Return of the Exes | 前任3:再见前任 | Mandarin | China | $307,592,427 | 2017 | [61] |
38 | Mulan: Rise of a Warrior | 花木兰 | Mandarin | China | $304,000,000 | 2009 | [62] |
39 | Never Say Never | 八角笼中 | Mandarin | China | $302,940,000 | 2023 | [63] |
40 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
| India | $280,700,000 | 2017 | [64] | |
41 | The First Slam Dunk | ザ・ファーストスラムダンク | Japanese | Japan | $279,754,405 | 2022 | [65] |
42 | Boonie Bears: Time Twist | 熊出没:时间扭曲 | Mandarin | China | $275,190,249 | 2024 | [38] |
43 | Mojin: The Lost Legend | 鬼吹燈之尋龍訣 | Mandarin | China | $259,000,000 | 2015 | [66] |
44 | Parasite | 기생충 | Korean | South Korea | $258,704,857 | 2019 | [67] |
45 | Kung Fu Yoga | 功夫瑜伽 |
| China [68] | $257,743,016 | 2017 | [66] |
46 | Lost in Hong Kong | 港囧 | Mandarin | China | $256,283,912 | 2015 | [69] |
47 | Pegasus | 飞驰人生 | Mandarin | China | $255,863,112 | 2019 | [70] |
48 | Lighting Up The Stars | 人生大事 | Mandarin | China | $253,816,909 | 2022 | [71] |
49 | Chang An | 长安三万里 | Mandarin | China | $250,799,755 | 2023 | [72] |
50 | Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back | 西游伏妖篇 | Mandarin | China | $247,585,244 | 2017 | [73] |
A number of non-English markets have traditionally given box office figures in ticket sales (such as France, South Korea and the Soviet Union), rather than gross revenue, thus only ticket sales numbers are available for a number of older non-English films in various markets. This list varies from revenue-based rankings due to the huge difference in the price of admission tickets from place to place as well as from one moment in time to another.
The following table lists known estimated box office ticket sales for various high-grossing non-English films that have sold at least 100 million tickets worldwide.
Note: Some of the data are incomplete due to a lack of available admissions data from a number of countries. Therefore, it is not an exhaustive list of all the highest-grossing non-English films by ticket sales, so no rankings are given.
English title [lower-alpha 2] | Original title | Primary language(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Tickets sold (est.) | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Legend of the White Snake | 白蛇传 | Mandarin | China | 700 million | 1980 | [74] [75] |
In-Laws (Full House of Joy) | 喜盈门 | Mandarin | China | 650 million | 1981 | [76] [77] [78] |
Wudang (The Undaunted Wudang) | 武当 | Mandarin | China | 610 million | 1983 | [76] |
Gunshots in the CIB | 保密局的枪声 | Mandarin | China | 600 million | 1979 | [79] [80] |
Murder in 405 | 405谋杀案 | Mandarin | China | 1980 | [79] | |
The Disciple of the Shaolin Temple (The Shaolin Brothers) | 少林寺弟子 | Mandarin |
| 520 million | 1983 | [76] |
Shaolin Temple | 少林寺 | Mandarin |
| 505 million | 1982 | [lower-alpha 5] |
Sesame Official | 七品芝麻官 | Mandarin | China | 500 million | 1980 | [79] |
Deadly Fury (Pride's Deadly Fury) | 武林志 | Mandarin | China | 500 million | 1984 | [76] |
Cong Nu Li Dao Jiang Jun | 从奴隶到将军 | Mandarin | China | 470 million | 1979 | [76] |
The Xi'an Incident | 西安事变 | Mandarin | China | 450 million | 1981 | [76] |
Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt) | 君よ憤怒の河を渉れ | Japanese | Japan | 434 million | 1976 | [lower-alpha 6] |
Mysterious Buddha | 神秘的大佛 | Mandarin | China | 400 million | 1980 | [79] [89] |
Ji Hongchang | 吉鸿昌 | Mandarin | China | 380 million | 1979 | [76] |
Kai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing | 开枪,为他送行 | Mandarin | China | 330 million | 1982 | [76] |
Caravan |
| Hindustani | India | 319 million | 1971 | [lower-alpha 7] |
Tunnel War | 地道战 | Mandarin | China | 300 million | 1965 | [92] |
Du Shiniang | 杜十娘 | Mandarin | China | 260 million | 1981 | [76] |
A General Wearing the Sword (Pei jian jiang jun) | 佩剑将军 | Mandarin | China | 260 million | 1983 | [76] |
Little Heroes (Young Heroes) | 自古英雄出少年 | Mandarin |
| 260 million | 1983 | [93] |
Sholay (Embers) |
| Hindustani | India | 250 million | 1975 | [94] |
The Burning of Imperial Palace | 火烧圆明园 | Mandarin |
| 240 million | 1983 | [76] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) |
| Hindustani | India | 217 million | 1951 | [lower-alpha 8] |
Holy Robe of the Shaolin Temple | 木棉袈裟 | Mandarin | Hong Kong | 200 million | 1985 | [99] |
Fei lai de nü xu (Son-in-Law Flew Out of Nowhere) | 飞来的女婿 | Mandarin | China | 199 million | 1982 | [93] |
Lan dun bao xian xiang (Blue Shield Safe) | 蓝盾保险箱 | Mandarin | China | 170 million | 1983 | [93] |
Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers) | 少年犯 | Mandarin |
| 161 million | 1985 | [100] [101] |
Wolf Warrior 2 | 战狼2 | Mandarin | China | 160 million | 2017 | [lower-alpha 9] |
Romance on Lushan Mountain | 庐山恋 | Mandarin | China | 140 million | 1980 | [106] |
The Red Snowball Tree | Калина красная | Russian | Soviet Union | 140 million | 1974 | [7] |
Ne Zha | 哪吒之魔童降世 | Mandarin | China | 140 million | 2019 | [107] |
Disco Dancer |
| Hindustani | India | 135 million | 1982 | [lower-alpha 10] |
A Policeman with a Special Identity | 特殊身份的警官 | Mandarin | China | 130 million | 1982 | [93] |
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion |
| India | 125 million | 2017 | [lower-alpha 11] | |
The Battle at Lake Changjin | 长津湖 | Mandarin | China | 125 million | 2021 | [115] |
Hi, Mom | 你好,李焕英 | Mandarin | China | 121 million | 2021 | [116] |
Great Shanghai 1937 | 大上海1937 | Mandarin |
| 121 million | 1986 | [100] |
At Middle Age | 人到中年 | Mandarin | China | 120 million | 1982 | [93] |
She an | 蛇案 | Mandarin | China | 120 million | 1983 | [93] |
Bobby |
| Hindustani | India | 116 million | 1973 | [lower-alpha 12] |
Mirage (Hai shi shen lou) | 海市蜃楼 | Mandarin |
| 113 million | 1987 | [100] |
Our Niu Baisui | 咱们的牛百岁 | Mandarin | China | 110 million | 1983 | [93] [119] |
The Wandering Earth | 流浪地球 | Mandarin | China | 106 million | 2019 | [lower-alpha 13] |
Kitakitsune Monogatari (The Glacier Fox) | キタキツネ物語 | Japanese | Japan | 102 million | 1978 | [lower-alpha 14] |
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | ハワイ・マレー沖海戦 | Japanese | Japan | 100 million | 1943 | [125] |
Mother India |
| Hindustani | India | 100 million | 1957 | [lower-alpha 15] |
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) |
| India | 100 million | 1960 | [lower-alpha 16] | |
Amphibian Man | Человек-амфибия | Russian | Soviet Union | 100 million | 1962 | [129] |
Sandakan No. 8 | サンダカン八番娼館 望郷 | Japanese | Japan | 100 million | 1974 | [124] |
Dong fang jian | 东方剑 | Mandarin | China | 100 million | 1982 | [93] |
Zhou Enlai | 周恩來 | Mandarin | China | 100 million | 1992 | [79] |
The following table lists known home video sales for various high-grossing non-English films. Note that this list is incomplete and is thus not necessarily representative of the highest-grossing non-English films by video sales, therefore no rankings are given.
English title [lower-alpha 2] | Original title | Primary language [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Video sales revenue (est.) | Year | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し | Japanese | Japan | $324 million | 2001 | [130] [131] |
Princess Mononoke | もののけ姫 | Japanese | Japan | $260 million | 1997 | [lower-alpha 17] |
My Neighbour Totoro | となりのトトロ | Japanese | Japan | $250 million | 1988 | [132] |
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | ファイナルファンタジーVII アドベントチルドレン | Japanese | Japan | $249 million | 2005 | [lower-alpha 18] |
Howl's Moving Castle | ハウルの動く城 | Japanese | Japan | $167 million | 2001 | [130] [135] |
Pokémon: The First Movie | 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 | Japanese | Japan | $140 million | 1999 | [136] [137] |
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind | 風の谷のナウシカ | Japanese | Japan | $102 million | 1986 | [138] [139] |
Castle in the Sky | 天空の城ラピュタ | Japanese | Japan | $100 million | 1984 | [lower-alpha 19] |
Parasite | 기생충 | Korean | South Korea | $90 million | 2019 | [140] |
Akira | アキラ | Japanese | Japan | $80 million | 1988 | [141] |
Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train | 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編 | Japanese | Japan | $68 million | 2020 | [142] |
Resident Evil: Degeneration | バイオハザード:ディジェネレーション | Japanese | Japan | $76 million | 2008 | [lower-alpha 20] |
Your Name | 君の名は。 | Japanese | Japan | $60 million | 2016 | [143] |
The following is a list of the highest-grossing openings for non-English films. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the film's release. Only films that have to an opening above $50 million qualify for the list.
Rank | Film | Year | Opening | Primary language(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Ref |
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1 | Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | $398,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [144] |
2 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II (Water Gate Bridge) | 2022 | $398,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [145] |
3 | The Wandering Earth | 2019 | $298,110,095 | Mandarin | China | [146] |
4 | The Mermaid | 2016 | $274,049,983 | Mandarin | China, Hong Kong | [147] |
5 | The Captain | 2019 | $251,966,468 | Mandarin | China | [148] |
6 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 2021 | $235,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [149] |
7 | Too Cool to Kill | 2022 | $217,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [150] |
8 | Crazy Alien | 2019 | $214,749,033 | Mandarin | China | [151] |
9 | Dying to Survive | 2018 | $200,837,145 | Mandarin | China | [152] |
10 | Hi, Mom | 2021 | $195,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [153] |
11 | Monster Hunt 2 | 2018 | $189,784,760 | Mandarin | China, Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 21] |
12 | No More Bets | 2023 | $181,060,000 | Mandarin | China | [36] |
13 | My People, My Homeland | 2020 | $157,500,000 | Mandarin | China | [156] |
14 | Detective Chinatown 2 | 2018 | $156,069,583 | Mandarin | China | [lower-alpha 22] |
15 | Pegasus | 2019 | $154,451,898 | Mandarin | China | [158] |
16 | Jiang Ziya (Legend of Deification) | 2020 | $151,700,000 | Mandarin | China | [159] |
17 | My People, My Country | 2019 | $151,087,000 | Mandarin | China | [160] |
18 | Wolf Warrior 2 | 2017 | $146,942,986 | Mandarin | China | [161] |
19 | Hello Mr. Billionaire | 2018 | $136,562,000 | Mandarin | China | [160] |
20 | The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | $125,200,000 | Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin | United States | [162] |
21 | The Eight Hundred | 2020 | $116,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [163] |
22 | Lost in the Stars | 2023 | $100,000,000 | Mandarin, Thai | China | [164] |
23 | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | 2017 | $81,200,000 | Telugu, Tamil | India | [165] |
24 | Operation Red Sea | 2018 | $72,688,859 | Mandarin, Arabic | China, Hong Kong | [32] |
25 | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | 2022 | $70,600,000 | Kannada | India | [166] |
Year | Title | Known box office (est.) | Budget | Primary language(s) | Country of origin | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | Admissions | ||||||
1939 | The Fighters | 27.1 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [167] | ||
1940 | Zindagi (The Life) | $1.58 million | 11 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 23] [171] | |
1941 | Khazanchi (Cashier) | $2.12 million | 30 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 24] [173] | |
1942 | Basant (Spring) | $2.42 million | 30 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 25] [173] | |
1943 | The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | $17 million | 100 million | $3,000 | Japanese | Japan | [125] [lower-alpha 1] [175] |
1944 | Rattan | $3.03 million | 35 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 26] [173] | |
1945 | Guilty Without Guilt | $8 million | 28.9 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [178] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1946 | Anmol Ghadi (Precious Moment) | $3.02 million | 32.5 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 27] [173] | |
1947 | Jugnu (Firefly) | $5 million | 10 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 28] [171] | |
1948 | The Young Guard | $11.9 million | 42.4 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [182] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1949 | Barsaat | $4 million | 30 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 29] [173] | |
1950 | Brave People | $11.5 million | 41.2 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [184] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1951 | Awaara (The Vagabond) | $30.7 million | 217 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] | |
1952 | Aan (The Savage Princess) | $6.04 million | 30 million | $740,000 | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 31] [173] [lower-alpha 32] |
1953 | Lyubov Yarovaya | $13 million | 46.4 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [187] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1954 | Nagin | $6.09 million | 30 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 33] [173] | |
1955 | Pather Panchali | $21 million | $42,000 | Bengali | India | [189] | |
Shree 420 (Mrs. 420) | $10.4 million | 70 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 34] | ||
1956 | Carnival Night | $12.8 million | 45.6 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [190] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1957 | Mother India | $17 million | 100 million | $1.3 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 36] |
1958 | Madhumati | $8.4 million | 30 million | $1.7 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 37] [lower-alpha 38] |
Hercules | $5 million | 66.6 million | $2 million | Italian | Italy | [lower-alpha 39] [198] | |
1959 | Char Dil Char Rahen (Four Hearts, Four Roads) | $11.1 million | 39.8 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 40] | |
1960 | Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) | $23.1 million | 100 million | $3 million | Hindi Urdu | India | [199] [6] [200] |
1961 | Ganga Jamna | $23.6 million | 84 million | Awadhi Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 41] [lower-alpha 42] | |
1962 | Treasure of the Silver Lake | $29 million | 51.5 million | German | West Germany Yugoslavia | [lower-alpha 43] | |
Amphibian Man | $28 million | 100 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [129] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1963 | Apache Gold (Winnetou the Warrior) | $36.7 million | 78.1 million | German | West Germany Italy Yugoslavia | [lower-alpha 44] | |
1964 | Last of the Renegades (Winnetou 2) | $33.8 million | 62.8 million | German | West Germany France Italy Yugoslavia | [lower-alpha 45] | |
1965 | Tunnel War | $39 million | 300 million | Mandarin | China | [92] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1966 | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | $38.9 million | 44.4 million | $1.2 million | Italian Spanish | Italy | [lower-alpha 46] |
War and Peace (Part I and Part II) | $26 million | 94.5 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [203] [204] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1967 | Kidnapping, Caucasian Style | $21.3 million | 76.5 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [lower-alpha 47] | |
1968 | The Shield and the Sword | $19 million | 68.3 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [205] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1969 | Aradhana | $23.6 million | 89.4 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 50] [lower-alpha 51] | |
1970 | Mera Naam Joker (My Name is Joker) | $22.1 million | 73.1 million | [lower-alpha 52] | |||
1971 | The Big Boss (Fists of Fury) | $50 million | $100,000 | Mandarin Cantonese Thai | Hong Kong | [209] [210] | |
Caravan | $44 million | 319 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 53] | ||
1972 | The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | $130 million | $130,000 | Mandarin Cantonese | Hong Kong | [211] [212] | |
Seeta Aur Geeta (Seeta and Geeta) | $22.8 million | 73 million | $53,000 | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 54] [lower-alpha 55] [215] | |
1973 | Bobby | $39 million | 116 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 56] | |
1974 | The Red Snowball Tree | $39 million | 140 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [7] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1975 | Sholay (Embers) | $70 million | 250 million | $3.57 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 57] [94] [216] |
1976 | Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt) | $70 million | 434 million | Japanese | Japan | [lower-alpha 6] | |
1977 | Legend of Dinosaurs & Monster Birds | $25 million | 49.4 million | $2.79 million | Japanese | Japan | [217] [lower-alpha 58] [218] |
Amar Akbar Anthony | $18 million | 61 million | Hindustani | India | [219] [lower-alpha 38] | ||
1978 | Game of Death | $50 million | $850,000 | Cantonese | Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 59] [220] | |
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar | $32 million | 92 million | Hindustani | India | [221] [lower-alpha 60] | ||
1979 | Gunshots in the CIB | $116 million | 600 million | Mandarin | China | [81] | |
1980 | The Gods Must Be Crazy | $200 million | 16.9 million | $5 million | Afrikaans Juǀʼhoan | South Africa Botswana | [223] [224] [225] |
Legend of the White Snake | $91 million | 700 million | Mandarin | China | [74] [75] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1981 | In-Laws (Full House of Joy) | $59 million | 650 million | Mandarin | China | [76] [78] | |
1982 | Shaolin Temple | $112 million | 500 million | $264,000 | Mandarin | China Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 61] [226] |
1983 | Antarctica | $101 million | 12.5 million | Japanese | Japan | [227] [lower-alpha 62] | |
Wudang (The Undaunted Wudang) | $61 million | 610 million | Mandarin | China | [76] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1984 | Deadly Fury (Pride's Deadly Fury) | $45 million | 500 million | Mandarin | China | [76] [lower-alpha 1] | |
1985 | The Burmese Harp | $29 million | 5.3 million | Japanese | Japan | [228] [lower-alpha 63] | |
Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers) | $14 million | 161 million | Mandarin Cantonese | Hong Kong | [100] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1986 | The Adventures of Milo and Otis | $104 million | 12 million | Japanese | Japan | [lower-alpha 64] [lower-alpha 62] | |
Great Shanghai 1937 | $11 million | 121 million | Mandarin | China | [100] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1987 | Hachiko Monogatari (The Story of Hachiko) | $24 million | 3 million | Japanese | Japan | [231] [lower-alpha 63] | |
Mirage (Hai shi shen lou) | $10 million | 113 million | Mandarin | China | [100] [lower-alpha 1] | ||
1988 | The Silk Road (Dun-Huang) | $74.1 million | 7.3 million | Japanese | Japan | [lower-alpha 65] [lower-alpha 63] | |
1989 | Kiki's Delivery Service | $31.5 million | 2.64 million | Japanese | Japan | [lower-alpha 66] [236] | |
Maine Pyar Kiya | $17.3 million | 79.7 million | $1.23 million | Hindi | India | [237] [238] [239] | |
1990 | Heaven and Earth | $64 million | 7.8 million | Japanese | Japan | [240] [lower-alpha 63] | |
1991 | Armour of God II: Operation Condor | $24.1 million | $15 million | Cantonese | Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 67] [241] | |
1992 | Zhou Enlai | $49 million | 100 million | Mandarin | China | [79] | |
1993 | Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II | $36 million | 3.8 million | $9.5 million | Japanese | Japan | [242] [243] |
1994 | Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (Who Am I to You?) | $80 million | 74 million | $1.35 million | Hindi | India | [244] [6] [245] |
1995 | Rumble in the Bronx | $76 million | 22.3 million | $1.5 million | Cantonese | Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 68] [246] |
1996 | Police Story 4: First Strike | $53.2 million | 21.9 million | Cantonese Russian Ukrainian | Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 69] | |
1997 | Life Is Beautiful | $230 million | 31.9 million | $20 million | Italian | Italy | [247] [248] [lower-alpha 70] |
1998 | Pokémon: The First Movie | $173 million | 36.8 million | $10 million | Japanese | Japan | [251] [lower-alpha 62] |
1999 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | $134 million | 19.6 million | $30 million | [252] [lower-alpha 62] | ||
2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | $214 million | $17 million | Mandarin | China Hong Kong Taiwan | [253] | |
2001 | Spirited Away | $396 million | 46.4 million | $19 million | Japanese | Japan | [52] [254] [lower-alpha 62] |
2002 | Hero | $177 million | $31 million | Mandarin | Hong Kong China | [255] | |
2003 | Bayside Shakedown 2 | $164 million | 12.8 million | Japanese | Japan | [256] [lower-alpha 62] | |
2004 | The Passion of the Christ | $612 million | 91 million | Aramaic Latin Hebrew | United States | [30] [lower-alpha 71] | |
2005 | Yamato | $46 million | Japanese | Japan | [260] [261] | ||
2006 | Apocalypto | $121 million | 14 million | $40 million | Yucatec Maya | USA Mexico Guatemala | [262] [263] |
2007 | Hero | $80.4 million | Japanese | Japan | [264] | ||
2008 | Welcome to the Sticks | $245 million | 26.3 million | $14 million | French Ch'ti | France | [265] [266] |
2009 | Mulan: Rise of a Warrior | $304 million | $6.5 million | Mandarin | China | [267] | |
2010 | Arrietty | $146 million | 12.4 million | $23 million | Japanese | Japan | [268] [lower-alpha 62] |
2011 | The Intouchables | $426 million | 48.2 million | $11 million | French | France | [269] [270] |
2012 | Lost in Thailand | $197 million | 37.9 million | $4.6 million | Mandarin | China | [271] [272] |
2013 | Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | $205 million | 30.5 million | $64 million | Mandarin | China Hong Kong | [273] [274] |
2014 | Breakup Buddies | $189 million | 34 million | $11 million | Mandarin | China | [275] [276] |
2015 | Monster Hunt | $387 million | 65.7 million | $56 million | Mandarin | China Hong Kong | [277] [278] |
2016 | The Mermaid | $553 million | 93 million | $60 million | [279] [lower-alpha 72] | ||
2017 | Wolf Warrior 2 | $870 million | 160 million | $30 million | Mandarin | China | [282] [lower-alpha 9] |
2018 | Operation Red Sea | $579 million | 93.8 million | $70 million | Mandarin Arabic | China | [283] [lower-alpha 73] |
2019 | Ne Zha | $743 million | 140 million | $20 million | Mandarin | China Hong Kong | [287] [288] [107] |
2020 | Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train | $507 million | 57.6 million | $15.8 million | Japanese | Japan | [35] [289] |
2021 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | $906 million | 125 million | $200 million | Mandarin | China | [290] [115] |
2022 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | $627 million | 83 million | Mandarin | China | [28] [29] | |
2023 | Full River Red | $674 million | 91.8 million | Mandarin | China | [27] [291] | |
2024 | YOLO | $479.6 million | Mandarin | China | [38] |
(...) Since grosses are not limited to original theatrical runs, a film's first-run gross is included in brackets after the total if known.
TBATo be ascertained.
Title | Established | Record-setting gross | Primary language(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Ref |
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Zindagi (The Life) | 1940 | $1.58 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 23] |
Khazanchi (Cashier) | 1941 | $2.12 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 24] |
Basant (Spring) | 1942 | $2.42 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 25] |
Kismet (Fate) | 1943 | $3.32 million | Hindustani | British India | [lower-alpha 74] |
Guilty Without Guilt | 1945 | $8 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [178] [lower-alpha 1] |
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | 1945 | $17 million | Japanese | Japan | [125] [lower-alpha 1] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1957 | $17 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] |
Mother India | 1957 | $17 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 36] |
Pather Panchali | 1960 | $21 million | Bengali | India | [189] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1960 | $22.9 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] |
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) | 1960 | $23.1 million | Hindi, Urdu | India | [199] [6] |
Ganga Jamna | 1965 | $23.6 million | Awadhi, Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 41] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1968 | $30.7 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] |
Apache Gold (Winnetou the Warrior) | 1968 | $36.7 million | German | West Germany Italy Yugoslavia | [lower-alpha 44] |
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | 1968 | $38.9 million | Italian, Spanish | Italy | [lower-alpha 46] |
The Big Boss (Fists of Fury) | 1973 | $50 million | Cantonese, Mandarin, Thai | Hong Kong | [209] |
Fist of Fury (The Chinese Connection) | 1973 | $100 million | Cantonese, Mandarin | Hong Kong | [211] |
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | 1974 | $100 million | Cantonese, Mandarin | Hong Kong | [295] |
1979 | $130 million | [211] | |||
The Gods Must Be Crazy | 1989 | $200 million | Afrikaans, Juǀʼhoan | South Africa Botswana | [223] |
Life Is Beautiful | 1999 | $221 million | Italian | Italy | [247] |
Spirited Away | 2001 | $275 million | Japanese | Japan | [296] |
The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | $611 million | Aramaic, Latin, Hebrew | United States | [297] |
2005 | $612 million | ||||
Wolf Warrior 2 | 2017 | $870 million | Mandarin [19] [20] [21] | China | [298] |
The Battle at Lake Changjin | 2021 | $913 million | Mandain | China | [299] |
Title | Established | Record ticket sales | Primary language(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Ref |
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The Fighters | 1940 | 27.1 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [167] |
Khazanchi (Cashier) | 1941 | 30 million | Hindustani | British India | [173] |
Basant (Spring) | 1942 | 30 million | |||
Kismet (Fate) | 1943 | 35 million | |||
Rattan | 1944 | 35 million | |||
The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya | 1945 | 100 million | Japanese | Japan | [125] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1957 | 100 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] |
Mother India | 1957 | 100 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 36] |
Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) | 1960 | 100 million | Hindi, Urdu | India | [199] [6] |
Amphibian Man | 1966 | 100 million | Russian | Soviet Union | [129] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1966 | 157 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] |
Sholay (Embers) | 1978 | 190 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 57] [5] |
Awaara (The Vagabond) | 1978 | 217 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 30] |
Sholay (Embers) | 1979 | 250 million | Hindustani | India | [94] [lower-alpha 57] |
Tunnel War | 1979 | 300 million | Mandarin | China | [92] |
Caravan | 1979 | 319 million | Hindustani | India | [lower-alpha 7] |
Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt) | 1979 | 434 million | Japanese | Japan | [lower-alpha 6] |
Gunshots in the CIB | 1979 | 500 million | Mandarin | China | [81] |
1980 | 600 million | ||||
Legend of the White Snake | 1981 | 700 million | Mandarin | China | [74] [75] |
The following is a timeline of the highest-grossing openings for non-English films. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the film's release.
Title | Established | Record-setting opening | Primary language(s) [lower-alpha 3] | Country of origin | Ref |
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Mughal-e-Azam (The Great Mughal) | 1960 | $840,000 | Hindi, Urdu | India | [300] |
The Way of the Dragon (Return of the Dragon) | 1974 | $1,185,000 [lower-alpha 75] | Mandarin, Cantonese | Hong Kong | [lower-alpha 76] |
Rumble in the Bronx | 1995 | $15,000,000 [lower-alpha 77] | Cantonese | [lower-alpha 68] | |
Pokémon: The First Movie | 1999 | $50,754,104 [lower-alpha 78] | Japanese | Japan | [303] |
The Passion of the Christ | 2004 | $125,200,000 [lower-alpha 79] | Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin | United States | [162] |
The Mermaid | 2016 | $274,049,983 | Mandarin | China | [147] |
The Wandering Earth | 2019 | $298,110,095 | Mandarin | China | [146] |
Detective Chinatown 3 | 2021 | $398,000,000 | Mandarin | China | [17] [18] |
The following is a list of highest-grossing films by language.
Language | English title [lower-alpha 2] | Original title | Country of origin | Worldwide gross | Year | Ref |
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Afrikaans | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | South Africa Botswana | $200 million | 1980 | [223] |
Amharic | Capernaum | كفرناحوم | Lebanon | $68 million | 2018 | [304] |
Arabic | Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | China Hong Kong | $579 million | 2018 | [32] |
Aramaic | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $612 million | 2004 | [30] |
Awadhi | Ganga Jamna | गंगा जमना گنگا جامنی | India | $23.6 million | 1961 | [lower-alpha 41] |
Bengali | Priyotoma | প্রিয়তমা | Bangladesh | $3.7 million | 2023 | [ citation needed ] |
Cantonese | Ip Man 4: The Finale | 葉問4:完結篇 | Hong Kong China | $239 million | 2019 | [lower-alpha 80] |
French | The Intouchables | Intouchables | France | $427 million | 2011 | [44] |
German | The Shoe of Manitou | Der Schuh des Manitu | Germany | $75.7 million | 2001 | [305] |
Greek | Zorba the Greek | Αλέξης Ζορμπάς | Greece United States | $23.5 million | 1964 | [306] |
Haryanvi | Dangal | दंगल | India | $340 million | 2016 | [57] |
Hebrew | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $612 million | 2004 | [30] |
Hindi | Dangal | दंगल | India | $340 million | 2016 | [57] |
Hindustani | ||||||
Italian | Life Is Beautiful | La vita è bella | Italy | $230 million | 1997 | [247] |
Japanese | Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train | 劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編 | Japan | $507 million | 2020 | [35] |
Juǀʼhoan | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | South Africa Botswana | $200 million | 1980 | [223] |
Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | ಕೆ.ಜಿ.ಎಫ್: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 2 | India | $160 million | 2022 | [307] |
Korean | Parasite | 기생충 | South Korea | $259 million | 2019 | [67] |
Latin | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $612 million | 2004 | [30] |
Malayalam | 2018 | 2018 | India | $22 million | 2023 | |
Mandarin | The Battle at Lake Changjin | 长津湖 | China | $913 million | 2021 | [17] [18] |
Mayan | Apocalypto | Apocalypto | United States Mexico Guatemala | $121 million | 2006 | [262] |
Russian | Cheburashka | Чебурашка | Russia | $83.8 million | 2023 | [308] |
Spanish | Instructions Not Included | No se aceptan devoluciones | Mexico | $101 million | 2013 | [309] |
Tamil | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | பாகுபலி 2: முடிவு | India | $278 million | 2017 | [64] |
Telugu | బాహుబలి 2: ముగింపు | |||||
Thai | Lost in the Stars | 消失的她 | China | $489 million | 2023 | [37] |
Ukrainian | Police Story 4: First Strike | 警察故事4之簡單任務 | Hong Kong | $53.2 million | 1996 | [lower-alpha 69] |
Urdu | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | बजरंगी भाईजान بجرنگی بھائی جان | India | $151 million | 2015 | [lower-alpha 81] |
The following is a list of highest box office admissions by language.
Language | English title [lower-alpha 2] | Original title | Country of origin | Tickets sold | Year | Ref |
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Afrikaans | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | South Africa Botswana | 16.9 million | 1980 | [224] |
Amharic | Capernaum | كفرناحوم | Lebanon | 13.6 million | 2018 | [lower-alpha 82] |
Arabic | Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | China Hong Kong | 93.8 million | 2018 | [lower-alpha 73] |
Aramaic | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | 91 million | 2004 | [lower-alpha 71] |
Awadhi | Ganga Jamna | गंगा जमना گنگا جامنی | India | 84 million | 1961 | [lower-alpha 42] |
Cantonese | Juvenile Delinquents (Innocent Teenagers) | 少年犯 | China Hong Kong | 161 million | 1985 | [100] |
French | Angélique, Marquise des Anges | Angélique, Marquise des Anges | France Italy West Germany | 60.1 million | 1964 | [lower-alpha 83] |
German | Apache Gold (Winnetou the Warrior) | Winnetou | West Germany Italy Yugoslavia | 78.1 million | 1963 | [lower-alpha 44] |
Haryanvi | Dangal | दंगल | India | 86.4 million | 2016 | [lower-alpha 84] |
Hebrew | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | 91 million | 2004 | [lower-alpha 71] |
Hindi | Caravan | कारवाँ کاروان | India | 319 million | 1971 | [lower-alpha 7] |
Hindustani | ||||||
Italian | Hercules | Le Fatiche di Ercole | Italy | 66.6 million | 1958 | [lower-alpha 39] |
Japanese | Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare (Manhunt) | 君よ憤怒の河を渉れ | Japan | 434 million | 1976 | [lower-alpha 6] |
Juǀʼhoan | The Gods Must Be Crazy | The Gods Must Be Crazy | South Africa Botswana | 16.9 million | 1980 | [224] |
Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | ಕೆ.ಜಿ.ಎಫ್: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 2 | India | 50.5 million | 2022 | [325] |
Korean | Parasite | 기생충 | South Korea | 30.9 million | 2019 | [lower-alpha 85] |
Latin | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | 91 million | 2004 | [lower-alpha 71] |
Mandarin | Legend of the White Snake | 白蛇传 | China | 700 million | 1980 | [74] [75] |
Mayan | Apocalypto | Apocalypto | United States Mexico Guatemala | 14 million | 2006 | [263] |
Russian | The Red Snowball Tree | Калина красная | Soviet Union | 140 million | 1974 | [7] |
Spanish | Yesenia | Yesenia | Mexico | 91 million | 1971 | [214] |
Tamil | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | பாகுபலி 2 | India | 125 million | 2017 | [lower-alpha 11] |
Telugu | బాహుబలి 2: ముగింపు | |||||
Thai | Lost in the Stars | 消失的她 | China | 84.8 million | 2023 | [331] |
Ukrainian | Police Story 4: First Strike | 警察故事4之簡單任務 | Hong Kong | 21.9 million | 1996 | [lower-alpha 69] |
Urdu | Caravan | कारवाँ کاروان | India | 319 million | 1971 | [lower-alpha 7] |
The following is a list of highest-grossing openings by language. Since films do not open on Fridays in many markets, the 'opening' is taken to be the gross between the first day of release and the first Sunday following the film's release.
Language | English title [lower-alpha 2] | Original title | Country of origin | Opening gross | Year | Ref |
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Amharic | Capernaum | كفرناحوم | Lebanon | $24,936,722 | 2018 | [332] |
Arabic | Operation Red Sea | 红海行动 | China Hong Kong | $72,688,859 | 2018 | [32] |
Aramaic | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $125,200,000 | 2004 | [162] |
Cantonese | Shock Wave 2 | 拆弹专家2 | China Hong Kong | $63,800,000 | 2020 | [333] |
French | Welcome to the Sticks | Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis | France | $31,674,375 | 2008 | [334] |
German | Fack ju Göhte 2 (Suck Me Shakespeer 2) | Fack ju Göhte 2 | Germany | $20,113,773 | 2015 | [335] |
Haryanvi | Dangal | दंगल | India | $29,562,000 | 2016 | [336] |
Hebrew | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $125,200,000 | 2004 | [162] |
Hindi | Sultan | सुल्तान | India | $49,000,000 | 2016 | [337] |
Hindustani | ||||||
Italian | Quo Vado? | Quo Vado? | Italy | $24,185,632 | 2016 | [338] |
Japanese | Pokémon: The First Movie | 劇場版ポケットモンスター ミュウツーの逆襲 | Japan | $50,754,104 | 1999 | [303] |
Kannada | K.G.F: Chapter 2 | ಕೆ.ಜಿ.ಎಫ್: ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 2 | India | $70,600,000 | 2022 | [166] |
Korean | The Admiral: Roaring Currents | 명량 | South Korea | $35,517,175 | 2014 | [339] |
Latin | The Passion of the Christ | The Passion of the Christ | United States | $125,200,000 | 2004 | [162] |
Mandarin | Detective Chinatown 3 | 唐人街探案3 | China | $398,000,000 | 2021 | [17] [18] |
Mayan | Apocalypto | Apocalypto | United States Mexico Guatemala | $15,005,604 | 2006 | [262] |
Russian | Stalingrad | Сталинград | Russia | $16,256,340 | 2013 | [340] |
Spanish | Instructions Not Included | No se aceptan devoluciones | Mexico | $11,578,515 | 2013 | [341] |
Tamil | Baahubali 2: The Conclusion | பாகுபலி 2 | India | $81,200,000 | 2017 | [165] |
Telugu | బాహుబలి 2: ముగింపు | |||||
Thai | Lost in the Stars | 消失的她 | China | $100,000,000 | 2023 | [164] |
Ukrainian | Police Story 4: First Strike | 警察故事4之簡單任務 | Hong Kong | $5,778,933 | 1997 | [342] |
Urdu | Tiger Zinda Hai | Tiger Zinda Hai | India | $29,200,000 | 2017 | [336] |
The following is the Highest-grossing non-English film franchises and film series. Doraemon sits at the top with $1.8 billion, while The Battle at Lake Changjin has the best average of $720.6 million per film.
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The cinema of China is the filmmaking and film industry of the Chinese mainland under the People's Republic of China, one of three distinct historical threads of Chinese-language cinema together with the cinema of Hong Kong and the cinema of Taiwan. China is the home of the largest movie and drama production complex and film studios in the world, the Oriental Movie Metropolis and Hengdian World Studios. In 2012 the country became the second-largest market in the world by box office receipts. In 2016, the gross box office in China was CN¥45.71 billion. China has also become a major hub of business for Hollywood studios.
Li Lianjie, better known by his stage name Jet Li, is a Chinese-born Singaporean martial artist and actor. He is the recipient of multiple accolades, including a Golden Horse Award, a Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award, a Hong Kong Film Award, and a Shanghai Film Critics Award. Li is widely regarded as one of the most iconic Chinese film stars and one of the most renowned martial arts stars of his generation.
The Shaolin Temple (少林寺) is a 1982 Chinese–Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Hsin Yen and starring Jet Li in his debut role along with Ding Lan and Yu Hai in supporting roles. The film is based on the Shaolin Monastery in China and depicts Shaolin Kung Fu. The film was among the first major co-productions between Hong Kong and mainland China, and the first to be filmed in mainland China with a mostly mainland cast. The film's plot has an episodic storytelling structure while combining action, comedy and romance elements.
Ji Hongchang, born Ji Hengli, was a Chinese general and patriot.
Sandakan No. 8 is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Kei Kumai, starring Yoko Takahashi, Komaki Kurihara and Kinuyo Tanaka. It was nominated for the 1975 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It also became one of the highest-grossing Japanese films at the Chinese box office, where it generated box office admissions in the hundreds of millions.
The Xi'an Incident is a 1981 Chinese historical drama film directed by Cheng Yin (成荫), starring Jin Ange, Wang Tiecheng and Sun Feihu. It was produced by the Xi’an Film Studio (西安电影制片厂) and seeks to be a historically accurate representation of the 1936 Xi'an Incident.
The Burning of Imperial Palace (Chinese: 火燒圓明園 is a 1983 historical drama film directed by Li Han-hsiang. Based on the events in China during the Second Opium War which culminated in the burning of the Old Summer Palace, the film stars Tony Leung Ka-fai as the Xianfeng Emperor and Liu Xiaoqing as a young nobel consort Cixi.
WOLF WARRIOR 2 is a Mandarin language action film in which a former special forces operative becomes caught up in a conflict in Africa.
Original Language: Mandarin
The film, in Chinese with English subtitles, is currently playing in Sri Lanka and Tanzania and will be released in South Africa on Nov. 10.
Based on our estimates, and those of our sources, Demon Slayer has surpassed China's The Eight Hundred to become the No. 1 movie of 2020 worldwide, when including its 2021 takings. Despite some other numbers that are out there, The Eight Hundred has an actual gross of $450M
近年拍摄的戏曲片《白蛇传》观众人数最多,达七亿人次、《七品芝麻官》五亿人次。[In recent years, the opera film "Legend of the White Snake" has the largest audience, reaching 700 million people, and "Sesame Official" with 500 million people.]
近四年来城乡观众人次超过 1 亿的影片有:《喜盈门》 6 亿 5 千万,《武当》 6 亿 1 千万,《少林弟子》 5 亿 2 千万,《武林志》 5 亿,《从奴隶到将军》 4 亿 7 千万,《西安事变》 4 亿 5 千万,《吉鸿昌》 3 亿 8 千万,《开枪,为他送行》 3 亿 3 千万,《杜十娘》 2 亿 6 千万,《佩剑将军》 2 亿 6 千万,《火烧圆明园》 2 亿 4 千万[In the past four years, films with more than 100 million viewers in urban and rural areas include: "Xi ying men" 650 million, "Wudang" 610 million, "Shao lin di zi" 520 million, "Wu lin zhi" 500 million, "Cong Nu Li Dao Jiang Jun" 470 million, "Xi'an Incident" 450 million, "Ji Hong Chang" 380 million, "Kai Qiang, Wei Ta Song Xing" 330 million, "Du Shiniang" 260 million, "A General Wearing the Sword" 260 million, "Burning of the Imperial Palace" 240 million]
两年来,包括三种拷贝( 8.75 毫米、 16 毫米和 35 毫米)在内,观众人次最多的十几部影片是:《武当》,从 1983 年 7 月发行到 1984 年 6 月,有五亿四千四百多万观众;《武林志》,从 1983 年 8 月到 1984 年 6 月,四亿二千五百七十九万观众;第三位是"上影"的喜剧片《飞来的女婿》。 这是出乎我意料之外的,无论评论界还是领导同志,几乎没有人认为这是一部好的或者比较好的影片(当然内容上是没有问题的) ,我好象还没有看到过有什么评论提到这部影片,但是 1983 年 1 月到 1984 年 6 月,观众人次一亿九千九百五十万;另外几部影片的观众人次:《蓝盾保险箱》, 一亿七千万;《特殊身份的警官》,一亿三千万;《人到中年》,一亿二千万;《蛇案》, 1983 年 12 月到今年 6 月,一亿二千万;《东方剑》,一亿人次;《咱们的牛百岁》,一亿一千万;《小小得月楼》,八千八百万;还有两部与香港合拍的影片,《少林弟子》,四亿九千万;《自古英雄出少年》,从 1984 年 1 月到 6 月,二亿六千万。我算了一下,除两部合拍影片外,这 10 部影片中上座的情况大概是这样的:两部武打片,占九亿六千九百八十三万;四部惊险片,或叫地下斗争或侦破片,六亿三千万;另外喜剧片,三亿九千万;还有《人到中年》,一亿二千万,加上两部合拍片, 12 部影片观众人次约三十亿。[In the past two years, including three copies (8.75mm, 16mm and 35mm), the dozen films with the most audiences were: "Wudang", which was released from July 1983 to June 1984, with more than 544 million viewers; "Wu lin zhi", from August 1983 to June 1984, 425.79 million viewers; the third is the Shanghai Film Studio comedy "Fei lai de nü xu". This is beyond my expectations, no matter critics or leading comrades, almost no one thinks this is a good or relatively good film (of course there is no problem with the content), I don't seem to have seen it. What reviews mention this film, but from January 1983 to June 1984, the audience was 199.5 million; the audience for the other films: "Blue Shield Safe", 170 million; "A Policeman with a Special Identity", 130 million; "At Middle Age", 120 million; "She an", December 1983 to June this year, 120 million; "Dong Fangjian", 100 million people; "Our Niu Baisui", 110 million; "Little Deyuelou", 88 million; and two films co-produced with Hong Kong, "Shao lin di zi", 490 million; "Young Heroes", from January to June 1984, 260 million. I calculated, except for the two co-production films, the status of the top 10 films is probably like this: two martial arts films, accounting for 969.83 million; four thrilling films, or underground struggles or detective films, 630 million; comedy films, 390 million; and "At Middle Age", 120 million, plus two co-productions, 12 films with an audience of about 3 billion.]
中彩公司还对放映 529 部 35 毫米放映两年的观众人次做了统计,前 10 名国产片是《少年犯》( 1.61 亿人次)《大上海》( 1.21 亿人次)《海市蜃楼》( 1.13 亿人次)《侠女十三妹》( 8108 万人次)《红高粱》( 7684 万人次《绝处逢生》( 7348 万人次)《黑匣喋血记》( 7345 万人次《神鞭》( 6981 万人次)《绿王》( 6926 万人次)等。前 10 名进口片观众人次列为前十名的有《南北少林》(香港)《少林俗家弟子》(香港)《野鹅敢死队》(英)《鹰爪骨丹心》(香港)《警官的诺言》(法)《伦敦上空的唐》(英)《超人》(美)[The lottery company also made statistics on the number of viewers who screened 529 35mm films for two years. The top 10 domestic films were "Juvenile Delinquents" (161 million admissions), "Great Shanghai" (121 million admissions), "Mirage" (113 million admissions), "The Thirteenth Sister" (81.08 million admissions), "Red Sorghum" (76.84 million admissions), "Life in a Dead End" (73.48 million admissions), "Black Box" (73.45 million admissions), "The Whip of God" (69.81 million admissions), "The Green King" (69.26 million admissions), etc. The top 10 imported movie audiences included "Martial Arts of Shaolin" (Hong Kong), "Shaolin Secular Disciple" (Hong Kong), "Wild Goose Death Squad" (English), "Eagle Claw" (Hong Kong), "Police Officer's Promise" (France), "Don Over London" (UK), "Superman" (US)]
It has been screened in the local cinema every day since 1980 and, to date, has sold more than 140 million tickets.
日本电影真正大规模进入中国还是在 1979 年中日友好条约签订以后。1979 年,政府间 文化交流活动之一——日本电影周引起轰动。《追捕》、《望乡》、《狐狸的故事》等日本电影 在中国上映,创造了数亿人次的票房。[The real large-scale entry of Japanese films into China was after the signing of the Sino-Japanese Friendship Treaty in 1979. In 1979, one of the intergovernmental cultural exchange events, Japan Film Week, caused a sensation. Japanese films such as "Manhunt", "Wàng Xiāng" and "Fox Story" were released in China, generating hundreds of millions of admissions at the box office.]
Speaking about Frozen, it is estimated that the sales from Mugen Train have outgrossed that of Frozen's first week at an estimated 7.5 billion yen (US$67.6 million) compared to an estimated 6.3 billion yen (US$62.2 million) for Frozen.
The movie cost US$100,000 to make.
At $130,000, the budget was slightly higher than his previous films but production costs were covered by pre-sales to Taiwan.
1982 年,由香港银都机构有限公司(以下简称银都)与内地合作拍摄的《少林寺》,在大陆推出以后,迅速掀起了一股全民尚武的热潮。这部投资仅 160 万元港币收益却超过 1 亿元人民币的传世之作,不能不引起我们的反思。[In 1982, " Shaolin Temple ", co-produced by Hong Kong Yindu Organization Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yindu) and the mainland, quickly set off an upsurge of martial arts among the whole people after it was launched in the mainland. This masterpiece with an investment of only HK$1.6 million and an income of more than 100 million yuan cannot but arouse our reflection.]
Toho Co., the producer of the films, says as many as 82 million people have bought tickets to Godzilla movies since they began appearing in 1954. Recent versions, according to Toho, have been the most profitable non-animated films in Japan. Last year's Godzilla vs. Mecha-Godzilla brought in $36 million at the box office and generated another $158 million in related sales of books and merchandise — huge numbers for the Japanese entertainment industry.
One outstanding exception is Hum Aapke Hein Koun..!, which has emerged as the biggest grosser in the history of Hindi and Indian films. (...) Hum Aapke Hein Koun..! has grossed over 70 crores rupees in 20 weeks only, a record which will be difficult to break. The film's estimated gross business is 250 crores rupees, or even more.
Production Budget: $19,000,000
Lee first found success in The Big Boss and followed that with Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon which grossed an outstanding 100,000,000 dollars and firmly established itself as one of the world's all-time top films in commercial terms. Lee went on to top this with The Way of the Dragon and the cameras had barely stopped rolling when he began what was to be his final film Game of Death. (...) Now director Robert Clouse has completed Game of Death.
Indeed, when "The Return of the Dragon" was released it grossed an unbelievable $185,000 in one week at two theaters in the Black section of Chicago
With the exception of Dr. Frankenstein's creature and King Kong, Godzilla is probably the most enduring and profitable monster of filmdom. He's appeared in at least a dozen movies over three decades and they've grossed an incredible half-billion dollars.