List of Chinese films of 2008

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The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2008. There were 80 Chinese feature films released in China in 2008. [1]

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Highest-grossing films

The following are the 10 highest-grossing Chinese films released in China in 2008.

RankTitleGross
(in million yuan)
1 Red Cliff ¥276.860 [2]
2 If You Are the One ¥250.793 [3]
3 Painted Skin ¥204.708 [4]
4 The Forbidden Kingdom ¥145.637 [5]
5 Forever Enthralled ¥101.691 [6]
6 Kung Fu Dunk ¥95.826 [7]
7 Ip Man ¥82.773 [8]
8 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon ¥63.635 [9]
9Shi Quan Jiu Mei¥48.842 [10]
10 Connected ¥44.413 [11]

Films released

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
24 City Jia Zhangke Joan Chen,
Zhao Tao,
Lü Liping
Drama
All About Women Tsui Hark Zhou Xun,
Kitty Zhang,
Gwei Lun-mei
Romantic comedy
Bird's NestNing JingwuFamily
CJ7 Stephen Chow Stephen Chow,
Xu Jiao,
Kitty Zhang,
Lam Tze Chung
Comedy
Crude Oil Wang Bing Documentary
Cry Me a River Jia Zhangke Zhao Tao,
Wang Hongwei
Short/Romance
Dada's Dance Zhang Yuan Li Xinyun
Li Xiaofeng
Drama
Deadly DeliciousZhao Tianyu Francis Ng,
Yu Nan,
Jiang Yiyan
Thriller
Desires of the Heart Ma Liwen Ge You,
Vivian Wu,
Fan Bingbing
Romantic comedy
Dream Weavers: Beijing 2008 Gu JunDocumentaryChina's official 2008 foreign-language film Oscar submission
The End of YearWang JingCheng Gang,
Zhang Tong
Drama/Comedy
Endless NightPan JianlinGuan NaDocudrama
The Equation of Love and Death Cao Baoping Zhou Xun Romance
The Children of Huang Shi Roger Spottiswoode Jonathan Rhys Meyers Drama
Er Dong Yang JinBai LijunDrama
Esquire RunawayQiao Liang Alex Fong Lik-Sun Comedy
Fit Lover Zhang Jianya Karena Lam Romantic comedy
Forever Enthralled Chen Kaige Leon Lai,
Zhang Ziyi
Biographical
Good Cats Ying Liang Drama
If You Are the One Feng Xiaogang Ge You,
Shu Qi
Romantic comedy
In Love We Trust Wang Xiaoshuai Liu Weiwei,
Zhang Jiayi,
Yu Nan
DramaFormerly titled Left Right
JalainurZhao YeLiu Yuansheng,
Li Zhihong
Drama
Knitting Yin Lichuan Zhang Yi,
Yan Bingyan,
Lu Yulai
Drama
Kung Fu Hip HopFu Huayang Fan Bingbing,
Jordan Chan
Musical/Youth
Lala's Gun Ning JingwuWang JishuaiDrama
Letters from Death RowKeven Feng KeDi YuemingDrama
Li Shuangliang Huo Jianqi Wang Qingxiang,
Guo Xiaodong,
Dong Jie
Drama/Biographical
Lost and Found Ma Liwen Li Yixiang Black comedy
Lost Indulgence Zhang Yibai Jiang Wenli,
Karen Mok
Drama
My Left HandChen GuoxingMa Yue,
Xu Jun
War
Ocean Flame Liu Fendou Monica Mok,
Liao Fan
Drama
Old Fish Gao Qunshu Ma GuoweiThriller/DramaJury Grand Prix at the 2008 Shanghai International Film Festival
The One Man Olympics Hou Yong Li ZhaolinSports/Biographical
Painted Skin Gordon Chan Donnie Yen,
Chen Kun,
Zhao Wei
HorrorHong Kong-Chinese co-production
Perfect Life Emily Tang Drama
Queer China Cui Zi'en Documentary
Red Cliff: Episode 1 John Woo Tony Leung Chiu-Wai,
Takeshi Kaneshiro,
Zhang Fengyi
Historical epic
River People He Jianjun Shan JingqinDrama
Shi Qi Ji Chen Joan Chen,
Sam Chow
Drama
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils Dante Lam Animated
Super Typhoon Feng Xiaoning Wu GangDisaster
Two Stupid EggsKiefer Liu Guo Tao Comedy
Winter StoryZhu ChuanmingMao Mao,
An Qi
Romance

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