The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2020. A number of films scheduled for release early in the year were delayed or released online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2020. A number of films scheduled for release early in the year were delayed or released online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The highest-grossing Chinese films released in 2020, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows: [1]
| Rank | Title | Gross (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eight Hundred | $472,648,086 [2] |
| 2 | My People, My Homeland | $433,241,288 [3] |
| 3 | Jiang Ziya | $243,887,233 [4] |
| 4 | A Little Red Flower | $220,490,000 [5] |
| 5 | Shock Wave 2 | $203,481,407 [6] |
| 6 | The Sacrifice | $167,007,608 [7] |
| 7 | Warm Hug | $132,213,520 [8] |
| 8 | Leap | $124,965,617 [9] |
| 9 | Caught in Time | $83,153,492 [10] |
| 10 | The Rescue | $74,889,133 [11] |
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y | 10 | Stop! Thieves! | Zheng Yun | Zheng Yun, Bruce Leung, You Yong | [12] | |
| Wild Boar | Ye Zhuhong | Wang Xuankun, Hou Tongjiang, Liu Dongming | [13] | |||
| 11 | Spycies | Guillaume Ivernel Zhiyi Zhang | Karen Strassman, Monsieur Poulpe, Davy Mourier | [14] | ||
| 25 | Leap | Peter Chan | Gong Li, Huang Bo, Wu Gang | [15] | ||
| Legend of Deification | Cheng Teng Li Wei | Jiang Guangtao, Ji Guanlin, Zheng Xi | [16] | |||
| Lost in Russia | Xu Zheng | Xu Zheng, Huang Meiying, Yuan Quan | [17] | |||
| The Rescue | Dante Lam | Eddie Peng, Wang Yanlin, Xin Zhilei | [18] | |||
| Vanguard | Stanley Tong | Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Allen | [19] | |||
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O C T O B E R | 1 | Jiang Ziya | Cheng Teng Li Wei | Zheng Xi, Yang Ning, Tutehameng, Yan Meme, Ji Guanlin, Jiang Guangtao | [20] | |
| D E C E M B E R | 4 | L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2 | Guo Jingming | Fan Bingbing, Kris Wu, Chen Xuedong | Released on Tencent Video | [21] [22] |
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