The 'Shaolin Soccer' spinoff, Stephen Chow's first film as director in seven years, is projected to earn more than $350 million in its home market, with plans for a U.S. release still in the works.
with a mighty $73.6 million haul over the weekend, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The two-day tally accounted for nearly three-quarters of all ticket sales in the world’s second-largest movie market, and nine times the takings of its nearest competitor.
The film opened Saturday across mainland China, including on Imax screens, earning $38.3 million on day one, according to ticketing giant Maoyan, where users have awarded it a solid 9.4 out of 10 score. Maoyan’s forecast currently projects a total haul of $368 million — though such early projections routinely come under revision as a title moves deeper into its run.
Karlovy Vary Film Fest Awards Go to 'Fruit Gathering,' 'The Guest,' 'Lover, Not a Fighter' and 'Incinerator'setup around an all-female squad, following the underdog Emei team, whose players infuse martial arts into their game during an improbable run through a tournament dubbed the Supreme Invincible Cup. Zhang Xiaofei leads the cast as the team’s captain, alongside Dilraba Dilmurat as its star striker and Lay Zhang as the squad’s kung fu coach.
Other supporting and guest appearances range from Hong Kong screen icon Carina Lau and Japanese star Takeru Satoh to former Chinese women’s national team goalkeeper Zhao Lina and U.S. comedian Jimmy O. Yang.
The China release, handled by Maoyan Entertainment, was timed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original — and to tap into this summer’s FIFA World Cup fever.smashed Hong Kong box office records upon release in 2001, becoming the city’s highest-grossing local film at the time before growing into a global cult favorite.franchise, slid to second place in its sophomore weekend in China, adding $8.1 million — down roughly 50 percent from its $16.4 million debut — for a 10-day local total of $32.4 million .
— bowed to a relatively muted $4.7 million from its Friday start, for a cume of $6.4 million .held in fourth with $3.2 million , lifting its three-week China total to $21.8 million . Directed by 20-year-old YouTube phenom Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve, the liminal-space horror sensation has grossed more than $330 million worldwide against a $10 million budget, making it the highest-grossing release in A24’s history.
The China haul is also the indie label’s biggest total to date in an Asian market.took $3 million for an 11-day total of $18.5 million . Directed by Xing Wenxiong, the local satire stars Bai Jingting as a superhero dispatched back to his provincial hometown, where he discovers that his most fearsome adversaries are bureaucracy, banquet etiquette and small-town social politics.
Through Sunday, China’s 2026 box office stands at $2.74 billion, down 38.6 percent from the same point last year — a comparison skewed by the historic early-2025 run of all-time record-holderKarlovy Vary Film Fest Awards Go to ‘Fruit Gathering,’ ‘The Guest,’ ‘Lover, Not a Fighter’ and ‘Incinerator’The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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