“The Shadow’s Edge” (iQIYI Pictures) stayed atop the China box office chart for the Sept. 12–14 frame with RMB61.3 million ($8.5 million), lifting its running total to RMB 1.133 billion ($157.4 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Jackie Chan thriller is directed by Larry Yang.
The film follows retired Macau surveillance expert Wong Tak-Chung (Chan), who’s brought back to track a high-tech heist carried out by a mastermind criminal known as the “Wolf King.” Assisting him is rookie cop He Qiuguo (Zhang Zifeng), as they face off against Tony Leung Ka-fai’s cunning Fu Longsheng and his criminal gang. The film was fifth on the global chart, per Comscore.
“Nobody” (Shanghai Animation Film) held second with $5.6 million. After seven weekends, the animated feature stands at $222.8 million. Directed by Yu Shui, the film draws inspiration from “Journey to the West,” reimagining the classic mythology through the eyes of minor demons on their own spiritual pilgrimage. It occupied eighth place on the global chart.
“Dead to Rights” (China Film) placed third on $3 million, taking its cume to $414 million. Directed by Shen Ao and written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang, and set against the backdrop of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and drawing from documented historical events, “Dead to Rights” follows A Chang (Liu Haoran of the “Detective Chinatown” franchise), a postman who assumes the identity of a photo developer to survive the Japanese occupation. Operating from within the walls of a Japanese-controlled studio, he covertly shelters Chinese soldiers and civilians in an act of quiet resistance.
Among the imports, “Final Destination: Bloodlines” (New Line Cinema) added $1.7 million for $24.7 million to date, while Universal’s “The Bad Guys 2” earned $1.3 million for a cumulative $26.5 million.
The weekend box office reached $26.8 million, bringing China’s 2025 total to $5.565 billion, up 18.8% from the same period last year.
