Disney’s “Toy Story 5” debuted at the number one spot at the China box office during the June 19–21 weekend, grossing RMB121.2 million ($17.8 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. In second place, Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” maintained exceptional theatrical longevity, generating an additional $11.3 million in its eighth week … Read more
Director Lan Hongchun took the stage at the 28th Shanghai International Film Festival to discuss how “Dear You,” now one of China’s most-talked-about films of the year, drew its emotional charge from qiaopi – the tradition of family letters and remittances exchanged between overseas Chinese communities and their relatives at home. The film has earned … Read more
Edko Films’ action thriller “The Furious” claimed the number one spot at the China box office during the June 12–14 weekend, unseating a long-running local juggernaut with an RMB76.1 million ($11.2 million) frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Having debuted on June 11, the film has amassed a cumulative total of $13.9 million. Directed … Read more
“Dear You,” the Teochew-dialect family drama that has become one of China’s biggest theatrical stories of 2026, is heading to North America, Australia and New Zealand after CMC Pictures secured the theatrical distribution rights. The film opens in Australia and New Zealand on June 25, followed by a North America launch on June 26. The … Read more
“Dear You,” the Teochew-language family drama directed and co-written by Lan Hongchun, is heading to U.K., Ireland and France cinemas after Trinity CineAsia acquired all theatrical rights from Hugoeast and Damai Entertainment. The film opens across U.K. and Ireland screens on June 26, with a French theatrical release to follow. Released in China on April … Read more
Jinant Film & TV’s unstoppable family drama “Dear You” comfortably dominated the China box office during the June 5–7 weekend, securing RMB115.3 million ($17 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong and Wang Yantong, the low-budget cultural juggernaut has reached a cumulative total of $238.5 million. The … Read more
“Dear You,” the Teochew-dialect drama that has become one of China‘s defining box office stories of 2026, is heading to international markets starting June 18, with Damai Entertainment – the distributor formerly known as Alibaba Pictures – handling the worldwide theatrical release. Directed by Lan Hongchun, the family drama follows Xiaowei, a young grandson who … Read more