Resident Evil: Night of the Outbreak, a live-action film adapted from the survival-horror video game series, has passed 304 million yuan at the Chinese box office in its first ten days. It blends game lore with a distinctly Chinese setting.
Chen Sicheng's crime thriller The Trace, starring Zhang Yi and Ma Li, is drawing strong reviews in Chinese cinemas. It arrives as a wave of revived crime franchises tests how far a familiar title can stretch.
Playing one of Chinese literature's most seductive villains made Gan Tingting famous — and then trapped her, as rumors about private photos and backers followed her for a decade. Chinese entertainment still struggles to separate an actor from a role.
At 76, Zhang Yimou still delivers China's biggest holiday films, while 75-year-old Zhang Jizhong keeps working on camera. A viral essay asks what fame and fortune actually bought them.
Chinese film fans spent the 2026 National Day holiday rating a crowded slate of new releases on Douban, from a Hong Kong action thriller starring Louis Koo to a Peppa Pig holiday special and an Egyptian drama.
Six new films opened across China for the National Day holiday, from a husband-and-wife comedy to a Hong Kong crime drama starring Louis Koo. The crowded slate shows how studios chase the year's biggest box-office window.
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