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Avengers: Endgame Encore Tops China Box Office With $12.5M

Marvel's Avengers: Endgame Encore led mainland China's Sept. 25-27 weekend with $12.5 million, as the market's year-to-date gross fell 29.4%.

Avengers: Endgame Encore ruled mainland China's box office for the Sept. 25-27 weekend, grossing RMB83.8 million ($12.5 million), according to data reported by Variety. The Marvel Studios release has now accumulated a lifetime gross of $647.8 million in the market.

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East held second place with $7.6 million in its seventh weekend. Directed by Wen Muye and starring Shen Teng, Jiang Qiming, Aarif Rahman and Omar Sherif, the film has earned $341.2 million since its Aug. 11 release.

All Wishes Come True! took third with $4.6 million in its eleventh weekend. The Mu Zhengyang-directed title has grossed $296 million since July 18.

Newcomer The Old Fox, directed by Li Taige and starring Yu Qian and Tony Leung Ka-fai, debuted fourth with $3.6 million. V, directed by Han Yan and starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Zhu Yilong, Tan Jianci and Kara Wai, rounded out the top five with $2.8 million in its sixth weekend for a $96 million cume.

Overall weekend grosses in mainland China reached $39.9 million. The 2026 year-to-date China box office stands at $4.34 billion, down 29.4% compared with the same period a year earlier.

Quick answers

What topped the China box office for the Sept. 25-27 weekend?

Avengers: Endgame Encore led with RMB83.8 million ($12.5 million).

How much has Once Upon a Time in the Middle East grossed in China?

The film has earned $341.2 million since its Aug. 11 release.

How is China's 2026 box office performing overall?

Year-to-date gross stands at $4.34 billion, down 29.4% year-on-year.

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