China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Holds Top Spot as ‘The Sheep Detectives’ Enters Top Five
The film 'Dear You' continues to lead the China box office, earning RMB282 million over the weekend. 'The Sheep Detectives' debuted in the top five, while 'Cold War 1994' and 'Vanishing Point' also performed well. Overall, the weekend gross for mainland China reached $55.3 million, reflecting a significant decline compared to last year.
- ▪'Dear You' earned RMB282 million ($41.5 million) and has a cumulative total of $75 million.
- ▪'The Sheep Detectives' debuted in fourth place with $1.6 million in its opening weekend.
- ▪The total box office revenue for mainland China this year is $2.13 billion, down 45.9% from 2025.
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Home Film Box Office May 17, 2026 10:34pm PT China Box Office: ‘Dear You’ Holds Top Spot as ‘The Sheep Detectives’ Enters Top Five By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest ‘Laalo’ Producers Soul Sutra Unveil 12-Film Gujarati Slate at Cannes Film Market, Eye Global Co-Productions (EXCLUSIVE) 13 hours ago Daniel Hong Thriller ‘Dead End’ Lands at EST N8 for Cannes Film Market Launch (EXCLUSIVE) 14 hours ago Frankie Muniz, Christopher Lloyd Board Paris-Set Family Adventure ‘Christopher Hope and the Secret of Napoleon’ (EXCLUSIVE) 18 hours ago See All Jinant Film & TV Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “Dear You” retained its position at the top of the China box office during the May 15–17 weekend, pulling in RMB282 million ($41.5 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway.
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