Kung Fu Soccer keeps kicking at China box office
Stephen Chow’s sports comedy led mainland China cinemas again as All Wishes Come True! opened in second place, Artisan Gateway data showed.
By Bianca Rossi · Entertainment Editor
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Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Soccer kept its grip on mainland China’s box office over the July 17 to 19 weekend, scoring RMB501.1 million, or $73.7 million, in its second weekend, according to Artisan Gateway data.
The Shenzhen Film Studio sports comedy has now reached $214.3 million after nine days in release, the box office tracker reported. That made it the clear No. 1 title in China for the weekend and the second-biggest film worldwide over the same frame.
Chow directs the film, which returns to the athletic slapstick territory associated with his work. The story follows an amateur women’s team that mixes martial arts with soccer as it chases a championship tournament.
The only movie ahead of it globally over the weekend was Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, which has not yet reached Chinese theaters. The film is scheduled to open in China on Aug. 15.
Animation lands in second
Pearl Studio’s animated fantasy All Wishes Come True! opened in second place with $30.6 million across the three-day weekend, according to Artisan Gateway. Since its July 18 launch, the film has collected $39.6 million.
Directed by Mu Zhengyang, the computer-animated co-production is a family mythological comedy about eight ordinary mortals who take on powerful deities using wit and nerve. Their quest leads them toward the legendary title of the Eight Immortals.
Third place went to A Part of Me, Enlight Pictures’ Chinese adaptation of the 2015 U.K. film Miss You Already. The Ma Yingxin-directed drama opened with $13.6 million.
The film stars Zhang Ruonan and Jolin Jin and tracks a friendship across 20 years, following personal change, emotional strain and shifting bonds over a multi-decade story.
Minions, monsters and a horror rerun
Universal’s Minions & Monsters slipped to fourth in its third week, adding $3.7 million. Its China total now stands at $40.3 million since opening on July 3, Artisan Gateway data showed.
The top five was completed by a theatrical release of Christopher Smith’s 2009 psychological horror film Triangle, which also took $3.7 million for the weekend. The U.K. Film Council-backed thriller has earned $3.9 million to date.
Across all titles, mainland China’s weekend box office totaled $132.9 million, according to Artisan Gateway. The country’s 2026 box office revenue has reached $2.97 billion so far, down 35.3% from the same point in 2025.
This story draws on original reporting from Variety.