List of Chinese films of 2023
The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2023.
Box office
The highest-grossing Chinese films released in 2023, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[1]
| Rank | Title | Domestic gross |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full River Red | CN¥4.54 billion ($641.45 million) |
| 2 | The Wandering Earth 2 | CN¥4.04 billion ($570.72 million) |
| 3 | No More Bets | CN¥3.85 billion ($543.34 million) |
| 4 | Lost in the Stars | CN¥3.52 billion ($497.32 million) |
| 5 | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms | CN¥2.64 billion ($372.11 million) |
| 6 | Never Say Never | CN¥2.21 billion ($311.55 million) |
| 7 | Chang'an | CN¥1.82 billion ($257.48 million) |
| 8 | Boonie Bears: Guardian Code | CN¥1.50 billion ($211.04 million) |
| 9 | Under the Light | CN¥1.35 billion ($190.71 million) |
| 10 | Johnny Keep Walking! | CN¥1.29 billion ($182.38 million) |
Released
January–March
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Cast | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y |
22 | Boonie Bears: Guardian Code | Lin Yongchang, Shao Heqi | Zhang Bingjun, Zhang Wei, Tan Xiao, Miao Yingying, Jia Chenlu | Animated science fiction comedy | |
| Deep Sea | Tian Xiaopeng | Wang Tingwen, Su Xin, Teng Kuixing, Yang Ting, Ji Jing | Animated fantasy | |||
| Five Hundred Miles | Su Lun | Lei Jiayin, Zhang Xiaofei, Zhang Youhao | Fantasy comedy | |||
| Full River Red | Zhang Yimou | Shen Teng, Jackson Yee, Zhang Yi, Lei Jiayin, Yue Yunpeng | Historical thriller | |||
| Hidden Blade | Cheng Er | Tony Leung, Wang Yibo, Zhou Xun, Huang Lei, Hiroyuki Mori | Espionage thriller | |||
| The Wandering Earth 2 | Frant Gwo | Wu Jing, Andy Lau, Li Xuejian, Sha Yi, Ning Li | Science fiction action-adventure | |||
| F E B R U A R Y |
17 | Ping Pong: The Triumph | Deng Chao, Yu Baimei | Deng Chao, Sun Li, Xu Weizhou, Duan Bowen, Cai Yida | Period sports drama | |
| 24 | A Guilty Conscience | Ng Wai-lun | Dayo Wong, Tse Kwan-ho, Louise Wong, Fish Liew, Adam Pak | Mystery crime comedy | ||
| M A R C H |
10 | Post Truth | Dong Chengpeng | Da Peng, Li Xueqin, Yin Zheng, Victoria Song, Wang Xun | Comedy | |
| Revival | Lai Mukuan | Ren Suxi, Liu Mintao, Hu Ke, Wu Hao-chen, Zhang Juanyi | Crime thriller | |||
| 18 | The Cord of Life | Sixue Qiao | Badema, Yider, Nahia | Drama | [2] | |
| 24 | The Best Is Yet to Come | Wang Jing | White K, Miao Miao, Zhang Songwen, Song Yang, Lie Wang | Drama | ||
| 31 | Hachiko | Xu Ang | Feng Xiaogang, Joan Chen, Pax Congo | Drama | [3] | |
April–June
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Cast | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P R I L |
1 | Journey to the West | Dashan Kong | Haoyu Yang, Liya Ai, Qiming Jiang, Yitong Wang | Science fiction comedy | |
| 7 | Ride On | Larry Yang | Jackie Chan, Liu Haocun, Guo Qilin, Wu Jing, Joey Yung | Action drama | ||
| 28 | All These Years | Ji Zhuqing | Zhang Xincheng, Sun Qian, Zhang Ruonan, Liu Dan, Tao Hai | Romance | ||
| Born to Fly | Liu Xiaoshi | Wang Yibo, Hu Jun, Yu Shi, Zhou Dongyu | Action drama | |||
| Flashover | Peng Shun | Du Jiang, Wang Qianyuan, Tong Liya, Han Xue, Yu Haoming, Han Dongjun, Wang Ge, | Action drama | |||
| Godspeed | Jiaoshou Yi Xiaoxing | Qiao Shan, Fan Chengcheng, Ma Li, Zhang Jingyi, Chang Yuan | Comedy road movie | |||
| 29 | Cosmicrew: Storm Force | Liu Peng | Li Jing, Liu Ruoban, Zheng Lian, Li Fei, Feng Bo | Animated action adventure | ||
| GG Bond: Racing 72H | Zhong Yu | Lu Shuang, Shi Bei, Zhang Yechuan, Xu Jingwei, Liang Jingjing | Animated action-adventure comedy | |||
| M A Y |
20 | Too Beautiful to Lie | Yang Yuanhan | Zhang Ruonan, Wu Yuhan, Wu Yanshu, Bo Guanjin, Ma Li | Romantic comedy | |
| J U N E |
1 | Qiaohu and the Fantastic Magic Circus | Tomohiro Kawamura | Li Ye, Shen Dawei, Luo Yuting, Wang Xiaotong, Huang Chen | Animated fantasy | |
| 22 | The Fantastic Journey of Three Fools | Liu Xiaoguang | Animated comedy | |||
| Lost in the Stars | Cui Rui, Liu Xiang | Zhu Yilong, Ni Ni, Janice Man, Du Jiang, Kay Huang | Mystery crime | |||
July–September
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Cast | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J U L Y |
1 | Happy Mom and Girl: Sweetheart on Mission | Xu Zheng | Chen Su, Jia Jie, Geng Chenchen, Wang Hao, Liu Yang | Animated science fiction comedy | |
| 6 | Never Say Never | Wang Baoqiang | Wang Baoqiang, Chen Yongsheng, Shi Pengyuan, Wang Xun, Zhang Yirong | Sports drama | ||
| 8 | Chang'an | Xie Junwei, Zou Jing | Yang Tianxiang, Ling Zhenhe, Liu Jiaoyu, Ya Jie, Ba He | Animated historical drama | ||
| 14 | Oh My School! | Xia Mingze, Yan Kai | Xing Yuanyuan, Wang Bowen, Gao Yuheng, Huang Heng, Guo Hongjin | Animated | ||
| 20 | Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms | Wuershan | Yu Shi, Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Narana Erdyneeva | Epic fantasy | ||
| 28 | One and Only | Dong Chengpeng | Huang Bo, Wang Yibo, Liu Mintao, Yue Yunpeng, Song Zu'er | Dance comedy | ||
| 29 | Shimmy: The First Monkey King | Ralph Zondag, Dick Zontag, Michelle Qi | Zhong Wei, Zhang Qi, Zhang Xin, Meng Xianglong, Cheng Yuzhu | Animated fantasy adventure | ||
| A U G U S T |
4 | Meg 2: The Trench | Ben Wheatley | Jason Statham, Wu Jing, Sophia Cai, Page Kennedy, Sergio Peris-Mencheta | Science fiction action | |
| 8 | No More Bets | Shen Ao | Lay Zhang, Gina Jin, Yong Mei, Eric Wang, Darren Wang | Crime thriller | ||
| 18 | Papa | Su Liang | Huang Bo, Dan Yuhao, Yan Ni, Janine Chang, Zhang Zixian | Comedy | ||
| 19 | Warrior King | Lu Qi | Zhang He, Liu Yinuo, Liu Cong, Zhang Ai, Guo Zhengjian | Animated fantasy | ||
| S E P T E M B E R |
9 | All Ears | Liu Jiayin | Hu Ge, Leo Wu, Qi Xi | Drama | |
| Dust to Dust | Li Zijun | Da Peng, Gordon Lam, Zhang Songwen, Xi Qi, Sun Yang | Crime | |||
| 28 | The Ex-Files 4: Marriage Plan | Tian Yusheng | Han Geng, Zheng Kai, Kelly Yu, Ceng Mengxue, Luo Mi | Romantic comedy | ||
| Moscow Mission | Herman Yau | Zhang Hanyu, Andy Lau, Huang Xuan, Janice Man, Gu Jiacheng | Action | |||
| Under the Light | Zhang Yimou | Lei Jiayin, Zhang Guoli, Yu Hewei, Zhou Dongyu, Sun Yizhou | Crime | |||
| The Volunteers: To the War | Chen Kaige | Tang Guoqiang, Wan Yanhui, Liu Jing, Xin Baiqing, Zhang Songwen | War | [4] | ||
| 29 | I Am Nezha 2 | Wen Di, Chen Chaoyi | Wang Wei, Jiven Teng, Fu Chenyang, Liu Sanmu, Qing Minyi | Animated fantasy | ||
October–December
| Opening | Title | Director(s) | Cast | Genre | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O C T O B E R |
21 | Only the River Flows | Wei Shujun | Zhu Yilong, Chloe Maayan, Hou Tianlai, Tong Linkai, Kang Chunlei | Neo-noir crime | [5] |
| N O V E M B E R |
1 | Last Suspect | Zhang Mo | Zhang Xiaofei, Lee Hong-chi, Kara Wai, Wang Ziyi, Terence Yin | Mystery crime | |
| 24 | Beyond the Clouds | Zheng Dasheng, Yang Jin | Hai Qing, Chen Yongsheng, Chai Ye, Wang Yueting, Wan Guopeng | Biographical | [6] | |
| 25 | Across the Furious Sea | Cao Baoping | Huang Bo, Zhou Xun, Zu Feng, Zhang Youhao, Zhou Yiran | Crime thriller | [7] | |
| D E C E M B E R |
8 | The Invisible Guest | Chen Zhuo | Greg Hsu, Janine Chang, Kara Wai, Yin Zheng, Qian Yi | Thriller | |
| 15 | Endless Journey | Dai Mo | Zhang Yi, Li Chen, Vision Wei, Cao Bingkun, Wang Xiao | Crime drama | ||
| 16 | Wolf Hiding | Marc Ma | Nick Cheung, Ethan Juan, Darren Wang, Paul Chun, Marc Ma | Thriller | ||
| 29 | I Did It My Way | Jason Kwan | Andy Lau, Gordon Lam, Cya Liu, Eddie Peng, Simon Yam | Action thriller | ||
| Johnny Keep Walking! | Dong Runnian | Da Peng, Bai Ke, Zhuang Dafei, Wang Xun, Sun Yizhou | Comedy | |||
| 30 | The Adventures of Shuke and Beita | Zheng Yaqi | Yang Ning, Zhang Lu, Zheng Yuanjie, Wang Kai, Zheng Zai | Animated | [8] | |
| If You Are the One 3 | Feng Xiaogang | Ge You, Shu Qi, Fan Wei, Yao Chen, Li Chengru | Romantic comedy | [9] | ||
| Shining for One Thing | Chen Xiaoming, Zhang Pan | Qu Chuxiao, Zhang Jianing, Fu Jing, Jiang Yunlin, Tian Zhuangzhuang | Romantic fantasy | [10] | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Maoyan".
- ↑ "脐带". Maoyan. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
- ↑ Davis, Rebecca (18 March 2021). "Joan Chen, Feng Xiaogang to Star in Chinese Remake of Dog Tale "Hachiko"". Variety. Variety Media, LLC. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ Rosser, Michael (September 25, 2023). "Fortissimo boards Chen Kaige's 'The Volunteers: To The War'". Screen Daily. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
- ↑ "In Only the River Flows, China Gets an Unlikely Arthouse Hit". Sixth Tone. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Frath, Patrick (2023-11-26). "China Box Office: Annual Total Passes $7 Billion as 'Across the Furious Sea' Sails Off With Weekend Win, Disney's 'Wish' Opens Fifth". Variety. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ "曹保平新片《涉过愤怒的海》11月25日全国上映，建议十八岁以下观众谨慎选择观看" [Cao Baoping's new film "Crossing the Angry Sea" will be released nationwide on November 25. Audiences under the age of 18 are advised to watch carefully.]. DianYingJie. 2023-10-19. Archived from the original on 2023-10-19. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ↑ Xu, Fan (26 December 2023). "Upcoming animated film strikes a nostalgic touch". Chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily Information Co. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ↑ 电影《非诚勿扰3》北京发布会 冯小刚携葛优舒淇虞书欣等众主演亮相. ifeng.com (in Chinese). 10 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "《一闪一闪亮星星》影版开机，原班人马回归——人民政协网" [The movie version of "shining for one thing" is launched, and the original cast returns]. www.rmzxb.com.cn. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
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