Traces of Justice Tops China Box Office Amid Market Decline
New Classics Pictures drama Traces of Justice reclaimed the number one spot at the mainland China box office during the November 6 to 8 weekend.
Local Films Drive Weekend Gains
The crime procedural collected RMB21.5 million over three days according to Artisan Gateway data. This performance lifted its cumulative total to $103.7 million since the October 1 release. The Constantin Film horror revival Resident Evil fell to the second spot following its one-month run at the top. The video game adaptation took in $3 million in its fifth weekend. With a box office gross of $2.1 million, Tencent Penguin Pictures' road drama Embers started at number three. Shanghai Captain rural black comedy thriller The Coffin Swap opened fourth pulling in $1.7 million.
Market Faces Continued Yearly Drop
Beijing Joy Fun Pictures body-swap comedy Mr and Mrs Pardon rounded out the top five. It added $1.4 million in its sixth weekend to lift cumulative gross to $61.3 million. The Mainland China weekend box office fell by $16.4 million as a continuing slump persists. The year-to-date box office for 2026 totaled $4.75 billion, which is 29 percent lower than the same period in 2025.
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