China's 2025 summer box office, including presales, topped 5.5 billion yuan (about 766.25 million U.S. dollars) as of 15:00 on Tuesday, according to box office tracker Dengta Data.
Daily box office takings have remained above the 100-million-yuan (13.9-million-U.S.-dollar) threshold for 12 consecutive days, according to the platform.
Leading the charts is "Dead To Rights" which tells the story of a group of Chinese civilians who took refuge in a photography studio during the Japanese aggressors' brutal occupation of Nanjing in 1937.
The film has resonated strongly with audiences, grossing 586 million yuan (81.7 million U.S. dollars) since its release on July 25 and surpassing "Jurassic World Rebirth," which sit at 546 million yuan (76 million U.S. dollars) as of Tuesday afternoon.
Other top performers during the 2025 summer season, which runs from June 1 to August 31, include Chinese comedy "The Lychee Road," Japanese animated movie "Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback," Peter Chan's crime drama "She's Got No Name" and the sports film "F1 The Movie" starring Brad Pitt.
China's 2025 summer box office tops 5.5 billion yuan
