China's film industry chain has yielded a total output value of 817 billion yuan (about 117 billion U.S. dollars) in 2025, according to the latest data released by the China Film Administration.
Breakdown figures of the data reveal that the core film business, including production, distribution, and screening, generated 226.618 billion yuan in revenues. Indirect contributions from equipment procurement, technical services, and advertising and promotion reached 251.546 billion yuan. Additionally, viewing-related consumption and spillover effects in sectors such as dining, transportation, retail, film IP derivatives, and tourism contributed 339.095 billion yuan.
These figures demonstrated that the film industry is rapidly unleashing greater potential to empower China's economic and social development. The film sector has become a powerful engine for boosting China's service consumption and promoting Chinese culture on the global stage.
"The cultural industry, with film at its forefront, fuels economic and social progress not only through box office and market performance, but also through technological innovation and the enrichment of our social and cultural life," said Sun Jiashan, a researcher at the Chinese Culture Studies Department of the Central Institute of Socialism.
"The film industry is currently fostering new forms of cultural formats and diversified consumption ecosystems. This demonstrates the significant role of new quality productive forces in culture and reflects the vast growth potential of China's cultural economy, creating new drivers of economic growth," said Zhu Di, director of the Consumption and Cultural Sociology Research Office of the Institute of Sociology under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
China's film industry output exceeds 810 bln yuan in 2025
