China's 2026 summer box office tops 10.7 billion yuan

China's 2026 summer box office, which runs from June 1 to Aug 31, is continuing to enjoy a bumper season with a rich and diverse slate of films drawing steady streams of audiences into cinemas and keeping the summer movie-going craze running high.

Industry data showed that the summer box office revenue, including pre-sales, had surpassed 10.7 billion yuan (about 1.59 billion U.S. dollars) as of Thursday noon.

This year's summer lineup covers a broad range of genres, including comedy, animation, sci-fi, war, suspense and action, offering audiences more choices and helping attract viewers from different age groups and with different interests.

Currently leading the charge are a trio of heavyweight hits: sports comedy "Kung Fu Soccer" from Director Stephen Chow of the Hong Hong Special Administrative Region with 2.3 billion yuan, Chinese animated film "All Wishes Come True!" with 1.6 billion, and Sony and Marvel's "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" with 1.4 billion.

Following closely behind is the anti-war film "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East," which depicting a Chinese man working as a chef at a Chinese restaurant in the Middle East in the 2000s when war breaks out. The film has become one of the season's biggest surprises. In just 10 days of release, the film has raked in over 1.2 billion yuan, catapulting it to the fourth spot on the 2026 summer box office charts.

In addition, newly released Christopher Nolan's epic work "The Odyssey" has wowed audiences with its grand and spectacular visuals. Reinterpreting Homer's epic poem with IMAX film footage, the blockbuster raked in a cumulative box office of over 351 million yuan in China within seven days of release.

China's 2026 summer box office tops 10.7 billion yuan

Commercial operations have gradually resumed at La Nubia Airport in Manizales, Colombia, after the facility was temporarily shut down due to damage from a strong earthquake that struck the country on August 10.

The airport, a key air hub connecting Manizales with other major Colombian cities, resumed service under "controlled operations" after thorough inspections of the runway, terminal and air traffic control facilities and nearly a week of emergency repairs, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Colombia.

"Our job is to check whether the airport is in good condition, repair damaged facilities and ensure there are no safety hazards," said Jefferson Quintero, a maintenance worker at La Nubia Airport.

"The recovery of this airport is very important for people in the entire region. We can resume normal travel and visit relatives and friends," said Gerardo Gallego, a local passenger.

The 7.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Colombia at a depth of 80 km, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 319, with 4,469 people injured, according to the latest data released by the country's National Disaster Risk Management Unit (UNGRD) as of 18:30 local time on Wednesday.

Air traffic gradually resumes in quake-hit Colombian city