{"id":558742,"date":"2026-07-20T09:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/558742\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T09:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T09:08:08","slug":"china-box-office-kung-fu-soccer-maintains-dominance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/558742\/","title":{"rendered":"China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Maintains Dominance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tShenzhen Film Studio\u2019s sports comedy \u201cKung Fu Soccer<\/a>\u201d comfortably retained the top spot at the mainland China box office during the July 17\u201319 weekend, generating RMB501.1 million ($73.7 million) in its second weekend of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. <\/p>\n

\n\tDirected by Stephen Chow<\/a>, the hit has reached a cumulative total of $214.3 million in its first nine days. The narrative marks a return to Chow\u2019s signature athletic slapstick, following an amateur women\u2019s team as they combine gravity-defying martial arts with professional soccer to storm a major championship tournament.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cKung Fu Soccer\u201d was the second highest grossing film in the world over the weekend. Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d the No. 1 film in the world by some distance, will open in China Aug. 15.<\/p>\n

\n\tPearl Studio\u2019s computer-animated fantasy feature \u201cAll Wishes Come True!<\/a>\u201d debuted in second place, capturing $30.6 million over the three-day weekend frame. Directed by Mu Zhengyang, the co-production has amassed a total of $39.6 million since launching on July 18. The family-friendly mythological comedy follows eight ordinary mortals who must use their collective wit and courage to outsmart formidable deities, ultimately earning the legendary title of the Eight Immortals.<\/p>\n

\n\tEnlight Pictures\u2019 adaptation of 2015 U.K. film \u201cMiss You Already,\u201d \u201cA Part of Me,\u201d opened in third position, pulling in $13.6 million during its debut frame. Directed by Ma Yingxin and starring Zhang Ruonan and Jolin Jin, the character-driven film spans a multi-decade timeline, chronicling the emotional complexities, personal growth, and shifting bonds of a deeply resilient friendship that crosses 20 years.<\/p>\n

\n\tUniversal\u2019s \u201cMinions & Monsters\u201d moved to fourth place in its third week of release, bringing in $3.7 million. The film has now pushed its cumulative Chinese box office haul to $40.3 million since its July 3 debut.<\/p>\n

\n\tRounding out the top five, a theatrical release of Christopher Smith\u2019s 2009 psychological horror film \u201cTriangle\u201d drew $3.7 million over the weekend frame. Funded by the erstwhile U.K. Film Council, the mind-bending thriller has taken $3.9 million to date. <\/p>\n

\n\tMainland China\u2019s overall weekend grosses reached $132.9 million, while the 2026 year-to-date revenue stands at $2.97 billion, down 35.3% from the same period in 2025. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shenzhen Film Studio\u2019s sports comedy \u201cKung Fu Soccer\u201d comfortably retained the top spot at the mainland China box…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[234494,93,61,60,236287,138398,270,236288],"class_list":["post-558742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-all-wishes-come-true","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-kung-fu-soccer","tag-minions-monsters","tag-movies","tag-stephen-chow"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}