‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Leads China Summer Box Office as Revenue Rises 4.45%
“Kung Fu Soccer” earned 2.315 billion yuan as China’s 2026 summer box office rose 4.45 percent to 12.498 billion yuan, Maoyan reported.
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- “Kung Fu Soccer” earned 2.315 billion yuan as China’s 2026 summer box office rose 4.45 percent to 12.498 billion yuan, Maoyan reported.
Stephen Chow’s “Kung Fu Soccer” led China’s 2026 summer box office with 2.315 billion yuan, equivalent to about $344.4 million, according to a Maoyan Research Institute report cited by Variety on September 2, 2026.
China’s overall summer cinema revenue reached 12.498 billion yuan, or about $1.86 billion. Maoyan said that was 4.45 percent higher than a year earlier and marked a second consecutive year of growth for the summer season.
The figures offer a snapshot of improving seasonal ticket sales in the world’s second-largest theatrical market. They are research estimates reported by Maoyan, the research arm of entertainment-services company Maoyan Entertainment, rather than audited studio disclosures.
