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\n\tZhao Linshan\u2019s \u201cEvil Unbound\u201d dominated the China box office over the Sept. 19-21 weekend, opening to RMB881.7 million ($122.5 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Changying Film Group release has already amassed $170.4 million after just four days, making it one of the strongest debuts of the year. The film is also No. 1 at the global box office, per Comscore. <\/p>\n
\n\tSet during World War II, \u201cEvil Unbound\u201d dramatizes the atrocities carried out by Japan\u2019s Unit 731, including human experiments involving frostbite, gas exposure, and biological weapons. The film stars Jiang Wu, Wang Zhiwen, and Li Naiwen.<\/p>\n
\n\tiQIYI Pictures\u2019 \u201cThe Shadow\u2019s Edge,\u201d starring Jackie Chan, which led the market the past four weekends, moved to second place with $4.3 million, lifting its cumulative total to $165 million.<\/p>\n
\n\tShanghai Animation Film\u2019s fantasy adventure \u201cNobody\u201d ranked third with $3.3 million for a cume of $227.1 million (RMB 1.64 billion).<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cDead to Rights\u201d from China Film earned $1.2 million, pushing its total to $416.3 million. Directed by Shen Ao and written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang, and set against the backdrop of the 1937\u00a0Nanjing Massacre\u00a0and drawing from documented historical events, \u201cDead to Rights\u201d follows A Chang (Liu Haoran of the \u201cDetective Chinatown\u201d franchise), a postman who assumes the identity of a photo developer to survive the Japanese occupation. Operating from within the walls of a Japanese-controlled studio, he covertly shelters Chinese soldiers and civilians in an act of quiet resistance.<\/p>\n
\n\tRounding out the top five, China Media Group\u2019s documentary \u201cShenzhou 13\u201d grossed $800,000 for a total of $4.8 million. The film, directed by Zhu Yiran, is China\u2019s first ultra-high-definition 8K feature shot entirely in space and chronicles the six-month mission of astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping, and Ye Guangfu aboard the Chinese space station.<\/p>\n
\n\tOverall weekend box office totaled $135.8 million, lifting 2025\u2019s running cume to $5.76 billion, a 20.9% improvement over the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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