Bona Film Group’s historical war epic “ Crossing ” captured the top spot at the mainland China box office during the June 26–28 weekend, opening with RMB79.3 million ($11.7 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway.
Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Long March, the film has brought its cumulative total to $12.8 million. Directed by Xu Zhanxiong, the large-scale production features Liu Ye as Mao Zedong and Wang Lei as Zhou Enlai, alongside Yu Shi and Wang Zhifei. The narrative recreates the Battle of Chishui River.
Disney and Pixar’s “ Toy Story 5 ” moved to second place in its second weekend of release, earning $7.4 million to push its cumulative total to $29.6 million.
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A24’s psychological horror feature “ Backrooms ” debuted in third place, drawing $5.3 million over its opening frame.
Jinant Film & TV’s family drama “ Dear You ” placed fourth, pulling in $4.8 million in its ninth weekend in theaters. Directed by Lan Hongchun and starring Li Sitong, Wang Yantong, and Wu Shaoqing, the Teochew-dialect sleeper hit has accumulated a phenomenal lifetime total of $281.8 million since launching on April 30. The film tells the story of an elderly Chaoshan matriarch whose life is transformed when her debt-ridden grandson travels to Thailand to seek out his long-lost grandfather, unlocking a hidden love story rooted in the historical qiaopi tradition of cross-border remittance letters.
Damai Entertainment’s historical drama “I Know Who You Are” was in fifth place, taking in $2.6 million to push its cumulative gross to $14.6 million. Directed by Feng Xiaogang and starring Lei Jiayin and Hu Ge, the adaptation of Zhang Ce’s novella unspools a multi-decade psychological cat-and-mouse game between a grassroots police officer and a local schoolteacher suspected of being a deeply embedded sleeper agent.
Mainland China’s overall weekend grosses reached $38.3 million, while the 2026 year-to-date revenue stands at $2.54 billion, down 40.5% from the same period in 2025.
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