Jackie Chan’s ‘The Shadow’s Edge’ Leads China Box Office for Third Week
“The Shadow’s Edge” (iQIYI Pictures) continued to dominate the Chinese box office for the third straight weekend, taking in RMB84.2 million ($11.7 million) for a running total of RMB 1.031 billion ($143.2 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The Jackie Chan thriller is directed by Larry Yang.
The film follows retired Macau surveillance expert Wong Tak-Chung (Chan), who’s brought back to track a high-tech heist carried out by a mastermind criminal known as the “Wolf King.” Assisting him is rookie cop He Qiuguo (Zhang Zifeng), as they face off against Tony Leung Ka-fai’s cunning Fu Longsheng and his criminal gang. The film was third on the global chart, per Comscore.
“Nobody” (Shanghai Animation Film) ranked second with $8.5 million, lifting its cume to $215.4 million. Directed by Yu Shui, the film draws inspiration from “Journey to the West,” reimagining the classic mythology through the eyes of minor demons on their own spiritual pilgrimage. It occupied eighth place on the global chart.
“Dead to Rights” (China Film) followed in third place, earning $4.5 million and pushing its total to $409.3 million. Directed by Shen Ao and written by Shen Ao, Zhang Ke, and Xu Luyang, and set against the backdrop of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre and drawing from documented historical events, “Dead to Rights” follows A Chang (Liu Haoran of the “Detective Chinatown” 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.
“Final Destination: Bloodlines” (New Line Cinema) added $1.8 million, reaching a cume of $21.8 million.
Debuting in fifth place was “Shenzhou 13” (China Media Group), a feature documentary chronicling China’s landmark 2021 crewed space mission to the Tiangong space station, launched in fifth with $1.5 million.
Overall weekend takings were $37.3 million, lifting China’s 2025 box office to $5.523 billion, up 18.7% compared with the same period last year.
