The box office of China’s National Day movies in 2026 has exceeded 1 billion yuan

China News Service, Beijing, October 6. According to real-time data from Maoyan Professional Edition, as of 17:6 on October 6, the cumulative box office of the 2026 National Day period of Chinese movies (October 1 to 7) exceeded 1 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), with a total of 3.252 million screenings, approximately 27.494 million moviegoers, and an average ticket price of 36.3 yuan.

On the box office list of the schedule, "Trace of the Detective", which is based on real cases and is based on the real deeds of Choi Do-sik, a recipient of the "July 1st Medal" and a trace inspection expert, temporarily ranked first with 374 million yuan; the comedy movie "What Do You Mean Couple" earned 214 million yuan, ranking second; the new Hollywood series "Resident Evil: Outbreak Night", released on October 5, earned approximately 116 million yuan, temporarily ranking third. The top three films together contributed more than 70% of the box office for the period.

Domestic films "Welcome to the Dragon Restaurant" and "Eight Immortals!" have already been released in the summer. "With its excellent reputation, it has shown a high-quality long-tail effect during the National Day period. It currently ranks fourth and sixth in the box office rankings during the period.

According to the real-time data analysis of Maoyan Professional Edition, in terms of geographical distribution, the top three box office cities in the current schedule are Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen. In terms of ticket purchase portraits, as of now, women account for 56.4% of this year’s National Day audiences, and men account for 43.6%.

Public information shows that there are more than ten new films released in this period, and there is currently only one day left in the period. The industry believes that the final box office pattern during this National Day holiday may still be uncertain.