Published: 17:04, October 2, 2025
China's 2025 box office surpasses 2024 with local films dominating
By Xinhua
Moviegoers walk past film posters at a cinema in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Aug 17, 2025. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING - China's 2025 box office has already eclipsed last year's total, marking a major milestone for the market as the National Day holiday gets underway.

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According to data from ticketing platform Maoyan, as of early Thursday afternoon, the year-to-date grosses, including presales, reached 42.5 billion yuan (about $5.98 billion), surpassing the full-year haul of 2024.

Local films continue to dominate the market, accounting for nearly 90 percent of ticket sales, with all ten of the year's top earners being domestic productions.