Actress Yang Chaoyue

(Xinhua) China's 2025 summer box office reached just over 11.96 billion yuan (around 1.68 billion U.S. dollars), surpassing last year's summer total, the China Film Administration (CFA) announced on Monday.  

More than 100 films spanning a diverse range of genres, including history, animation, comedy, action and suspense, were released in China this past summer, attracting a total of 321 million moviegoers, according the CFA.  

China's summer movie season runs from June 1 through Aug.

(Xinhua) China's summer movie season is ending on a strong note as a late surge of domestic hits lifted total box office receipts above last year's haul, signaling renewed momentum in the world's second-largest film market.  

According to data from ticketing platform Maoyan, box office earnings for the summer moviegoing season, running from June 1 through Aug. 31, had reached 11.64 billion yuan (about 1.64 billion U.S. dollars) by Friday evening, overtaking the 2024 summer total.
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