"Resident Evil" Tops China Box Office for Third Straight Weekend

The horror reboot "Resident Evil" took first place at the mainland China box office for the third weekend in a row, according to Variety.

The film, made by Constantin Film and Sony Pictures, earned RMB37.6 million ($5.6 million) over the weekend of Oct. 23 to 25. Data for the weekend came from Artisan Gateway.

"Resident Evil" opened on Oct. 5, during the Golden Week holiday. It has now earned a total of $64.8 million.

In second place was "Traces of Justice," a crime procedural drama from New Classics Pictures. It earned $4.7 million in its fourth weekend. The film was directed by Chen Sicheng and stars Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao. Since it premiered on Oct. 1, it has earned a cumulative gross of $92.4 million.

Beijing Joy Fun Pictures' body-swap comedy "Mr. & Mrs. Pardon" came third, with $2.6 million over the three-day weekend. The film was directed by Shen Chunyang, who also stars in it with Xiao Shenyang. Its cumulative gross is $55.5 million.

Dirty Monkeys' war comedy-drama "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" took fourth place in its eleventh weekend, earning $800,000. Since launching on Aug. 11, it has a cumulative total of $355.5 million.

Pearl Studio's animated fantasy comedy "All Wishes Come True!" finished fifth, with $600,000 over its two-day weekend. It has earned $306.6 million since opening on July 18.

Mainland China's overall weekend box office dropped to $18.6 million. So far in 2026, the year-to-date box office has reached $4.7 billion. That is 29.1% behind the same period in 2025.