The Numbers - Top Mandarin Movies of Each Year
The table below lists a yearly breakdown of information about movies using the Mandarin language. The Share is a percentage based on total worldwide box office of the movies using the specified language relative to the combined worldwide box office of all movies in the listed year. Please note that movies that use multiple languages count for the share of each language, and the language information in our database is incomplete. These factors will typically cause the share percentages in a specific year not to add up to 100%. Click on the year number for a list of all the films released that year. Click on the movie name to see information on the individual film.
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| Release Year | Total Produced Movies | Total Worldwide Box Office | Share | Top-Grossing Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1 | |||
| 2025 | 97 | $921,910,347 | 70.019% | Ne Zha 2 (哪吒之魔童闹海) |
| 2024 | 418 | $4,408,414,214 | 17.513% | YOLO (热辣滚烫) |
| 2023 | 394 | $6,230,426,132 | 21.668% | Full River Red (满江红) |
| 2022 | 202 | $3,323,224,064 | 14.369% | Chang Jin Hu Zhi Shui Men Qiao (长津湖之水门桥) |
| 2021 | 221 | $5,173,204,484 | 26.480% | Chang jin hu |
| 2020 | 143 | $2,840,578,392 | 32.232% | Ba bai |
| 2019 | 210 | $5,394,626,799 | 13.936% | Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世) |
| 2018 | 199 | $4,973,037,671 | 12.929% | Detective Chinatown 2 (唐人街探案) |
| 2017 | 175 | $4,084,667,348 | 10.708% | Wolf Warrior 2 (战狼2) |
| 2016 | 152 | $3,277,674,811 | 8.847% | Mei Ren Yu |
| 2015 | 179 | $3,855,152,638 | 10.616% | Zhuo yao ji |
| 2014 | 46 | $2,054,318,253 | 6.803% | Lucy |
| 2013 | 36 | $1,072,518,945 | 3.571% | Xi you xiang mo pian |
| 2012 | 42 | $1,342,151,151 | 4.228% | Ren zai jiong tu zhi tai jiong |
| 2011 | 41 | $480,781,186 | 1.751% | Jiàn Dǎng Wěi Yè |
| 2010 | 21 | $194,035,903 | 0.764% | Fei Cheng Wu Rao 2 |
| 2009 | 11 | $147,773,682 | 0.573% | Jiàn gúo dà yè |
| 2008 | 16 | $1,235,450,638 | 5.041% | The Dark Knight |
| 2007 | 7 | $101,703,661 | 0.438% | Lust, Caution |
| 2006 | 1 | $76,904,429 | 0.380% | Man cheng jin dai huang jin jia |
| 2005 | 6 | $1,599,348 | 0.009% | Eros |
| 2004 | 7 | $492,889,864 | 2.568% | Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | $10,569,567 | 0.059% | Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise |
| 2002 | 3 | $221,246,052 | 1.304% | Jet Li's Hero |
| 2001 | 3 | |||
| 2000 | 5 | $251,115,904 | 1.881% | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| 1999 | 4 | $20,247,143 | 0.149% | Hak Hap |
| 1998 | 4 | $13,984 | 0.000% | He liu |
| 1997 | 3 | $137,753,020 | 1.077% | Seven Years in Tibet |
| 1996 | 4 | $996,268 | 0.010% | Agigongryong Dulri - Eoreumbyeol Daemoheom (아기공룡 둘리 - 얼음별 대모험) |
| 1995 | 4 | $2,140,071 | 0.021% | Yao a yao yao dao waipo qiao |
| 1994 | 1 | $1,825 | 0.000% | Qiu Ju da guan si |
| 1993 | 5 | $13,833,481 | 0.174% | The Wedding Banquet |
| 1992 | 1 | $2,603,061 | 0.037% | Raise the Red Lantern (大紅燈籠高高掛) |
| 1991 | 1 | $113,971 | 0.002% | Gu ling jie shao nian sha ren shi jian |
| 1990 | 2 | $4,793,718 | 0.072% | Ah Fei Ching Chuen |
| 1989 | 4 | $346,937 | 0.006% | Eat a Bowl of Tea |
| 1988 | 2 | |||
| 1986 | 4 | $5,078,493 | 0.140% | Ying Xiong Ben Se |
| 1985 | 1 | $50,658 | 0.001% | Qing mei zhu ma |
| 1984 | 1 | $333,080,271 | 8.545% | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| 1982 | 3 | |||
| 1981 | 1 | $1,777,785 | 0.062% | Shi Ye Sheng |
| 1980 | 2 | |||
| 1979 | 6 | $7,639 | 0.000% | Shan zhong zhuan qi |
| 1977 | 2 | |||
| 1976 | 2 | $35,094 | 0.003% | Master of the Flying Guillotine |
| 1975 | 2 | |||
| 1974 | 2 | |||
| 1973 | 2 | $4,295 | 0.000% | Ying chun ge zhi Fengbo |
| 1972 | 2 | |||
| 1971 | 1 | |||
| 1967 | 1 | |||
| 1966 | 1 | $30,017,647 | 7.088% | The Sand Pebbles |
| 1965 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | 1 | $3,366 | 0.001% | The Jade Hairpin (碧玉簪) |
| 1958 | 1 | $9,000,000 | 6.299% | The Inn of the Sixth Happiness |
| 1947 | 1 | $6,962 | 0.005% | Yi jiang chun shui xiang dong liu |
The table below shows the highest-grossing movie that begins with each letter of the alphabet in which the Mandarin language is used, including movies in which other languages are used as well. Click on the name of the film to go to its page, or click on the letter at the beginning of each row for a list of all the movies beginning with that letter.
| Index | Total Produced Movies | Total Worldwide Box Office | Share | Top-Grossing Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | $81,736,243 | 2.635% | 1921 |
| 2 | 9 | $48,260,299 | 1.682% | 2046 |
| 3 | 3 | $5,941,752 | 0.390% | 3D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy |
| 5 | 1 | $710,612 | 0.159% | 5 yue yi hao |
| 7 | 5 | $8,001,944 | 5.542% | 7 Guardians of the Tomb |
| 8 | 1 | $1,180,000 | 0.213% | 82 Hao gu zhai |
| A | 77 | $839,812,758 | 1.645% | Article 20 (第二十条) |
| B | 179 | $3,192,008,337 | 5.763% | Ba bai |
| C | 122 | $4,267,155,228 | 10.069% | Chang jin hu |
| D | 166 | $4,316,546,955 | 9.250% | The Dark Knight |
| E | 30 | $464,573,009 | 2.750% | Ex File 4 (前任4：英年早婚) |
| F | 95 | $2,067,877,503 | 5.285% | Full River Red (满江红) |
| G | 120 | $1,876,021,902 | 5.863% | The Great Wall |
| H | 141 | $2,919,173,447 | 6.298% | Hi, Mom (你好, 李焕英) |
| I | 57 | $702,016,391 | 2.328% | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| J | 105 | $2,311,537,514 | 9.216% | Ji Su Shi Ke (这个杀手不太冷静) |
| K | 46 | $453,435,695 | 3.242% | Kill Bill: Volume 2 |
| L | 176 | $2,202,003,469 | 6.838% | Lucy |
| M | 157 | $1,792,962,808 | 3.163% | Mei Ren Yu |
| N | 81 | $3,146,769,438 | 16.671% | Ne Zha 2 (哪吒之魔童闹海) |
| O | 46 | $659,243,101 | 5.085% | Operation Mekong |
| P | 65 | $1,264,674,589 | 3.414% | Pegasus 2 (飞驰人生2) |
| Q | 62 | $783,050,597 | 23.509% | Qian Ren 3: Yan Zhi Da Zuo Zhan |
| R | 75 | $1,073,923,688 | 3.931% | Rénshēng dàshì (人生大事) |
| S | 237 | $3,258,985,154 | 3.780% | Successor (抓娃娃) |
| T | 129 | $1,328,647,117 | 2.769% | The Taking of Tiger Mountain |
| U | 20 | $121,722,144 | 1.802% | Upstream (逆行人生) |
| V | 16 | $384,533,074 | 5.121% | The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death (志愿军：存亡之战) |
| W | 160 | $5,879,733,060 | 19.939% | Wolf Warrior 2 (战狼2) |
| X | 97 | $3,336,940,721 | 43.219% | Xiāo Shī De Tā (消失的她) |
| Y | 138 | $1,843,874,266 | 33.049% | YOLO (热辣滚烫) |
| Z | 91 | $2,094,828,357 | 46.317% | Zhongguo jizhang |