Dirty Monkeys Holds China Box Office Lead for Third Weekend

Dirty Monkeys' war comedy-drama Once Upon a Time in the Middle East stayed No. 1 at the mainland China box office for a third weekend, grossing RMB174.4 million ($25.6 million) from Aug. 28–30 and lifting its cumulative total to about RMB283.7 million since its Aug. 11 release; the weekend's top five also included V (RMB14.4 million; RMB59.6 million total), The Odyssey (about RMB10 million; $87.4 million total), All Wishes Come True! (RMB7.9 million; $270.3 million total), and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (RMB2.9 million; $225.7 million total). China’s overall weekend box-office was RMB69.8 million, with year-to-date revenue at about $4.13 billion, down 28.1% from 2025.