2026 · Chinese-language Movies
17 Chinese films opened in Q3 (Jul–Sep) 2026, including Kung Fu Soccer, Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend. Drama, Action, Comedy were the most common genres.
Films from Greater China, Q3 2026: the quarter in reviewIn the third quarter of 2026, two big summer releases at Chinese theaters each passed 2 billion yuan, and Chinese-language films such as Big Little Things and The House on the Moon were presented at European film festivals in August and September. Box office figures are as of the dates reported.Read →17 titles
Kung Fu Soccer
功夫女足
🇨🇳 China
Release date Jul 11 · 106 min
Action · Comedy
Directed by Stephen Chow
Cast Zhang Xiaofei, Dilraba Dilmurat, Zhang Yixing
Once Upon a Time in the Middle East
欢迎来龙餐馆
🇨🇳 China
Release date Aug 8 · 141 min
Drama · War
Directed by Wen Muye
Cast Shen Teng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sherif
Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend
宗师叶问2
🇨🇳 China
Release date Jul 22 · 94 min
Action
Directed by Li Liming
Cast Dennis To Yu-Hang, Philip Condron, Steven Dasz
Wings of Dread
万米危机
🇨🇳 China
Release date Jul 3 · 87 min
Action · Crime · Thriller
Directed by Ashton Chen Xiaolong, Qin Pengfei
Cast Ashton Chen Xiaolong, Iko Uwais, Qu Jingjing
Gu Shi
故事
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Release date Sep 4 · 83 min
Mystery · Drama
Directed by Amie Song
Cast Hu Ling, Wu Wei, Zhang Tongxi
The House on the Moon
明月共此時
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Release date Aug 14 · 99 min
Fantasy · Science Fiction
Directed by Nelson Yeo
Cast Lim Shi-An, Dominick Rustam-Chartrand, Akira Huang
Happily Ever After
幸福快樂的日子
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Release date Sep 17 · 95 min
Drama
Directed by Feng-I Fiona Roan
Cast SHUHUA, Yang Kuei-mei, Jack Kao
Big Little Things
謊言生活
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Release date Sep 11 · 109 min
Drama
Directed by Michelle Tong Zhou
Cast Cuishan Liang, Sun Jialing, Hu Ling
Shanghai Daughter
上海女儿
🇨🇳 China
Release date Sep 19 · 94 min
Drama
Directed by Agnis Shen Zhongmin
Cast Cuishan Liang
As the River Goes By
水东游
🇨🇳 China
Release date Sep 23 · 99 min
Drama · Fantasy
Directed by Hu Zhaoxiang
Cast Dylan Xiong, Eva Zhao, Mardy Ma
Love, My Way
喜欢高兴爱
🇨🇳 China
Release date Aug 19 · 87 min
Drama
Directed by Bing Liu
Cast Rebecca Li, Li Jiahao, Xiaozhen Wang
Unbound Voices
勇敢女孩合唱团
🇨🇳 China
Release date Sep 6 · 92 min
Music · Drama
Directed by Shao Bing
Cast Wang Yanhui, Li Haofei, Xu Yue
The Grandmaster's Gift
我的棋王爺爺
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Release date Jul 5
Drama
Directed by Chen Yi-jung
Cast Lee Li-Chun, Hsieh I-le, Daniel Hong
In Gods We Hide
大仙尪仔
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Release date Sep 11 · 94 min
Comedy
Directed by Ling Bo-wei
Cast Honduras, Van Fan, Rosen Tsai
Thus Spoke Chatergil Potter
查德吉爾・伯特如是說
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Release date Sep 19
Directed by Ting Chi-wen
Cast Ding Ning, Tony Chiang, Lee Hsiang
The Wife You Never Knew
你所不知的妻子
🇭🇰 Hong Kong
Release date Jul 3 · 17 min
Directed by Darren Tan
Cast Cecilia Choi, Kent Tsai, Chen Chia-kuei
Archaeology of the Future
未來考古學
🇹🇼 Taiwan
Release date Aug 29
Drama
Directed by Lin Shih-Chieh, Chen Chun-tien