Traces of Justice Returns to No. 1 at the China Box Office

Traces of Justice is back on top of the mainland China box office. The film took in RMB21.5 million, or $3.2 million, over the weekend of Nov. 6-8, according to Variety. The box office is the total money tickets bring in at cinemas, and the weekend figure covers Friday through Sunday.

Resident Evil came second in its fifth weekend, with $3 million. That brings its cumulative gross, the running total since release, to $76 million since it opened on Oct. 5. Traces of Justice has now earned $103.7 million since its Oct. 1 release.

Two new films joined the chart. Embers debuted in third place with $2.1 million across its two-day opening, after it rolled out on Nov. 7. The Coffin Swap opened fourth with $1.7 million over its own two-day debut. Because both films had only two days on screen, their totals are not directly comparable with the three-day weekend figures of the films above them.

Mr. & Mrs. Pardon ranked fifth. It added $1.4 million in its sixth weekend, lifting its cumulative gross to $61.3 million.

Across the whole market, mainland China took in $16.4 million over the Nov. 6-8 weekend. That is the total for every film on screen, including the titles outside the top five.

The wider year is a quieter one for cinemas. Mainland China's 2026 box office has reached $4.75 billion so far, trailing the same period in 2025 by 29%. Weekend charts like this one are often read against that comparison, since a film's weekend take depends on how many people are going to the cinema at all.

For anyone following the chart, the next few weekends will show whether Traces of Justice can hold its place as newer releases arrive. Weekend totals will change as more films open and older ones lose screens.