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China Film Digital Cinema Development (Beijing) Co., Ltd. issued a notice announcing that the anti-epidemic film "White-Clad Renegades," originally scheduled for release on November 6, 2026, has been withdrawn. The specific release date will be announced later. The Douban page has been updated to "TBD 2027," and promotional work appears to have stalled.
The film "Heroes in White", starring Andy Lau and Yang Zishan, is set for release in mainland China on November 6, 2026, and major platforms have begun their promotion. Netizens asked under the trailer who plays Li Wenliang, and joked that a film about "8 Rumor-Mongers" would definitely be a box office smash.
On October 16, according to China Film Report, the National Film Administration and the General Administration of Sport recently jointly issued a document to launch the “Go Sports with Films” initiative, supporting the establishment of sports lottery sales points in cinemas, encouraging cinemas to broadcast live sports events and carry out suitable sports activities.
On October 6, Xinhua News Agency reported on the National Day film market with “Celebrating the National Birthday with Light and Shadow, New Trends Surging in the Market,” while CCTV Finance said the market’s heat continues to climb, placing the National Day box office breaking 1 billion yuan alongside the 480 billion yuan output value of the entire film industry chain.
On October 3, CCTV Online reported that the cumulative box office for 2026 had surpassed 30 billion yuan, with admissions exceeding 760 million, saying the film market maintained steady vitality and hit a record high for the same period in history. The written transcript of Xinwen Lianbo also used this wording, but did not explain the statistical criteria.
The film "White-Robed Retrograde," starring Andy Lau and telling the story of the 2020 Wuhan lockdown, has announced its official nationwide theatrical release on November 6.
The low-budget animated film "Niu Lai", produced by Xin Yumeng and her son over five years, was released in theaters nationwide, with a first-day box office of only 342 yuan.
On June 29, 2026, the People's Daily reported that police had cracked a case involving the manipulation of online public opinion, claiming that the poor box office performance of the red-themed film 'Four Crossings' was caused by an MCN agency that controlled influential accounts to maliciously generate negative sentiment.
According to an RFI report on June 8, the French Cultural Center in Beijing suddenly canceled all film screenings for June, which outsiders suspect is related to the removal of Pride Month films.
The China Film Association held its 11th National Congress in Beijing and elected a new leadership team, with Andy Lau elected as one of the twelve vice chairmen.
Kung Fu Hustle, directed by and starring Stephen Chow, was released in China on December 23, 2004. Set in Pig Cage Alley in 1940s Shanghai, elements such as the Axe Gang and the Buddha's Palm made it one of his representative works.
Chen Peisi's Dadao Culture Company launched its first stage play, "Tuo'er," which achieved great success on its nationwide tour, with cumulative box office earnings of about 40 million yuan, marking its successful move into the stage play market.
Zhang Yimou's film “To Live” won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and Ge You won the award for Best Actor. The film was not released in mainland China because it directly confronted the devastation inflicted on ordinary people by political campaigns such as the Cultural Revolution.