According to the Lighthouse Professional Edition, as of 20:53 on July 1, the total box office (including pre-sales) of the 2025 summer season (June-August) has exceeded 2 billion! "Mission: Impossible 8: Final Reckoning", "The Mystery of Jiangyuan Lane", "How to Train Your Dragon", "Detective Conan: The Afterimage of One Eye", and "Child in Time" are currently ranked in the top five box office, and the box office during the period has exceeded 100 million.
Summer box office charts
According to Lighthouse analyst Chen Jin, the current summer market has gradually heated up. Last week's box office exceeded 538 million, a 20.6% increase from the previous week. On June 30, a weekday Monday, the box office exceeded 64.68 million, nearly half the box office on the previous week's Monday. This Wednesday, "Jurassic World: Resurgence" will be released. According to the Lighthouse AI box office forecast, the box office on that weekday is expected to exceed 100 million, which is an important indicator of the warming of the summer market.
According to the Lighthouse Professional Edition release calendar, as of 14:00 on July 1, 101 films have been scheduled for this summer, including 36 feature films and 20 animated films. Super IP sequels and historical blockbusters are expected to set off the summer season. "The box office performance of Detective Conan: The Afterimage of One Eye, which has already been released, exceeded expectations and is expected to create the highest box office in the mainland for this series. The first-day pre-sale of Jurassic World: Resurgence has exceeded 13 million, and the action blockbuster Superman is coming up. These are all IP sequels or new works that are familiar to mainland audiences. As for domestic films, three historical films, "Dongji Island", "Nanjing Photo Studio" and "731", will be released in late July and early August. In addition, there are the costume comedy "Lychees in Chang'an" adapted from a popular novel, the well-received sequel of domestic animation "The Legend of Luo Xiaohei 2", and the crime action film "Chasing the Wind and Shadows", with rich genres to meet the viewing needs of different audiences. Overall, the lineup of top films and the basic plate of animation in this summer season are relatively stable. We look forward to more films being scheduled in this summer season, laying a solid foundation for the steady progress of the film market throughout the year. "Said Chen Jin.
Nezha Ao Bing Farewell to the Cinema
On June 30, "Nezha: The Devil Child Conquers the Dragon King", the blockbuster film that dominated theaters in the first half of the year, was officially withdrawn from theaters after several months of key extension. It has a total box office of 15.44 billion yuan and a total of 324 million moviegoers. Since its release, it has broken 113 records and achieved 308 milestone achievements.
The total box office in the first half of 2025 reached 29.231 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.91%, the best performance of the film market in the first half of 2020, second only to 2018 and 2019. The top five box office in the first half of the year were all Spring Festival films, namely "Nezha: The Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King", "Detective Chinatown 1900", "Investiture of the Gods Part II: War in Xiqi", "Boonie Bears: Reboot", and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Greatest Hero". It is worth mentioning that "Nezha: The Devil Boy Conquers the Dragon King" contributed 15.446 billion yuan, accounting for 52.8% of the overall box office, and was the absolute pillar of the film market in the first half of the year.
It can be seen from the Lighthouse data background that domestic films continue to dominate the market this year, with domestic films accounting for 91.2% of the box office. There are 25 films with box office exceeding 100 million yuan, of which 16 are domestic films. In terms of genre, domestic animation and crime themes performed relatively well in the first half of this year. In terms of regions, the year-on-year box office growth in Southwest China, Central China, and South China was more prominent. In addition, due to the increased contribution of the Spring Festival box office, the contribution of third- and fourth-tier cities to the box office in the first half of the year also hit a historical high.
