On August 12, the film "Nanjing Photo Studio" announced that the key release date would be extended to September 24.
According to data from online platforms, the movie "Nanjing Photo Studio" grossed over 2.275 billion yuan during the 2025 summer season, breaking the box office record for historical summer films in Chinese film history!
The film is based on real evidence of Japanese army crimes during the Nanjing Massacre. The story revolves around the "Japanese army crime evidence photos". The film is currently in theaters.
The film is based on historical photos, revealing the source of the photos of evidence of Japanese army crimes and showing the difficulties and obstacles in exposing the evidence.
Faced with the Japanese army, the unarmed civilians did not retreat. They used film as "weapons" to carry out a determined struggle.
The film "Nanjing Photo Studio," starring Liu Haoran, Wang Chuanjun, Gao Ye, and Wang Xiao, was released nationwide on July 25. Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, "Nanjing Photo Studio" presents history in a concrete way.
The film "Nanjing Photo Studio" premieres in North America
On August 6th, local time, the North American premiere of the film "Nanjing Photo Studio" was held at a cinema in the Washington, D.C. area. Over 200 people from all walks of life attended the premiere. On the 7th, the film premiered in Ottawa, Toronto, and Vancouver, Canada.
It is reported that the movie "Nanjing Photo Studio" will officially land in movie theaters in major cities in the United States and Canada on August 15th local time.
Many exciting films are released one after another
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. A series of film, television, drama, music, dance, and art works dedicated to commemorating the history of the War of Resistance and carrying forward its spirit are being released. In addition to "Nanjing Photo Studio," "Dongji Island" was released on the 8th, while "Mountains and Rivers as Witness" and "731" will hit the big screen on August 15th and September 18th, respectively.
A batch of new films are scheduled
At present, a number of new films have been scheduled and will be released one after another:
August 15: "Mountains and Rivers as Witness" (documentary), "Mr. Pingshi"
August 16: Chasing Shadows, League of Villains 2 (US, animated series), and Inhumans: The Time Limit Player (animated series)
August 23: The Rebels in White
August 29: "A Cloud Like You" and "The Runaway"
September 3: "Rescue Flying Tigers"
September 5: Love Pause Button (Norway)
September 13: Lighter than a Feather
September 18: "731"
