List of Chinese films of 2022 explained

The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2022.

Highest-grossing Films

The highest-grossing Chinese films released in 2022, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:^[1]

Highest-grossing domestic films of 2022 in China

Rank	Title	Gross (in USD)
1	The Battle at Lake Changjin II	$626,571,697^[2]
2	Moon Man	$460,303,199^[3]
3	Too Cool to Kill	$393,014,816^[4]
4	Lighting Up the Stars	$253,816,909^[5]
5	Home Coming	$236,085,820^[6]
6	Nice View	$211,019,042^[7]
7		$146,943,587^[8]
8	Detective vs Sleuths	$105,500,000^[9]
9	Warriors of Future	$100,730,000^[10]
10	Sniper	$90,120,000^[11]

Films released

January – March

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J A N U A R Y	15	To the Bright Side	Various	Zhu Yuejia, Wang Shiyi, Yu Xiaofu, Jia Qiu	Anthology	Animated film
F E B R U A R Y	1	The Battle at Lake Changjin II			War
			Lin Huida	Zhang Bingjun, Zhang Wei, Tan Xiao, Li Wanyao, Cheng Ziyang	Science fiction comedy	Animated film
		Nice View	Wen Muye	Jackson Yee, Tian Yu, Chen Halin, Qi Xi, Gong Lei	Comedy-drama
			Huang Weiming, Huang Junming, Chen Lijin	Zu Liqing, Zhang Lin, Deng Yuting, Liang Ying, Liu Hongyun	Sports	Animated film
		Sniper		Chen Yongsheng, Zhang Yu, Zhang Yi, Liu Yitie, Lin Boyang	War
		Too Cool to Kill	Xing Wenxiong	Ma Li, Wei Xiang, Chen Minghao, Zhou Dayong, Huang Cailun	Action comedy
	19	Me and My Winter Games	Lin Yongzhang, Li Haoling, Zhuang Hao, Qu Qiang		Sports
	25	Breaking Through	Wang Fangfang	Meng Meiqi, Xia Yu, Pei Kuishan, Sa Rina, Jiao Gang	Sports	Sports drama
M A R C H	1

April – June

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
A P R I L	1
M A Y	1
J U N E	24	Lighting Up the Stars	Liu Jiangjiang	Zhu Yilong, Yang Enyou, Wang Ge, Liu Lu, Luo Jingmin	Drama

July – September

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
J U L Y	8	Detective vs Sleuths			Action thriller	Produced in Hong Kong
		Return to Dust		Wu Renlin, Hai Qing, Yang Guangrui, Li Shengfu	Drama
	15	Mozart from Space		Huang Bo, Rong Zishan, Yao Chen, Fan Wei, Huangyang Tiantian	Science fiction comedy
	29	Moon Man	Zhang Chiyu	Shen Teng, Ma Li, Chang Yuan, Li Chengru, Huang Cailun	Science fiction comedy
			Various		Anthology, historical drama	Produced in Hong Kong
A U G U S T	5	Warriors of Future	Ng Yuen-fai		Science fiction action	Produced in Hong Kong
	13	The Fallen Bridge		Ma Sichun, Wang Junkai, Fan Wei, Chloe Maayan, Li Xiaochuan	Drama
		Goodbye Monster	Huang Jianming	Liu Cong, Wang Kai, Zhang Zhe, Zhang Lei, Wang Guannan	Fantasy	Animated film
	19		Zhao Ji	Wang Kai, Ji Guanlin, Li Lihong, Li Lanling, Zhao Yi	Fantasy action	Animated film
S E P T E M B E R	9	Give Me Five	Zhang Luan	Ma Li, Chang Yuan, Wei Xiang, Jia Bing, Huang Yuntong	Comedy-drama
	30	Home Coming	Rao Xiaozhi		War drama

October – December

Opening		Title	Director	Cast	Genre	Notes	Ref.
O C T O B E R	1	New Happy Dad and Son 5: My Alien Friend	Ye Lin, Li Weisi	Liu Chunyan, Dong Hao, Ju Ping, Hong Guoguo, Chen Yi	Science fiction comedy	Animated film
N O V E M B E R	11	The Tipping Point			Action crime
D E C E M B E R	30	A Wiz Named Wukong	Tan Jie	Seira Ryū, Gao Feng, Liu Cong, Tut Hamun, Lin Maomao	Fantasy	Animated film
		Better Man	Zhang Qi	Chang Yuan, Li Jiaqi, Wei Xiang, Wang Chengsi, Huang Cailun	Comedy

See also

• List of Chinese films of 2021
• List of Chinese films of 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: Maoyan.
2. Web site: Water Gate Bridge . 2023-12-10 . Box Office Mojo.
3. Web site: Du Xing Yue Qiu . 2023-12-10 . The Numbers.
4. Web site: Ji Su Shi Ke. 2023-12-10. The Numbers.
5. Web site: Rénshēng dàshì . 2023-12-10. The Numbers.
6. Web site: Wàn Lǐ Guī Tú . 2023-12-10 . The Numbers.
7. Web site: Nice View . 2023-12-10. Box Office Mojo.
8. Web site: Xiong chu mo Chong fan di qiu. 2023-12-10. The Numbers.
9. Web site: Shen Tan Da Zhan. 2023-12-10. The Numbers.
10. Web site: Ming ri zhan ji. 2024-01-22. The Numbers.
11. Web site: Zui Leng De Qiang. 2023-12-10. The Numbers.