List of Chinese films of 2012
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The following is a list of mainland Chinese films first released in year 2012. There were 231 Chinese feature films released in China in 2012.[1]
Box office
These are the top 10 grossing Chinese films that were released in China in 2012:
| Rank | Title | Gross (in USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost in Thailand | $208,000,000[2] |
| 2 | CZ12 | $145,000,000[3] |
| 3 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | $117,000,000[4] |
| 4 | Back to 1942 | $57,450,000[5] |
| 5 | Cold War | $39,620,000[6] |
| 6 | The Silent War | $38,260,000[7] |
| 7 | The Four | $31,060,000[8] |
| 8 | Caught in the Web | $27,930,000[8] |
| 9 | The Great Magician | $27,080,000[9] |
| 10 | Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail | $25,800,000[9] |
Films released
January–March
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J A N U A R Y |
5 | Xi Jiu | Yi Weijun | Xiong Weili, Xiao Chu, Zhao Yiyang, Zong Xiao-jun | Comedy | [10] | |
| 6 | Happy Adventure | Lee Tso-nam | Eddie Kwan, Theresa Lee | Action / Comedy | [11] | ||
| Run | Ke Lu | Chao Wu, Sun Xiaoxiao | Horror | [12] | |||
| 11 | The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven | Da Su, Chen Zhi-hong | Li Yang, Yao Chen, Chen Peisi, Liu Xiaoqing, Chen Kaige, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Daoming, Zhang Guoli, Hu Ge, He Jiong, Zhou Libo, Liu Ye | Animation | [13] | ||
| 12 | Mission Incredible: Adventures on the Dragon's Trail | James Choo | Bibi Zhou, Ah Niu, O Ti | Animation | [14] | ||
| 17 | The Viral Factor | Dante Lam | Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse, Lin Peng, Bai Bing, Andy On, Liu Kai-chi, Carl Ng, Elaine Jin, Deep Ng, Crystal Lee, Sammy Hung, Patrick Keung | Action / Crime / Drama | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [15] | |
| 18 | Qin Jia Guo Nian | Yip Wai-man | Wen Zhang, Liu Yun, Zhang Fengyi, Cong Shan, Cai Ming, Gong Jinghua, Li Xiaochuan | Comedy / Romance | [16] | ||
| 23 | Fan Ju Ye Feng Kuang | Shang Jing | Fan Wei, Huang Bo, Liu Hua, Monica Mok | Comedy / Drama | [17] | ||
| Just for Fun | Lu Weiguo | Li Yixiang, Yue Yun-peng, Tong Wang | Comedy | [18] | |||
| Little Heroes Legend of Yuefei | Zhu Zhaowei | Zhang Zhen, Ren Pengliang | Children's film / Comedy | [19] | |||
| Perfect Two | Kevin Chu | Vic Zhou, Ella Chen, Xiao Xiaobin | Romance / Comedy | Mainland-Taiwan co-production | [20] | ||
| 24 | Chao Shi Kong Jiu Bing | Lam Chi-chung | Wallace Huo, Jing Tian, Dylan Kuo, Lam Chi-chung | Comedy / Romance | [21] | ||
| Harpoon | Zhou Yaowu | Bing Hu, Monica Mok, Li Lingyu | Thriller / Mystery | [22] | |||
| 25 | Qi Ge Long Dong Qiang Dong Qiang | Zhao Han | Zhao Han, Yang Shaohua, Liu Yajin | Romance / Comedy | [23] | ||
| 26 | If I Were You | Li Qi | Jimmy Lin, Yao Di, Wu Ma | Romance / Comedy / Fantasy | Mainland-Taiwan co-production | [24] | |
| F E B R U A R Y |
3 | Bottom Line | Tao He | Guo Da, Guo Tao, Yuan Jing, Lili Liu | Drama / Mystery / Crime | [25] | |
| 9 | Romancing in Thin Air | Johnnie To | Louis Koo, Sammi Cheng, Gao Yuanyuan, Wang Baoqiang, Huang Yi, Li Guangjie, Wilfred Lau | Drama / Romance | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [26] | |
| 10 | I Do | Sun Zhou | Li Bingbing, Sun Honglei, Duan Yihong, | Romance | [27] | ||
| Ye Dian Gui Tan | Fang Yaxi | Van Fan, Chrissie Chau, YiDA, Deng Jiajia, Qi Yuwu | Thriller / Drama | [28] | |||
| 13 | Love | Doze Niu | Shu Qi, Zhao Wei, Ethan Juan, Mark Chao, Eddie Peng, Ivy Chen, Amber Kuo, Fan Liao, Lung Siu-wa, Meiren Yu, Doze Niu | Drama / Romance | Mainland-Taiwan co-production | [29] | |
| 14 | Truth or Dare | Ma Zhi-yu | Miao Pu, Huang Weide, Sun Xing, Zhou Yang, Wen Zhang, Lei Wei, Zhao Yang, Liu Hua, Meng Li, Qin Hailu | Comedy / Romance | [30] | ||
| 17 | The Floating Shadow | Jia Dongshuo | Li Jia, Echo Shen, Jiang Wu, Zhang Weixin | Thriller | [31] | ||
| 24 | Scheme with Me | Pan Anzi | Richie Ren, Teng Geer, Yvonne Yung, Steve Seungjun Yoo, Xiong Naijin | Western / Comedy / Adventure | [32] | ||
| The Sword Identity | Xu Haofeng | Yu Cheng-hui, Song Yang, Zhao Yuanyuan, Ma Ke | Martial arts / Action / War / History | [33] | |||
| M A R C H |
1 | Feng Kuang De Chun Zei | Li Kai | Francis Ng, Liu Ying, Lam Suet, Teddy Lin, Wang Taili, Peng Bo, Dong Lifan, Gao Jun, Na Wei | Romance / Crime / Comedy | [34] | |
| 2 | Nunchucks | Chen Tianxing | Chen Tianxing, Yu Yangfei | Action | [35] | ||
| Qian Xue Sen | Zhang Jianya | Chen Kun, Zhang Yuqi, George Anton, Zhang Tielin, Lin Yongjian, You Yong, Liu Jin, Andrew Lin, Su Jin, Lv Xing, Wu Yue, Gan Yu, Zhang Enqi | Biography | [36] | |||
| 8 | Jack of All Traces | Pi Jianxin | Wang Baoqiang, Eric Tsang, Cao Yiwen, Ge Lei | Romance / Comedy | [37] | ||
| Liu Ru Shi | Gao Chang, Wu Qi | Wan Qian, Chin Han, Feng Shaofeng, Ling Feng | Romance / Drama | [38] | |||
| The Locked Door | Zhao Zhiping, He Wenliang | Huang Shengyi, Yang Zi, Calvin Sun, Xu Songzi, Sun Tianyu, Li Man, Gao Jun | Drama / Romance | [39] | |||
| The Second Woman | Lai Miu-suet | Shu Qi, Shawn Yue, Chen Shu, Xi Meijuan, Joe Easy, Niu Mengmeng | Romance / Drama / Mystery | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [40] | ||
| 9 | Rhapsody of Marriage | Yang Langcong | Ady An, Lee Seung-hyun, Tang Jingmei, Cheung Lapp-wai, Wang Ye, Yang Lulu, Hong Jiantao, Shone An, Wong Yut-fei, Zhou Xiaoli | Romance | [41] | ||
| The Somalia Truth | Lv Jianmin | Documentary | [42] | ||||
| 13 | Yang Wang Xing Kong | Chen Zhen | Drama / Biography | [43] | |||
| 16 | Marrying Mr. Perfect | Wong Jing | Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Chapman To, Eric Tsang, Cherrie Ying, Sandra Ng, Stanley Fung, Paw Hee-ching, Lam Chi-chung, Na Wei, Mao Junjie, Liu Yan, Su Xing, Miu Miu, Lau Yiwei, Xie Na | Comedy / Romance | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [44] | |
| 20 | You and Me | Hu Yaozhi | Ying Da, Jeff Chang, Tarcy Su, Qike, Hong Jiantao, Liu Jinshan, Gao Yalin, Jiang Chao, Liang Tian, Xue Jianing, Zhang Lingxin, Wang Qing, Li Xiulin, Ma Su, Chang Rong, Wu Yue, Li Qi, Li Jie, Liu Lei, Lv Hanbiao, Lian Shumei, Li Bin, Liu Zi, Li Mengnan, Yang Qing | Comedy | [45] | ||
| 23 | The Bloody Marriage | Lu Jian | Dong Ping, Fu Chong, Yuen Chi-keung | Mystery / Thriller | [46] | ||
| The Happy Kids Adventure | Guo Minger, Lei Tao | Renata Tan, Xu Jiawei, Liu Wei, Wu Ma, Zhang He, Cheung Lap-wai | Kids / Comedy | [47] | |||
| Joyful Reunion | Tsao Juiyuan | Huo Siyan, Lan Zhenglong, Kenneth Tsang, Kuei Yalei, Joseph Chang, Huang Xuan, Jiang Mengjie, Li Qin, Yang Yang | Comedy / Romance | Mainland-Taiwan co-production | [48] | ||
| Love on Gallery Bridge | Chen Li | Wu Hsing-kuo, Xu Shouli, David Chiang, Sun Weimin | Drama | [49] | |||
| Tokyo Newcomer | Jiang Qinmin | Qin Hao, Hideo Nakaizumi, Baishou Chieko, Janine Chang, Tian Yuan, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | Romance / Drama | Mainland-Taiwan-Japan co-production | [50] | ||
| 30 | Everything is Nothing | Tao Mingxi | Lam Suet, Cheung Tat-ming, Liu Xin, Liu Xiaoye, Lam Chi-chung, Teddy Lin, Jiang Yimeng, Ba Duo, Tony Liu, Peng Lin, Shang Guowei, Liu Zhongfu, Du Shouming, You Fangming | Comedy | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [51] | |
| 31 | Blood Stained Shoes | Raymond Yip | Ruby Lin, Monica Mok, Ye Xiqi, Kara Hui, Michael Tong, Xing Minshan, Daniel Chan, Jing Gangshan, Daichi Harashima | Horror | [52] | ||
| The Next Magic | Li Zhuo | Hao Qin, Monica Mok, Liu Shishi, Piao Xizhi, Tony Yang, Tong Jiankong, Lv Xiaolin, Shek Sau, Chang Kuo-chu | Romance / Drama | Mainland-Taiwan co-production | [53] | ||
April–June
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A P R I L |
1 | Just Try Me | Zhoa Xiaotong | Yang Tongshu, Mok Siu-chung, Hong Jiantao, Ji Bo, Liu Fengjiao, Guo Xiao, Wu Yanyan, Cheng Hui, Xia Yangyang, Du Du, Zhang Ying, Wamg Meng, Zhang Naiou, Zhao Yunheng, Li Jing, Ma Chao | Romance | [54] | |
| Snow Fall in Taipei | Huo Jianqi | Bolin Chen, Tong Yao, Tony Yang, Janel Cai, Mo Tzuyi, Ji Peihui, Jin Shijie, Wang Juan | Romance | Mainland-Japan-Taiwan-Hong Kong co-production | [55] | ||
| The Unfortunate Car | Hua Yuan, Bao Jiming | Guo Degang, Ambrose Hui, Zhang Xinyu, Wang Yinan, Pan Changjiang, Yu Qian, Qu Ying, Zhou Xiaoou, Hou Zheng, Li Duoduo, Pan Binglong, Gao Jun, Gao Xin, Ding Dang, Lv Boxi | Comedy | [56] | |||
| 13 | Huang Dao Qing Wei Liao | Yu Hanqiu | Johnny Chen, Dong Lai Dongwang, Cao Xiwen, Jiang Xiaohan, Ke Yan, Ren Jiarui, Chen Zheng, Qiao Dawei, Xu Xiyan, Cao Yuan | Thriller / Mystery | [57] | ||
| Love on that Day | Zhu Shaoyu | Mario Maurer, Ye Qing, Philip Lau, Kan Qingzi, Gong Hanlin, Jin Zhu, Nie Jieming | Romance / Drama | [58] | |||
| One Night to be Star | Shi Lei | Huang Shengyi, Vitas, Wa Tian, Liu Hua, Brenda Wang, Dong Meiwei, Carmen Masola, Susan Boyle | Drama / Musical | [59] | |||
| 19 | I'm Chinese | Ricky Lau | Li Qianming, Yan Danchen, Zhang Yan, Liang Youlin, Lily Chow, KiKo, Wong Yut-fei | War | [60] | ||
| 23 | An Inaccurate Memoir | Yang Shupeng | Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Yi, Zhang Xinyi, Wang Lie, Bao Tino, Ni Jingyang, Sun Lei, Zhang Yue, Gao Qunshu, Jiang Shan, Waise Lee, Liang Jing, Ma Zhiming | Drama / Action / War | [61] | ||
| Guns and Roses | Ning Hao | Lei Jiayin, Tao Hong, Cheng Yuanyuan, Guo Tao, Fan Wei, Sun Chun, Liu Hua, Keiichi Yamasaki, Dong Lifan, Huang Bo, Wang Wen | Comedy / Action / Drama | [62] | |||
| 25 | Taste of Body | Michelle Wang | Gao Yan Jinzi, Tere O'Connor | Documentary | [63] | ||
| 27 | Camel Caravan | Gao Feng | Liu Xiaoning, Chen Xuzhu, Zhang Yulong, An Qihu | Action / Adventure / Romance | [64] | ||
| Close to the Sun | Chouchou | Fan Xiaoyang, Gong Xuan, Mu Xiuwei | Drama | [65] | |||
| J U N E |
28 | Painted Skin: The Resurrection | Wuershan | Zhou Xun, Chen Kun, Zhao Wei, Yang Mi, Feng Shaofeng, Fei Xiang, Chen Tingjia, Ke Tong | Fantasy | [66] | |
July–September
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J U L Y |
5 | Legend of the Moles: The Treasure of Scylla | Liu Kexin | Huang Bo, Ji Guanlin, Xuan Xiaoming, Zhou Zhiqiang, Qiao Shiyu, Jin Feng, Zhang Kai, Zhang Jie | Animation / Action / Fantasy / Adventure | [67] | |
| 6 | Caught in the Web | Chen Kaige | Gao Yuanyuan, Yao Chen, Mark Chao, Chen Hong, Wang Xueqi, Wang Luodan, Chen Ran, Zhang Yi | Drama / Romance / Mystery | [68] | ||
| Jia Wu Da Hai Zhan | Feng Xiaoning | Lu Yi, Yang Lixin, Xia Yu, Sun Haiyin, Lü Liping, Guo Jiaming, Ma Guangze | Drama / War / History | [69] | |||
| Wu Dang | Patrick Leung | Vincent Zhao, Yang Mi, Louis Fan, Xu Jiao, Dennis To, Paw Hee-ching, Wang Xiao, Henry Fong | Action / Adventure / Comedy | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [70] | ||
| 10 | McDull - Pork of Music | Brian Tse | Sandra Ng, Anthony Wong, Xu Fei, Hu Ge, Ronald Cheng | Animation / Family / Drama / Comedy | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [71] | |
| 12 | The Four | Gordon Chan, Janet Chun | Deng Chao, Liu Yifei, Ronald Cheng, Collin Chou, Anthony Wong, Wu Xiubo, Jiang Yiyan, Cheng Taishen, Sheren Tang, Anna Fang, Waise Lee, Ryu Kohata, Bao Bei'er, Guigui, Miao Chia, Xiang Tianran, Zhang Zhangsong, Tin Kai-man, Michael Tong | Action / Mystery / Comedy | [72] | ||
| Song of Silence | Chen Zhuo | Li Qiang, Yin Yaning, Wu Bingbin | Drama | [73] | |||
| 13 | The Zodiac Mystery | Sheng Zhimin | Tong Dawei, Gan Wei, Qin Hao, Kimi Qiao, Liu Yan, Song Ning, Zhang Junhan | Thriller / Drama / Mystery | [74] | ||
| 20 | Fearless | Michael Chiang | Alan Ko, Dany Lee, Lachelle Chan, Eric Wang, Michael Stephen Kai, Liu Mengmeng, Zhang Ningjiang | Drama / Action | [75] | ||
| A U G U S T |
10 | I Love Wolffy | Feng Zhu | Na Zhao, Ying Liang, Qing Zu, Quansheng Gao, Yuting Deng, Hongyun Liu, Yutong Zhu, Lin Zhang | Animation / Adventure / Comedy | [76] | |
| The Silent War | Alan Mak, Felix Chong | Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Zhou Xun, Mavis Fan, Dong Yong, Wang Xuebing, Bai Ru, Gan Tingting | Mystery / Drama | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [77] | ||
| 14 | The Bullet Vanishes | Law Chi-leung | Nicholas Tse, Lau Ching-wan, Yang Mi, Jing Boran, Wu Gang, Liu Kai-chi, Jiang Yiyan | Action / Mystery | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [78] | |
| S E P T E M B E R |
26 | The Assassins | Zhao Linshan | Chow Yun-fat, Liu Yifei, Hiroshi Tamaki, Alec Su, Annie Yi | Historical / Action | [79] | |
| 27 | Tai Chi 0 | Stephen Fung | Tony Leung Ka-fai, Angelababy, Peng Yuyan, Feng Shaofeng, Stanley Fung, Leung Siu-lung, Fung Hak-on, Chen Sicheng, Xiong Naijin, Hung Yan-yan, Yuan Wenkang, Daniel Wu, Shu Qi, Stephen Fung, Patrick Tse, Yuen Biao, Andrew Lau | Action | [80] | ||
October–December
| Opening | Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O C T O B E R |
25 | Tai Chi Hero | Stephen Fung | Tony Leung Ka-fai, Yuan Xiaochao, Shu Qi, Angelababy, Peng Yuyan, Feng Shaofeng, Daniel Wu, Ying Da, Stanley Fung, Xiong Naijin, Wu Di, Yuen Biao, Patrick Tse, Yuan Wenkang, Chen Sicheng | Action / Adventure | [81] | |
| N O V E M B E R |
29 | The Last Supper | Lu Chuan | Liu Ye, Daniel Wu, Chang Chen, Qin Lan, He Dujuan, Nie Yuan, Sha Yi, Qi Dao, Tao Zeru, Li Qi, Hao Bojie, Huo Siyan | Historical | [82] | |
| D E C E M B E R |
12 | Lost in Thailand | Xu Zheng | Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, Fan Bingbing, Tao Hong, Xie Nan | Comedy | [83] | |
| 20 | CZ12 | Jackie Chan | Jackie Chan | Action / Adventure | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [84] | |
| The Guillotines | Andrew Lau | Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan, Wang Yu, Shawn Yue, Li Yuchun, Jing Boran, Zhou Yiwei, Pu Bajia, Li Meng, Wen Zhang, Andrew Lau, Gao Tian, Guan Xiaotong, Stephy Tang | Action / Martial Arts | Mainland-Hong Kong co-production | [85] | ||