{
  "id": 5055987,
  "title": "‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Tops as China’s Summer Box Office Hits $1.86 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/kung-fu-soccer-tops-as-chinas-summer-box-office-hits-1-86-billion",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T08:58:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/kung-fu-soccer-china-summer-box-office-1236849100/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "“Kung Fu Soccer,” directed by Stephen Chow, topped China’s 2026 summer box office with RMB2.315 billion ($344.4 million), as the overall summer season reached RMB12.498 billion ($1.86 billion), up 4.45% year-on-year and marking a second straight year of growth, according to a new report from Maoyan Research Institute, the research arm of Maoyan Entertainment. The […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}