# China Box Office: ‘Traces of Justice’ Reclaims Top Spot as Local Debuts ‘Embers’ and ‘The Coffin Swap’ Arrive

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/china-box-office-traces-of-justice-reclaims-top-spot-as-local-debuts-embers-and-the-coffin-swap-arrive/
- Published: 2026-11-09T03:05:03+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T03:20:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/china-box-office-traces-of-justice-reclaims-top-spot-1236942862/
- Topics: Asia, World

## Key points

- ‘Traces of Justice’ reclaimed first place with $3.2 million.
- Two Chinese films debuted in the top four.
- Year-to-date box office was down 29% year on year.

## Summary

‘Traces of Justice’ returned to the top of mainland China’s box office over the 6–8 November weekend, while ‘Resident Evil’ fell to second after a month-long run in first place. The shift came as two local films, ‘Embers’ and ‘The Coffin Swap’, opened in third and fourth, respectively.

‘Traces of Justice’ earned RMB21.5 million ($3.2 million), bringing its total since 1 October to $103.7 million; ‘Resident Evil’ took $3 million and reached $76 million overall. ‘Embers’ and ‘The Coffin Swap’ made $2.1 million and $1.7 million in two-day debuts. The weekend total was $16.4 million, while China’s 2026 box office stood at $4.75 billion, 29% below the same point in 2025.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.