The Chinese film industry has gained momentum in the first half of 2018.

According to the State Administration of Radio and Television, as of June 30 the 2018 box office for Chinese movies reached at 32.03 billion yuan ($4.84 billion), a year-on-year increase of 17.82 percent; the total number of people watching movies was 901 million, an increase of 15.34 percent.

More specifically, the domestic film box office was 18.965 billion yuan, an increase of 80.10 percent that accounted for 59.21 percent of total box office share.

Of the top 10, there were six domestically produced films, and the remaining four were imports.

Check out the current top 10 highest-grossing movies below.

No. 10 Forever Young

Box office: 747 million yuan

Release date: Jan 12, 2018

Genre: Drama and romance

Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Chen Chang, Huang Xiaoming

No. 9 How Long Will I Love U

Box office: 891 million yuan

Release date: May 18, 2018

Genre: Drama and romance

Cast: Tong Liya, Lei Jiayin

No. 8 Rampage

Box office: 995 million yuan

Release date: April 13, 2018

Genre: Adventure and action

Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris

No. 7 Us and Them

Box office: 1.35 billion yuan

Release date: April 28, 2018

Genre: Drama and romance

Cast: Zhou Dongyu, Jing Boran 

No. 6 Ready Player One

Box office: 1.39 billion yuan

Release date: March 30, 2018

Genre: Action and adventure

Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke

No. 5 Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Box office: 1.62 billion yuan

Release date: June 15, 2018

Genre: Action and adventure

Cast: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard

No. 4 Monster Hunt 2

Box office: 2.22 billion yuan

Release date: Feb 16, 2018

Genre: Comedy and fantasy

Cast: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Bai baihe, Jing Boran

No. 3 Avengers: Infinity War

Box office: 2.37 billion yuan

Release date: May 11, 2018

Genre: Action and adventure

Cast: Robert Downey Jr.,Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans

No. 2 Detective Chinatown Vol 2

Box office: 3.37 billion yuan

Release date: Feb 16, 2018

Genre: Comedy, crime and detective

Cast: Liu Haoran and Wang Baoqiang

No. 1 Operation Red Sea

Box office: 3.62 billion yuan

Release date: Feb 16, 2018

Genre: War and action

Cast: Zhang Yi, Huang Jingyu, Hai Qing

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