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Once Upon a Time In the Middle East

2026

141 minutes (2 hrs 21 mins)

Once Upon a Time In the Middle East

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Production Studio

Bad Monkey (Shanghai) 上海坏猴子

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Wen Muye

Starring

Shen Teng · Jiang Qiming · Omar Sherif · Aarif Rahman · Sherif Sabry · Ahmed Salim

Full cast & crew

Release dates

China release date

China release
8th August 2026

China release date

China release
11th August 2026

Box Office Quickview

WorldWide box office

Box Office debut: 14th Aug '26
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 3
Debut gross: $66.7 Million
Total weeks on top 15: 1

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

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Total grosses

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US total gross
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Global total gross
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$130.3 Million

25thframe.co.uk stats

News from around the web

Once Upon a Time in the Middle East: A new frame on anti-war films CCTV.com English Fri, 14th August 2026

A Chef Caught in a Middle East War Is China’s Latest Hit Sixth Tone Fri, 14th August 2026

China Box Office: 'Once Upon a Time in the Middle East' Dominates Variety Mon, 17th August 2026

‘Bad in every aspect’: derided low-tech animation Niu Lai rivals blockbusters at Chinese box office The Guardian Mon, 17th August 2026

Chinese anti-war film casts US as invader, outperforms Hollywood, through a human, kitchen-centered view of Middle East conflict Global Times Wed, 12th August 2026

China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Dominates With $70 Million Weekend as Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Debuts Second IMDb Mon, 17th August 2026