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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
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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: 2
  • Highest position: 2
  • Debut gross: $134.1 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 3

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

14 Aug, 2026
2
21 Aug, 2026
4
28 Aug, 2026
5

Total grosses

UK total gross
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US total gross
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Global total gross
Global Flag  $226 Million

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News from around the web
Once upon a time in a movie about Mideast  news.cgtn.com Mon, 7th September 2026

‘Once Upon A Time In The Middle East’ boosts China summer box office to $1.52bn  Screen Daily Tue, 18th August 2026

China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Continues Dominance  IMDb Sun, 6th September 2026

In film and in life, China pursues dragon-restaurant diplomacy  The Economist Mon, 31st August 2026

Chinese Cinema Turns Its Lens Outward  Sixth Tone Wed, 2nd September 2026

Cooking a peaceful plotline  China Daily Global Edition Mon, 7th September 2026