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MOVIE
Once Upon a Time In the Middle East
2026
141 minutes (2 hrs 21 mins)
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
Release dates
US release9th October 2026
China release8th August 2026
China release11th 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: 7
Chart position history
UK box office
US box office
Global box office
14 Aug, 2026
2
2
21 Aug, 2026
4
4
28 Aug, 2026
5
5
4 Sep, 2026
7
7
11 Sep, 2026
9
9
18 Sep, 2026
9
9
25 Sep, 2026
10
10
Total grosses
UK total gross
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US total gross
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Global total gross
$326.2 Million
$326.2 Million 25thframe.co.uk stats
News from around the web
Chinese film ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ reaches global audiences, reflecting on war’s causes and nature Global Times Sun, 13th September 2026Review: "Once Upon a Time in the Middle East" Compellingly Reimagines the Iraq War From a Chinese Perspective Cinema Escapist Fri, 11th September 2026Once Upon a Time in the Middle East: Shen Teng leads anti-war blockbuster South China Morning Post Wed, 9th September 2026China Box Office: ‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ Stays on Top as ‘The Odyssey’ Crosses $100 Million Variety Sun, 13th September 2026‘Once Upon a Time in the Middle East’ is the most human war film I’ve ever seen, and it uses Chinese food to prove it Tatler Asia Tue, 15th September 2026China Box Office: ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ Tops Pre-Holiday Weekend IMDb Mon, 28th September 2026