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Under the Light

Under the Light
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2023
 127 minutes (2 hrs 07 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Yimou Zhang

Starring

Jiayin Lei · Guoli Zhang · Hewei Yu · Dongyu Zhou · Yi-zhou Sun · Naiwen Li

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release date US release: 19th October 2023
China release date China release: 28th September 2023
Ireland release date Ireland release: 18th October 2023

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

  • Debut box office: 20th Oct '23
  • Debut position: 30
  • Highest position: 30
  • Debut gross: £13.5 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 1

WorldWide box office

  • Box Office debut: 29th Sep '23
  • Debut position: 1
  • Highest position: 1
  • Debut gross: $61.9 Million
  • Total weeks on top 15: 6

Chart position history

UK box office

US box office

Global box office

29 Sep, 2023
1
6 Oct, 2023
3
13 Oct, 2023
4
20 Oct, 2023
8
27 Oct, 2023
13

Certificates


15 age rating

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag  £13.5 Thousand
US total gross
United States Flag  $0
Global total gross
Global Flag  $189.4 Million

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Last viewed:
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News from around the web
China Box Office: ‘Under the Light’ Keeps Weekend Chart Lead as Holiday Business Slumps  IMDb Wed, 8th October 2025

‘Under The Light’: Review  Screen Daily Fri, 29th September 2023

Light of the World  Plugged In Fri, 29th August 2025

Under the Light: All the Colors of Crime  The American Society of Cinematographers Mon, 18th March 2024

Under the Light — Zhang Yimou  In Review Online Fri, 17th November 2023

China Box Office: Zhang Yimou’s ‘Under the Light’ Retains Weekend Leadership  Variety Sun, 15th October 2023

Global Box Office Weekend Report 13th - 15th October 2023: Taylor Swift dominates the global box office with her The Eras Tour concert event movie

17th October 2023

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (@1)
  • Longest run - Sound of Freedom (10 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - Sound of Freedom ($238,710,623)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $259,497,667
  • Also new this weekend
    • Trolls Band Together
  • Check out the full UK box office.

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 13th - 15th October 2023

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • The movie is release in 95 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $128,000,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

  • The movie remains at number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $31,500,000 over the weekend, a 18% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $126,386,716 over 4 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 68 countries globally this weekend

The Exorcist: Believer

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $26,873,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $84,963,950 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 79 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist which took $0 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Under the Light

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $13,411,000 over the weekend, a 22% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $150,054,000 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 2 countries globally this weekend

The Creator

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $10,200,000 over the weekend, a 40% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $79,105,744 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 51 countries globally this weekend

Global Box Office Weekend Report 6th - 8th October 2023: The Exorcist: Believer is the top movie globally on its debut weekend of release

11th October 2023

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - The Exorcist: Believer (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - The Exorcist: Believer (@1)
  • Longest run - The Nun II (5 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Nun II ($248,659,802)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $174,165,170
  • Also new this weekend
    • Bernadette

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 6th - 8th October 2023

The Exorcist: Believer

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • The movie is release in 53 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $45,066,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is a sequel to Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist which took $0 at the box office after 1 weeks in cinemas.

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 2 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $25,750,000 over the weekend, a 44% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $87,066,988 over 3 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 58 countries globally this weekend

Under the Light

  • The movie goes down the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $17,287,200 over the weekend, a 72% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $136,828,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend

The Creator

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 4 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $16,899,000 over the weekend, a 48% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $61,829,037 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 51 countries globally this weekend

Saw X

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 5 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $14,560,000 over the weekend, a 50% drop from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $52,742,793 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 41 countries globally this weekend
  • The movie is a sequel to Spiral: From the Book of Saw which took $22,547,700 at the box office after 2 weeks in cinemas.

Global Box Office Weekend Report 29th - 1st October 2023: Chinese movie Under The Light tops the global box office as the top 5 changes completely

4th October 2023

Global Box Office QuickView

  • Number 1 - Under the Light (1st Weekend)
  • Highest debut - Under the Light (@1)
  • Longest run - The Nun II (4 weeks)
  • Highest total gross - The Nun II ($231,159,534)
  • Total Global top 15 this weekend - $331,588,905
  • Also new this weekend
    • Saw X
    • Moscow Mission
    • Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman
    • Lose to Win
    • Beacon Near: Mission to Mars
    • Stop Making Sense

Global weekend box office top 5 breakdown 29th - 1st October 2023

Under the Light

Highest new movie this weekend

  • The movie is the Highest debut on this weeks Global box office chart.
  • It has spent 1 weeks at the top of the Global box office.
  • The movie is release in 1 countries globally this weekend
  • It has a total gross of $61,874,300 over 1 weeks in cinemas

The Ex Files 4: Marriage Plan

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $53,880,172 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 6 countries globally this weekend

PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

  • The movie goes up the chart to number 3 on this weeks Global box office
  • It grosses $46,100,000 over the weekend, a 97% increase from last weekend
  • It has a total gross of $47,400,000 over 2 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 46 countries globally this weekend

The Volunteers: To the War

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $34,392,436 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 2 countries globally this weekend

The Creator

  • The movie is a new entry on this weeks Global box office
  • It has a total gross of $32,300,000 over 1 weeks in cinemas
  • The movie is release in 49 countries globally this weekend