2026-06-16
Dear You at 1.6 Billion
1.6 billion is a number, but an all-time top-60 ranking and 1.8-billion-range forecasts give it a different weight. What matters is not crossing another round figure, but that this low-cost dialect film has firmly entered China's all-time box-office chart, with its long tail clearly not finished.
The 1.6 billion node: a 40.73-million day in week six
Beacon Pro data reported by, Dear You crossed 1.6 billion yuan on June 7, 2026. The node reads differently on a timeline: by June 7 the film had been out 39 days, yet its single-day box office was still about 40.73 million yuan, meaning it held sizable daily output nearly six weeks into release.
A daily figure in the 40-million range in week six is a strong hold. Most titles decay sharply at this stage, and Dear You's ability to sustain such numbers rests on continued word of mouth and the repeat viewings that drive the long tail.
For readers tracking the curve, the value of 1.6 billion is not the round number itself but that it arrives in a phase when the film should be declining. That is exactly what confirms the film reached this point on aftertaste, not on an opening spike.
All-time top 60: what passing Ne Zha and Lost in Hong Kong means
's June 8, 2026 report offers a more memorable coordinate: by June 7, with cumulative box office near 1.623 billion yuan, the film had surpassed Ne Zha and Lost in Hong Kong to rank 58th on China's all-time box-office chart. An all-time ranking sticks more easily than a round number, because it gives the film a concrete historical frame of reference.
Passing Ne Zha and Lost in Hong Kong — both sizable commercial titles in their own release windows — is especially meaningful for a low-cost dialect film. It shows that Dear You's box office is not an accident of some niche market but has entered the volume range of mainstream commercial cinema.
It is worth noting that the all-time chart is dynamic, and new releases keep rewriting it. But standing inside the top 60 in week six is itself a stable, citable achievement rather than a fleeting high position.
1.853B vs 1.868B: the Beacon and Maoyan forecast gap
On the film's final box office, the industry has two main forecast benchmarks: Beacon projects about 1.853 billion yuan and Maoyan about 1.868 billion (data as of June 8, 2026). The two figures are close but not identical, and that small gap is normal for box-office forecasting, since the platforms use different decay models and recent data.
For readers, the point is not which number is more accurate, but that both point to the same range: around 1.8 billion. That means the market broadly expects the film to have more than 200 million yuan of upside left, and the long tail is far from peaking.
Forecasts update continuously with actual daily box office, so these numbers are not final. But they offer a framework: as long as the film's daily decay stays below the modeled rate, the final figure can exceed the forecast; otherwise it may be revised down.
Regional contribution: Shenzhen and the annual runner-up
Regional box office is another lens for understanding this film. Public reporting shows that by June 5, when cumulative box office was about 1.512 billion yuan, Shenzhen alone contributed roughly 100 million yuan, and the film then sat second on the 2026 annual chart. Shenzhen's high contribution ties directly to the film's Chaoshan subject matter and the city's Teochew population.
This regional concentration is both the film's strength and a sign that its audience has a clear geo-cultural profile. A Chaoshan subject naturally resonates more strongly in cities with dense Teochew populations, so it is no surprise that Shenzhen, a major migration destination for Teochew people, became a box-office stronghold.
For readers trying to understand the film's box-office structure, regional data says more than the national total. It reveals that the film's earnings are not evenly spread mass consumption, but high-density resonance with a clear cultural-geographic character.
Extended to June 30: how much room the long tail still has
The film has confirmed an extended run through June 30, which directly sets the length of the long-tail window. The extension means that after 1.6 billion the film still has nearly a month of screening, and combined with the overseas release beginning June 18, the upside is opened further.
Whether the long tail delivers into the 1.8-billion range depends on several factors: whether domestic word of mouth keeps bringing new viewers, how the overseas first wave performs, and whether summer releases squeeze screenings. Each of these variables shapes the final landing point.
Taken together, the 1.6 billion figure, the all-time top-60 ranking, and the 1.8-billion forecast sketch a film that has already exceeded expectations yet is still climbing. For the industry and audiences, what it offers is not another box-office record, but a real sample of how far a word-of-mouth long tail can run.