China · 2026-11-04

Traces of Justice has an FDI of 22.7 and takes China’s lead

Resident Evil still won last weekend with 000,000Unlock tickets, but it has slipped to second in demand.

• John Wick rose 9.7 points in a week, the market’s sharpest climb.
• Mr. & Mrs. Pardon held third place with an FDI of 14.0.
• Embers already has 000,000Unlock advance tickets ahead of release.

Traces of Justice has taken the lead in China, moving past Resident Evil as of November 4. Chen Sicheng’s local crime drama has an FDI of 22.7, ahead of Resident Evil, which has an FDI of 21.6. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in the country, covering the last 7 days of screenings and advance tickets for upcoming screenings.

All ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates. Traces of Justice sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the past 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets on the books. From the director of Detective Chinatown 1900 and Detective Chinatown 3, the film stars Zhang Yi and Ma Li in the story of a criminal police officer whose career spans half a century of major cases.

The change at the top came even as both leaders lost momentum. Traces of Justice fell 3.1 points in a week, but Resident Evil fell 5.4 points and slipped from first place to second. Zach Cregger’s horror and science-fiction title, from the director of Weapons and Barbarian, sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the past 7 days and has 000,000Unlock advance tickets.

Local productions remain the spine of the market. Mr. & Mrs. Pardon held third place with an FDI of 14.0, selling 000,000Unlock tickets for Shen Chunyang’s marriage comedy-drama about a couple entering a cooling-off period. Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, Wen Muye’s drama and war film starring Shen Teng, has an FDI of 5.9 before reaching cinemas, while the local thriller 民宿惊魂 rose 4.9 points to sixth place.

The sharpest move belonged to John Wick, which climbed from twenty-sixth to fourth after opening on October 30. Chad Stahelski’s action thriller, from the director of John Wick: Chapter 4 and John Wick: Chapter 2, rose 9.7 points and sold 000,000Unlock tickets in the past 7 days. It passed Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, All Wishes Come True! and a long group of older and upcoming titles on the way up.

Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Resident Evil still sold the most tickets with 000,000Unlock, though it fell 23% from the previous weekend. Traces of Justice followed with 000,000Unlock and fell 18%, while Mr. & Mrs. Pardon took third place with 000,000Unlock. John Wick opened in fourth place with 000,000Unlock, and 民宿惊魂 followed with 000,000Unlock.

The next dated opener on the demand chart is Embers, which opens November 7 with an FDI of 0.3 and 000,000Unlock advance tickets. Aoqian Sun’s local drama and crime film, from the director of Over the Sea, follows a terminally ill crematorium worker and a daughter trying to return mixed-up ashes. Among other titles still building demand, All Wishes Come True! has an FDI of 2.9, while Peppa Pig: Perfect Holiday has an FDI of 1.9.

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#	Film	FDI	7 days
1	Traces of Justice Local production	22.7	-3.1
2	Resident Evil	21.6	-5.4
3	Mr. & Mrs. Pardon Local production	14.0	-3.0
4	John Wick	9.9	+9.7
5	Once Upon a Time in the Middle East Local production	5.9	+0.2
6	民宿惊魂 Local production	4.9	+4.9
7	阴阳路惊魂	2.9	+2.8
8	All Wishes Come True! Local production	2.9	+0.3
9	Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom	2.0	-0.0
10	Peppa Pig: Perfect Holiday Local production	1.9	-0.2

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<h1>Traces of Justice has an FDI of 22.7 and takes China’s lead</h1> <p><strong>Resident Evil still won last weekend with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets, but it has slipped to second in demand.</strong></p> <p>Traces of Justice has taken the lead in China, moving past Resident Evil as of November 4. Chen Sicheng’s local crime drama has an FDI of 22.7, ahead of Resident Evil, which has an FDI of 21.6. The SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI) is a film’s percentage share of all tickets SEATmio tracks in the country, covering the last 7 days of screenings and advance tickets for upcoming screenings.</p> <p>All ticket counts are rounded SEATmio estimates. Traces of Justice sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the past 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets on the books. From the director of Detective Chinatown 1900 and Detective Chinatown 3, the film stars Zhang Yi and Ma Li in the story of a criminal police officer whose career spans half a century of major cases.</p> <p>The change at the top came even as both leaders lost momentum. Traces of Justice fell 3.1 points in a week, but Resident Evil fell 5.4 points and slipped from first place to second. Zach Cregger’s horror and science-fiction title, from the director of Weapons and Barbarian, sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the past 7 days and has [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets.</p> <p>Local productions remain the spine of the market. Mr. &amp; Mrs. Pardon held third place with an FDI of 14.0, selling [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets for Shen Chunyang’s marriage comedy-drama about a couple entering a cooling-off period. Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, Wen Muye’s drama and war film starring Shen Teng, has an FDI of 5.9 before reaching cinemas, while the local thriller 民宿惊魂 rose 4.9 points to sixth place.</p> <p>The sharpest move belonged to John Wick, which climbed from twenty-sixth to fourth after opening on October 30. Chad Stahelski’s action thriller, from the director of John Wick: Chapter 4 and John Wick: Chapter 2, rose 9.7 points and sold [figure on filmdemandindex.com] tickets in the past 7 days. It passed Once Upon a Time in the Middle East, All Wishes Come True! and a long group of older and upcoming titles on the way up.</p> <p>Last weekend, from October 30 to November 1, Resident Evil still sold the most tickets with [figure on filmdemandindex.com], though it fell 23% from the previous weekend. Traces of Justice followed with [figure on filmdemandindex.com] and fell 18%, while Mr. &amp; Mrs. Pardon took third place with [figure on filmdemandindex.com]. John Wick opened in fourth place with [figure on filmdemandindex.com], and 民宿惊魂 followed with [figure on filmdemandindex.com].</p> <p>The next dated opener on the demand chart is Embers, which opens November 7 with an FDI of 0.3 and [figure on filmdemandindex.com] advance tickets. Aoqian Sun’s local drama and crime film, from the director of Over the Sea, follows a terminally ill crematorium worker and a daughter trying to return mixed-up ashes. Among other titles still building demand, All Wishes Come True! has an FDI of 2.9, while Peppa Pig: Perfect Holiday has an FDI of 1.9.</p> <p>Source: <a href="https://filmdemandindex.com/news/172-traces-of-justice-has-an-fdi-of-22-7-and-takes-china-s-lead">SEATmio Film Demand Index (FDI)</a></p> Copy

This story was produced automatically from index data and checked against it by software. Figures are SEATmio estimates.