2026 Spring Festival review: Shen Teng won the championship with his "Flying Speed", and the martial arts "escort man" became a dark horse

Jiuzhi Network News As the Lantern Festival approaches, the smoke of the Spring Festival in 2026 gradually dissipates. This year's film market has shown a pattern of "one super and many strong"."Flying Life 3" leads the way with absolute advantage, while "Darrator: The Wind Rising in the Desert" has become a dark horse in reputation with its hard-core martial arts aesthetics. The total box office of the period exceeded 5 billion yuan, and the number of movie-goers exceeded 100 million, once again proving the market appeal of the Spring Festival period as the strongest period of the year.

Box office pattern: Shen Teng leads the way with "fault", martial arts animation counterattacks

As of February 22, the dust has settled on the top three box office lists for the Spring Festival in 2026:

  1. "Flying Life 3": 2.599 billion yuan (50.9% of the box office)
  2. "Stunning Silence": 782 million
  3. "Dart Man: Wind Rising in the Desert": 687 million

As the final chapter of the series,"Flying Life 3", relying on Shen Teng's national appeal and Han Han's unique racing comedy style, accounted for "half" of the box office during the period, achieving a double harvest of box office and reputation.

The biggest surprise came from "Darrator: The Wind Rising the Desert". This national-style animation, adapted from classic comics, not only performed strongly at the box office, but its single-day box office even surpassed Zhang Yimou's "Stunning Silence" and became the biggest dark horse during this year's Spring Festival.

Word-of-mouth inventory: martial arts aesthetics reach the top, science fiction dreams win praise

In terms of Douban scores, this year's Spring Festival shows obvious differences:

  • "Darrator: Wind rises in the Desert": 7.5 points (first in reputation)
  • "Flying Life 3": 7.4 points
  • "Star River Dreams": 6.9 points
  • "Bears Infested·Bears Every Year": 6.8 points
  • "Silent Stunning": 6.2 points

"Dart Man" has won high recognition from the audience for its rough and realistic painting style, fist-to-flesh fighting scenes and pure desert martial arts aesthetics, and is praised as "the long-lost true martial arts is back."

As director Han Yan's return to the visual effects track,"Star River Dreams" has gained a good reputation among young audiences with its open-minded dream settings and exquisite visual effects.

Quick view of film highlights

  1. "Flying Life 3": The final chapter of passion, full of emotions

As the final chapter of the series, the film comprehensively upgrades the racing scene to challenge the world's highest altitude event. Zhang Chi, played by Shen Teng, has moved from a "wild driver" to the international stage. Facing new tracks and new challenges, he staged an ultimate showdown about love and persistence.

  1. "Darrator: Wind rises in the Desert": Four generations of martial arts people gather

The film brings together four generations of action actors including Jet Li, Wu Jing, Nicholas Tse and Yu Shi, and is directed by 81-year-old Yuan Heping, the "world's number one martial arts finger". During the entire live shooting in Xinjiang, the actors personally went into battle to complete the difficult fight, restoring the purest gratitude and hatred of the Jianghu.

  1. "Stunning Silence": Zhang Yimou's first contemporary national security theme

For the first time, Zhang Yimou aimed his camera at the contemporary national security front, using real spy cases as a guide to show the little-known "hidden front." The film starred Yi Shou Qianxi and Zhu Yilong, and the all-star lineup performed a silent competition.

  1. "Star River Entering the Dream": Traveling through dreams, visual wonders

The film builds a near-future virtual dream system. The "Good Dream" administrator played by Wang Hedi and the captain played by Song Qian shuttle through more than a dozen dream worlds with different styles, launching a brain-opening rescue adventure.

Movie-watching Guide: How to choose films without stepping on thunder?

  • First choice for the whole family to enjoy: "Flying Life 3"(comedy + racing + emotion)
  • Martial Arts Action Ceiling: "Darrator: The Wind Rising the Desert"(Hardcore Fight + Desert Aesthetics)
  • Just needed for parent-child movie viewing: "Bears Infested·Bears Every Year"(Family Fun + Young Friendship)
  • Science Fiction Visual Party: "Star River Dreams"(special effects + dream adventure)
  • Spy War suspense fans: "Stunning Silence"(National Security theme + All-Star lineup)

The 2026 Spring Festival festival has come to an end. Whether it is the hilarious New Year flavor brought by Shen Teng or the shock of the national style brought by "The Dart Man", they have left a profound memory of the Spring Festival for the audience. As the period ends, the box office trend and long tail effect of these films are still worthy of attention.