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    Moviegoers visit a cinema in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning Province, on August 10, 2026. Photo: VCGAs China's summer movie season enters its final month, a sharp divide is emerging at the box office: A handful of highly anticipated films are drawing strong audience interest, while other titles have opted for release delays or full withdrawals amid fierce market competition.
Among the films currently gaining the most momentum, Chinese comedy-drama Once Upon A Time in the Middle East stands out. 
Starring Shen Teng, directed by Wen Muye and produced by Ning Hao, the film began preview screenings this weekend ahead of its official release on Tuesday, with preview box office surpassing 100 million yuan ($14.82) as of Monday.
Meanwhile, Christopher Nolan's latest film The Odyssey, which is set to hit Chinese theaters on August 19, has started preview screenings in several cities, drawing strong audience interest. Preview screenings in some cinemas in major first-tier cities reached a peak occupancy rate of 100 percent, setting a new record for preview screenings in China.
Many moviegoers have struggled to secure tickets for the Hollywood epic. Lin Xiao, a Beijing resident who attended an IMAX preview screening on Saturday, told the Global Times that she began searching for tickets for The Odyssey three days in advance but found that many premium IMAX theaters had already filled most of their best seats.
She eventually chose a cinema in Beijing's Chaoyang district, where audiences even had to line up before entering the theater.
Despite the difficulty in finding tickets, Lin said the film was worth watching because of its storyline, sound effects and overall cinematic experience. She plans to see it again after its official release.
Lai Li, an analyst at ticketing platform Maoyan, told the Global Times that the two films are currently emerging as the main competitors for this summer's final box-office championship.
However, the accessible storyline and strong cast of Once Upon A Time in the Middle East could help it attract a wider demographic, while The Odyssey may face higher viewing requirements due to its high reliance on IMAX screenings and a storyline rooted in classical literature.
The standout performances of these titles add to an already strong summer season. 
According to data from Maoyan, China's 2026 summer movie season - from June 1 to August 31 - had generated more than 8.7 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) in total box-office revenue, including presales, as of 8 pm on Monday. 
The top three films during the period currently are Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Soccer with 2.26 billion yuan, animated fantasy-comedy All Wishes Come True! with 1.44 billion yuan, and Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day with 1.27 billion yuan. 
    A dedicated booth for Spider-Man: Brand New Day at a cinema in Beijng's Chaoyang district Photo: Li Hang/GTAdditionally, the summer box office has exceeded 100 million yuan per day for 30 consecutive days.
The summer movie season in 2025 generated 11.96 billion yuan in total box-office revenue. 
Zhang Peng, a cultural researcher and associate professor at Nanjing Normal University, predicted that 2026's tally would remain at least on par with 2025's performance and could potentially exceed it. 
However, the success of these top earners has also highlighted the intense competition facing other releases.
Most recently, the mystery film Mystery of Chang'an announced on Wednesday that it was moving its release from Saturday to August 22, following what the team called a careful reassessment. 
Two days later, the official account for Flow, the Golden Globe-winning animated feature, said its planned August 15 re-release in the Chinese mainland would be postponed and rescheduled for a later date. 
They join a growing list of titles squeezed out of the summer race, including the re-release of Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.
As for now, at least nine films have either withdrawn from their scheduled release dates or postponed their premieres, in what some media outlets have described as one of the largest waves of film withdrawals in recent years.
The withdrawals reflect both common challenges facing the industry and the individual circumstances of each production, Zhang said, noting that a major factor behind many of the schedule changes has been box-office pressure. 
In previous cases, films that performed significantly below expectations after release often chose to leave the crowded market rather than continue competing for limited audience attention. 
By changing their release dates, producers hope to avoid further losses and seek a more favorable window for a second chance.
"Withdrawal is a natural decision for a film seeking to stop losses," noted Zhang.
The trend also reflects the intense competition during the summer movie season, traditionally one of China's most important periods for theatrical releases. 
With multiple major productions competing for audience attention, films with weaker market momentum can quickly lose screening slots and exposure, Zhang said.
Beyond Once Upon A Time in the Middle East and The Odyssey, the Chinese film market still has several new titles set to hit cinemas in the coming weeks.
。    译者注：原文发表于ESPN，作者：NBA Insiders众记者；文中数据均截至原文发稿时（当地时间8月25日），所涉及日期和时间均为当地时间。文中观点与译者及平台无关。

二 | 自2019年以来，NBA已经诞生了八支不同的总冠军球队：多伦多猛龙、洛杉矶湖人、密尔沃基雄鹿、金州勇士、丹佛掘金、波士顿凯尔特人、俄克拉荷马雷霆和纽约尼克斯。2027年总决赛还会延续同样的剧本吗？在东部，卫冕冠军尼克斯在寻求卫冕的过程中，将面临詹姆斯、布朗以及焕然一新的76人等对手的挑战。在西部，竞争同样激烈，马刺、森林狼以及2024-25赛季总冠军雷霆等劲旅都在争夺代表西部出战的资格。随着揭幕战的临近，哪些球队能在2027年的4月、5月和6月脱颖而出？在预测了每支球队的战绩后，我们的NBA内部人士预测了最有可能打进各自联盟分区决赛的球队，以及哪支球队将赢得本赛季的总冠军。以下是投票规则：第一选票得5分，第二选票得3分，第三选票得1分。（注：夏季预测将在周三继续，带来NBA各大奖项的预测。）谁将赢得东部决赛？尼克斯： 68分76人： 51分凯尔特人（并列）： 17分活塞（并列）： 17分步行者： 12分骑士： 9分根据我们的预测，尼克斯和76人将争夺一个总决赛名额。此前，两队曾在第二轮系列赛中相遇，当时尼克斯四战横扫对手轻松晋级。如果尼克斯能重返东部决赛，这将是实力平均时代（自2019年以来）第二次有卫冕冠军在次年达到这一高度（2025-26赛季的雷霆是第一支）。尼克斯在季后赛和总决赛中创纪录的征程不容忽视——76人在令人震惊的休赛期所做的运作同样不容忽视。布朗和詹姆斯的加入，是该队自2001年以来首次打进东部决赛希望的关键拼图。一场“95号州际公路/美国国铁”德比的东部决赛将让联盟办公室垂涎三尺：詹姆斯在麦迪逊广场花园的背景下打一轮高风险的系列赛？但骑士正指望能再次打进东部决赛，而活塞在经历了上赛季作为头号种子在第二轮折戟后，正寻求更进一步。凯尔特人上赛季在东部拥有第二好的战绩，但在首轮却将3-1的领先优势拱手让给了76人。

三 | 尽管在马祖拉时代，凯尔特人作为热门球队已经输掉了三轮季后赛，但他们可能会受益于较低的期望值和更好的三分球投射。随着哈利伯顿从2025年总决赛抢七大战中的右跟腱撕裂中伤愈复出，步行者可能会成为一匹黑马。

四 | 当步行者阵容齐整时，他们曾在2024年和2025年的季后赛中击败过尼克斯。未被提及：由字母哥带领的热火。这也很有趣。—— Vincent Goodwill谁将赢得西部决赛？雷霆： 88分马刺： 74分森林狼： 9分掘金（并列）： 8分火箭（并列）： 8分湖人： 2分如果上赛季西部决赛没有重演，那将令人感到惊讶。马刺赢下了上赛季那场七场鏖战，这似乎是NBA下一段史诗级宿敌对决的序章。根据DraftKings的数据，雷霆（60.5胜）和马刺（59.5胜）的预测胜场数远远高于联盟其他球队，与西部下一支球队有着10个胜场的断层差距。今年5月下旬，文班亚马和马刺在雷霆的主场庆祝了抢七大战的胜利。但在那轮系列赛中缺少了杰伦·威廉姆斯（腿筋受伤）和米切尔（小腿受伤）的雷霆，在进入本赛季时略微被看好。森林狼在此前的两次西部决赛中都成功晋级。在上赛季第二轮被淘汰后，森林狼对阵容进行了大幅调整，送走了兰德尔和里德以换来三球，将这位前夏洛特黄蜂球员与爱德华兹搭档，组成了可以说是联盟中最具天赋的后场组合。—— Tim MacMahon谁将赢得2027年NBA总决赛？雷霆： 84分马刺： 74分尼克斯： 11分76人： 10分活塞： 6分NBA会在九年内诞生第九支不同的冠军球队吗？在文班亚马及其队友上赛季积累了五场总决赛经验之后，马刺有机会让这一切发生，但背靠背MVP亚历山大和2024-25赛季的冠军雷霆被认为是稍微热门的一方，至少在专家团看来是这样。

五 | 很少有人预测尼克斯上赛季能走上夺冠之路，但布伦森带领尼克斯以统治级的表现拿下了该球队五十多年来的首个总冠军，他们在季后赛中仅输掉了三场比赛。尽管如此，根据我们专家团的看法，尼克斯在夺冠热门中仅排在遥远的第三位，落后于两支充满了处于上升期天赋球员的西部强队。说到漫长的冠军荒，76人今夏引人注目的运作让人们看到了费城很快就能庆祝自1983年以来首个NBA总冠军的希望。

六 | 然而值得注意的是，詹姆斯在过去三次换队时，都是在第二个赛季夺冠，而不是第一个赛季。—— Tim MacMahon。

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