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- Oct 1, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Traces of Justice (神探之痕迹) Opens China's National Day Holiday
- Traces of Justice (神探之痕迹) opened in China on 1 October 2026 and led the box office on opening day with ¥71 million of the ¥180 million total (39 percent), per Maoyan[1][3]
- Chen Sicheng, creator of Detective Chinatown, directs and co-writes. It is inspired by Cui Daozhi, a trace-evidence expert who joined the Heilongjiang public security department in 1955 and worked on over 1,200 major cases[1][3]
- Zhang Yi plays trace-evidence specialist Cui Xun, with Ma Li as a forensic pathologist, Chen Minghao as a veteran detective and Li Xuejian in a special appearance. The story draws on four high-profile criminal cases over five decades and is built on forensic science rather than action[1][3]
- The nationwide roadshow started in Harbin, where Cui spent much of his career and parts of the story are set[1]
- Trinity CineAsia bought UK, Ireland and Malta rights from Beijing-based Blossoms Entertainment and will release it there on 30 October (previews 17 October); As One Pictures produced it[3]
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- [1]90%shanghainews.net/news/279347440/crime-drama-inspired-by-renowned-trace-evidence-expert-leads-china-holiday-box-officeshanghainews.net· Posted Oct 2, 2026· Starts Oct 1, 2026 ✓· 25% of score
Xinhua and Screen Daily[3] both report the film opened on 1 October 2026, the first day of the National Day holiday.
- [2]70%Traces of Justice - TMDBthemoviedb.org· Added Oct 2, 2026· 25% of score
The film entry with its posters and stills, and the Chinese title 神探之痕迹.[1]
- [3]85%Chinese box office leader 'Traces Of Justice' lands UK-Ireland distribution - Screen Dailyscreendaily.com· Published Oct 2, 2026· 25% of score
The opening-day figure of US$10.5 million (RMB 71 million), the producer and the UK-Ireland release plan.[1]
- [4]70%Rè Sōu Daily: Karry Wang & Zhang Yi: Traces of Justice | Rè Sōu Daily – Oct 1podcasts.apple.com· Published Oct 1, 2026· 25% of score
Rè Sōu Daily's episode "Karry Wang & Zhang Yi: Traces of Justice | Rè Sōu Daily – Oct 1" (2026-10-01) says: "(张译) & Ma Li (马丽)'s Traces of Justice (神探之痕迹) leads China's National Day box office — plus fresh C-dramas you can stream tonight. Thursday, October 1 , 2026 — today on Rè Sōu Daily: [Confirmed] Traces of Justice (神探之痕迹) — Zhang Yi (张译), Ma Li (马丽) and an idol-stacked cast in"[1]
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