When WHAM! 10 Days in China premiered on July 28, 2026, it was a one-day event, which has been the distribution model used for many music-focused films. Despite the limited release, the documentary generated between $368,873 and $369,971:
- $368,873 worldwide — The Numbers
- $369,971 worldwide — Box Office Mojo
Territory Breakdown
Although a US box office total was not reported, several international markets provided detailed figures:
United Kingdom:
- $323,222 total (The Numbers)
- £239,475 total (25thframe.co.uk)
Australia:
- $45,651 total (The Numbers)
- $45,874 total (Box Office Mojo)
These small discrepancies are normal across box‑office reporting services, which often update totals at different intervals or use different currency conversion dates.
WHAM!’s Historic Trip to China
In April 1985, Wham! became the first Western pop act to perform in communist China, with performances in Beijing and Guangzhou. For WHAM! it was a strategy to “make it big” in the U.S., with the help of Simon Napier-Bell, their then manager.
Filmmaker Lindsay Anderson was originally in charge of the Wham! in China documentary. His version, entitled If You Were There, was never released, but some of that material was used in the documentary, Wham! in China: Foreign Skies, which premiered at Wham!’s The Final farewell concert on June 28, 1986. It was then released on video.
A Major BBC Broadcast Event
WHAM! 10 Days in China aired on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on August 29, 2026, bringing the landmark 1985 China tour back to UK television with newly restored footage and fresh interviews.
No additional information has been released about when the documentary will be available for streaming in other countries.
Additional Information
Additional information is available in:
- Wham! If You Were There Documentary First Screening
- WHAM! 10 Days in China – The Live EP Release Date Announced
- Andrew Ridgeley Makes Appearance at London Screening of WHAM! 10 Days in China
- Wham! 10 Days in China Tickets on Sale Today as First Trailer Released
- Wham! 10 Days in China: Revisiting a Pop Revolution 40 Years Later
- New Wham! Documentary: Wham! 10 Days in China
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