| Rank | Title | Year | Director(s) | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon1 2 3 | 2000 | Ang Lee | 165 |
| 2 | Raise the Red Lantern1 2 | 1991 | Yimou Zhang | 363 |
| 3 | The Last Emperor4 5 6 | 1987 | Bernardo Bertolucci | 546 |
| 4 | Farewell My Concubine1 | 1993 | Kaige Chen | 601 |
| 5 | Ju Dou7 | 1990 | Fenglian Yang and Yimou Zhang | 946 |
| 6 | Hero1 | 2002 | Yimou Zhang | 1165 |
| 7 | To Live1 | 1994 | Yimou Zhang | 1221 |
| 8 | Red Sorghum | 1988 | Yimou Zhang | 1362 |
| 9 | The Story of Qiu Ju1 | 1992 | Yimou Zhang | 1565 |
| 10 | House of Flying Daggers1 | 2004 | Yimou Zhang | 1683 |
| 11 | The Blue Kite1 | 1993 | Zhuangzhuang Tian | 1891 |
| 12 | Platform1 4 7 | 2000 | Zhang Ke Jia | 2024 |
| 13 | The Horse Thief | 1988 | Zhuangzhuang Tian | 2055 |
| 14 | Yellow Earth | 1985 | Kaige Chen | 2118 |
| 15 | 20461 4 5 8 | 2004 | Kar Wai Wong | 2244 |
1 Joint production with Hong Kong.
2 Joint production with Taiwan.
3 Joint production with the United States.
4 Joint production with France.
5 Joint production with Italy.
6 Joint production with the United Kingdom.
7 Joint production with Japan.
8 Joint production with Germany.