Trinity CineAsia has acquired all rights for the U.K., Ireland and France to Dear You , the Teochew-language family drama that has become the heroic underdog story of China’s 2026 box office . The U.K. distributor picked up the title from Hugoeast and Damai Entertainment and will open it in British and Irish cinemas June 26, with a French theatrical release to follow. The acquisition was announced on the first day of the Shanghai International Film Festival, running June 12-21. Released in China on April 30 with little fanfare, Dear You was made for a reported 14 million RMB (about $2 million) and cast largely with non-professional actors from the Chaoshan region — its lead a 20-year-old finance student with no prior screen credits. Six weeks in, the film’s Chinese gross stands at RMB 1.69 billion (roughly $250 million), per ticketing platform Maoyan — some 120 times its production cost — with only Han Han’s Lunar New Year racing comedy Pegasus 3 having earned more in the country this year.…