'The Thieves' has seen much success in China as well after breaking records in Korea during the time of release.

'The movie opened in Chinese theaters on the 15th across 3,000 theaters and brought in 18,600,000 CNY (approximately 3 million USD) on the first weekend. Other popular Korean movies in thepast such as 'The Host', 'The Man From Nowhere', and '200 Pound Beauty' had gained about 14,000,000 CNY (approximately 2.3 million USD). The only movie that raked in more than 'The Thieves' is the movie 'Late Autumn', making 'The Thieves' the 2nd most successful Korean movie in Chinese history.

The producing company said, "Director Choi Dong Hoon and actors Kim Yoon Suk and Jun Ji Hyun went to China and worked hard to promote the movie through stage greetings and press conferences. I think many people are taking interest in the movie and enjoying it because the movie happens in Hong Kong and Macau, and Chinese stars Simon Yam and Angelica Lee starred in it as well".