‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tops Final Weekend of 2025
James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” remained the dominant force at the China box office over the Dec. 26–28 frame, adding RMB166.4 million ($23.4 million) to lift its local cumulative total to RMB700 million ($98.6 million), according to Artisan Gateway. Disney’s “Zootopia 2” held steady in second place, grossing $15.2 million in its fifth weekend. […]
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Opens on Top as ‘Zootopia 2’ Continues Strong Performance at China Box Office
James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” debuted at No. 1 at the China box office, grossing RMB384.1 million ($54.1 million) over the Dec. 19–21 frame and launching with a RMB405.0 million ($57 million) cumulative total, according to Artisan Gateway. Some $13.5 million of the China total came from the Imax format, accounting for 23% of the […]
‘Avatar 3’ tops China box office in another win for Disney
Walt Disney’s Avatar: Fire and Ash opened at No. 1 in China, delivering a strong debut just weeks after the entertainment giant’s Zootopia 2 broke records for a foreign animated film in the country. The third installment in James Cameron’s sci-fi franchise generated $57.6 million in its opening weekend, according to Disney. It is the second-highest debut for a […]
‘Zootopia 2’ Leads Again as China Box Office Crosses $7 Billion
China’s box office was once again led by Disney’s “Zootopia 2,” which grossed RMB390.3 million ($55 million) over the Dec. 12–14 frame, lifting its cumulative total to RMB3.55 billion ($500.6 million), according to Artisan Gateway. The animated sequel comfortably held the No. 1 position, accounting for the bulk of a weekend that continued to be […]
‘Zootopia 2’ Roars Past $500 Million
Disney’s Zootopia 2 powered past the $500 million mark in China over the weekend, continuing one of the strongest theatrical runs for a Hollywood release in the market in years. The result builds significantly on the original Zootopia, which grew gradually through word of mouth to finish its China run at $236 million 2016, then a record-setting total for an […]
‘Zootopia 2’ Leads China Box Office Again
Disney’s “Zootopia 2” stayed on top of China’s weekend box office with RMB818.5 million ($115.3 million), driving its cumulative to RMB3.05 billion ($429 million), according to Artisan Gateway. Daylight Entertainment’s “Gezhi Town,” released Dec. 6, opened in second place with $23.8 million. Directed by Kong Sheng and written by Lan Xiaolong, the film tells the […]
Zootopia 2 bucks trend for Hollywood releases in China as it breaks records for foreign animation
Now China’s highest-grossing foreign animation, the films, known as Zootropolis in some countries, comes amid a boom for domestic productions. A comedy about animal cops investigating a reptilian mystery has become the highest-grossing foreign animated film ever in China, bucking the trend of declining interest in overseas productions that has resulted in Hollywood films struggling in the […]
Chinese Arthouse Film Resurrection Tops Domestic Box Office in Surprise Victory
Bi Gan’s new film Resurrection opened at number one in China. It earned a strong $16.5 million over the weekend. This is a rare win for an arthouse movie in the local market.
Bi Gan’s Mesmerizing Art House Drama ‘Resurrection’ Opens to $16.5 Million
In an exceedingly rare win for art house cinema in China, Bi Gan‘s beguiling drama Resurrection opened at the top of the country’s box office over the weekend, earning a healthy $16.5 million (116.8 million RMB). The film, Gan’s third feature, was a sensation at the Cannes Film Festival in May, earning rave reviews from cinephiles and winning a “special prize” from the […]
Bi Gan’s Resurrection Debuts at No. 1 as ‘Demon Slayer’ Holds Firm
Huace Pictures’ “Resurrection,” directed by Bi Gan, opened on top of the China box office with RMB116.8 million ($16.5 million) over the weekend of Nov. 21–23, according to Artisan Gateway. In “Resurrection,” starring Jackson Yee, Shu Qi, Mark Chao, Li Gengxi, Huang Jue and Chen Yongzhong, humanity has lost the ability to dream, with only one creature […]