‘Zootopia 2’ Leads Again as Market Cools Further Ahead of Lunar New Year

Disney’s “Zootopia 2” remained the top film in China for the Jan. 16–18 weekend, as the market continued to soften ahead of the Lunar New Year corridor. The animated sequel added RMB36.2 million ($5.1 million), according to Artisan Gateway, pushing its cumulative gross to RMB4.37 billion ($615.2 million). While weekly takings dipped, the film continues […]

‘Zootopia 2’ Remains on Top, ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Places Third

China’s theatrical market cooled further in the Jan. 9–11 frame, with Disney’s “Zootopia 2” holding on to the No. 1 spot for a second consecutive weekend after it reclaimed pole position last week. “Zootopia 2” added RMB49.1 million ($6.9 million), according to Artisan Gateway, lifting its cumulative total to RMB4.31 billion ($607.2 million).

‘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 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 […]