How’s this for some shocking good news? Warner Bros./Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” has exploded past even the most optimistic of expectations and is now projected by industry estimates to earn a $156 million domestic opening weekend from 4,263 locations. This is the sort of opening that can completely change the trajectory of the theatrical market,…
Pioneering Beijing-based distributor Road Pictures has snapped up China theatrical rights to the hit Japanese anime feature Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning. The company plans to release the film in China sometime in April. The news was released Tuesday at Hong Kong’s Filmart content market. Among anime fandom, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning is an…
China’s record-smashing animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 has brought a much-needed burst of enthusiasm to Beijing’s beleaguered film industry. An irreverent twist on Chinese mythology and a classic 16th-century novel, the sequel has earned $2.03 billion and smashed virtually every box-office record that exists for an animated feature: It is the highest-grossing animated film of all…
Chinese companies and authorities have rallied behind domestic blockbuster Ne Zha 2, showing their support by booking entire cinemas and expressing pride in the home-grown animated feature. The film hit a record high of 13.5 billion yuan (US$1.86 billion) in box office sales on Monday, almost a month after its debut, according to real-time film…
The Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2, which serves as a sequel to 2019’s Ne Zha, is now the highest-grossing animated movie of all time. As of Wednesday, February 18, it has made 12.3 billion yuan ($1.69 billion), surpassing the total box office of the previous record holder, Inside Out 2 (2024). Ne Zha 2…
Hong Kong (CNN) — An unruly Chinese boy who battles dragons and defies destiny has made his way to Western cinema screens after smashing box office records in China. “Ne Zha 2,” an animated blockbuster loosely based on Chinese mythology, is now the world’s highest-grossing movie of all time in a single market, racking up…
China’s box office records were smashed this week as animated blockbuster Nezha 2 became the highest-grossing film in the country’s history following its January 29 release. Millions around the country flocked to cinemas over the Lunar New Year holiday to watch the latest instalment in the Nezha phenomenon, which is adapted from the epic tale…
Hong Kong’s blockbuster action epic Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In has made 100 million yen (HK$5.1 million) three weeks into its release in Japan, making it the highest-grossing film from the city in the country in five years. Analysts said on Thursday the success was a sign of encouragement for local filmmakers at a…
Bouncing back from a major slowdown in 2024, China‘s theatrical box office is generating boffo business again. Ticket sales revenue in the country has totaled $978 million since the Chinese New Year holiday kicked off Jan. 29, a 27.3 percent compared to the first five days of last year’s holiday. Enlight Pictures’ animated sequel Nezha…
Hong Kong’s box office receipts during the Lunar New Year break dropped by nearly 40 per cent compared with the same period in 2024, in stark contrast to mainland China, where cinema ticket sales hit a record over the holiday. The revenue from film screenings across five days from last Tuesday to Saturday stood at…