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China

Plum the Super Witch Plum the Super Witch
Studios

Amuse Animation Opens Chinese Office With Distribution Vet Entin Liu At The Helm

The company is looking to scale up and better exploit its kids and family IPs on more and larger platforms.

By Jamie Lang | 1 week ago

Box Office April 24 Box Office April 24
Box Office Report

‘Mario,’ ‘Suzume,’ ‘The First Slam Dunk’ Enjoy Record-Breaking Box Office Weekends

‘Mario’ posted a historic third weekend domestically while ‘The First Slam Dunk’ dominated in China.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Slam Dunk, Suzume
Box Office Report

‘The First Slam Dunk’ Posts $13.9 Million First Day In China, ‘Suzume’ Still In Top-5

‘The First Slam Dunk’ topped the Chinese box office on Thursday with a $13.93 million first day.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

New Gods: Yang Jian
Feature Film

Watch: The Breathtaking Scale Of The Chinese Feature ‘New Gods: Yang Jian,’ Coming To Blu-Ray April 25

In this exclusive video clip, lead artist Gui and producer Lu Xi describe the demanding work required to create the world of ‘New Gods.’

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Suzume
Box Office Report

Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Suzume’ Passes $200M At Global Box Office To Become Sixth-Highest-Grossing Anime Film Ever

The film’s impressive global box office run is sure to continue with markets in America and Europe debuting the film on April 13-14.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Suzume
Box Office Report

‘Suzume’ Debut Tops Chinese Box Office With $50.7M Opening

Makoto Shinkai’s latest has already grossed $182.4 million from seven territories. It will hit the U.S. on April 14.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Simpsons China
Politics

Disney Self-Censors ‘Simpsons’ Episode Critical Of Chinese Government

A censorship expert says that the removal of the episode on Disney+ in Hong Kong is likely Disney’s way of protecting “the company’s ties, current and future, in mainland China.”

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Box Office Report

‘Puss In Boots’ Debut Tops U.K. Box Office As Dreamworks’ Latest Approaches $400M Globally

U.K. export ‘The Amazing Maurice’ failed to make much of an impact with its North American debut.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Art College 1994
Feature Film

Liu Jian’s New Feature ‘Art College 1994’ Added To Berlin Competition Lineup

Liu’s latest was originally meant to premiere at Cannes last year, but Chinese Covid restrictions made that impossible.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Box Office Report

‘Puss In Boots’ On Course To Surpass Its Predecessor At The Domestic Box Office

Two Chinese animated features, ‘Boonie Bears: Guardian Code’ and ‘Deep Sea,’ featured in this week’s top 10 global box office list.

By Jamie Lang | 4 months ago

Dragonkeeper
Distribution

Chinese Mythology Feature ‘Dragonkeeper’ To Get Theatrical Run After Viva Kids, Hulu Pickup

‘Dragonkeeper’ is billed as the largest-ever Spain-China co-production, animation or otherwise.

By Jamie Lang | 9 months ago

New Gods: Yang Jian
Feature Film

GKIDS Picks Up Chinese Feature ‘New Gods: Yang Jian’ For North America

The feature topped the Chinese box office last weekend.

By Keltie Duncan | 10 months ago

Minions Vandalism
Feature Film

‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Has An Alternate Ending, Courtesy Of Chinese Authorities

The Chinese government couldn’t resist editing the ending of Illumination’s latest animated feature.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Deep Sea
Feature Film

‘Monkey King’ Director Tian Xiaopeng’s ‘Deep Sea’ Gets Full Trailer

One of China’s most successful box office animation directors, Xiopeng is back with ‘Deep Sea.’

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

A Fly in the Restaurant
Know Your Indie Filmmaker

Know Your Indie Filmmaker: Xi Chen

Xi Chen’s cut-out films take a slow dive into personal stories in order to tackle larger societal and cultural issues in China.

By Chris Robinson | 10 months ago

Minions: The Rise of Gru
Box Office Report

Not Done Yet, ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ Gets Box Office Boost With Chinese Theatrical Release Date

As theatrical runs wind down in many key territories, ‘The Rise of Gru’ will get a second wind with Chinese and Italian releases.

By Jamie Lang | 10 months ago

Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish Featured
Feature Film

Lei Lei’s New Feature ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’ Navigates The Personal Side Of Chinese History

A look at how Lei Lei combined his own ancestry with photos picked up at flea markets to tell a timeless story about family.

By Chris Robinson | 12 months ago

Mickey Mouse in Florida
Politics

Florida Governor Lashes Out At ‘Woke Corporation’ Disney

DeSantis also accused Disney of hypocrisy, arguing that the company only takes a stance when politically convenient.

By Amid Amidi | 1 year ago

Boonie Bears: Back to Earth
Box Office Report

China Box Office: New ‘Boonie Bears’ Film Takes $89M Over Lunar New Year

In six days, “Boonie Bears” grossed seven times what “Encanto” managed in a month.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish
Distribution

Asian Shadows Nabs Sales Rights To Lei Lei’s ‘Silver Bird And Rainbow Fish’

The feature from Lei, one of the most notable Chinese indie filmmakers working today, premieres this week at Rotterdam.

By Alex Dudok de Wit | 1 year ago

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