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China

Chang An Chang An
Box Office Report

Chinese Historical Epic ‘Chang’An’ Is The Fourth-Highest-Grossing Animated Film Of 2023 So Far

Meanwhile, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ flopped with its Middle Kingdom debut, making less than $1M over the weekend.

By Jamie Lang | 1 month ago

Warrior King Warrior King
Distribution

Cineverse Acquires U.S. Rights To Chinese Feature ‘Warrior King,’ Releases English-Language Trailer

The film, adapted from the Epic of King Gesar, will get a U.S. theatrical run starting on August 25.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Box Office July 17 2023
Anime

Box Office Report: Miyazaki’s Big Opening Weekend, ‘Elemental’s Impressive Legs, And Two Chinese Hits

This year’s box office has proved unpredictable, but animation is flourishing in the world’s biggest markets.

By Jamie Lang | 2 months ago

Chang'An
Box Office Report

Historical Epic ‘Chang’An’ Is Set For A Huge Chinese Opening Weekend After Strong Previews

‘Chang’An’ is the first from the history-based New Culture series of films being developed at China’s Light Chaser Animation.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

Art College 1994
Distribution

Annecy Competition Player ‘Art College 1994’ Picked Up For U.S. Distribution By Dekanalog

Liu Jian’s latest, which debuted at the Berlinale back in February, will get a U.S. theatrical run in 2024.

By Jamie Lang | 3 months ago

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 | 4 months ago

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 | 5 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 | 5 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 | 5 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 | 6 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 | 6 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 | 8 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 | 8 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 | 8 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 | 8 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 | 1 year 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 | 1 year 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 | 1 year 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 | 1 year 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 | 1 year ago

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