Live Updates: ‘Ne Zha 2’ To Surpass All Disney Animated Films, Will Become Highest-Grossing Theatrical Animation Release
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the stunning performance of ‘Ne Zha 2’ and what it means for the animation world.
Up-to-the-minute coverage of the stunning performance of ‘Ne Zha 2’ and what it means for the animation world.
Chinese animated sensation ‘Ne Zha 2’ continues to topple global box office records at a dizzying pace.
The film is on course to become the highest-grossing film in Chinese history.
Animation was also #1 at the U.S. box office this weekend.
Riff Studio chief executive Veerapatra “Tun” Jinanavin and Pixar veteran Andrew Gordon discuss the challenges of international co-production.
What began as a student film project has now been turned into a feature film.
The streaming service views animation as a “huge” growth opportunity
It’s the third feature from Liu Jian who was proven himself to be one the boldest and most accomplished independent voices in China’s animation scene.
China became the biggest market for Hayao Miyazaki’s new film after just 5 days of release.
China Media Group teamed with the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory to create a model trained on CMG’s audio and video libraries.
A leading platform for indie animators and big studios alike, Tiktok has become a diving force in the animation industry.
Powered by historical epics and the ‘Boonie Bears’ franchise, animated features made up nearly 10% of China’s total box office last year.
Domestically, ‘Migration’ finished in the top five again in its ninth week in cinemas.
The box office total of every single film in the United States last weekend was less than the amount that ‘Boonie Bears’ grossed in China.
The supernatural feature is the latest from ‘The Guardian’ director Zhigang Yang, popularly referred to as Busifan.
Facing stiff competition from ‘Trolls Band Together,’ ‘Wish’ came up short on box office projections.
According to Bilibili, viewership of Chinese animation on the platform has increased six-fold over the past five years.
Meanwhile, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ flopped with its Middle Kingdom debut, making less than $1M over the weekend.
The film, adapted from the Epic of King Gesar, will get a U.S. theatrical run starting on August 25.
This year’s box office has proved unpredictable, but animation is flourishing in the world’s biggest markets.