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China’s Hit Animation Franchise ‘Boonie Bears’ Delivers $61 Million Opening
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.
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Watch The Trailer For Busifan’s Chinese Epic ‘The Storm,’ Touching Down In English-Language Territories This Weekend
The supernatural feature is the latest from ‘The Guardian’ director Zhigang Yang, popularly referred to as Busifan.
‘Wish’ Fumbles Opening Weekend Box Office
Facing stiff competition from ‘Trolls Band Together,’ ‘Wish’ came up short on box office projections.
Chinese Streamer Bilibili Unveils 68-Title Animation Pipeline As Demand For Local Productions Skyrockets
According to Bilibili, viewership of Chinese animation on the platform has increased six-fold over the past five years.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
‘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.
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.’
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.
‘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.
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.”
‘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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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