China 2025 Box Office At $7.4 Billion, +20%, But It Comes With An Asterisk

China 2025 Box Office At $7.4 Billion, +20%, But It Comes With An Asterisk

Research corporation Maoyan Entertainment reported Monday that the China box office finaled at RMB 51.832 billion, or $7.47 billion, in 2025, up 20% over 2024’s take. The year was largely driven by the highest-grossing animated movie ever, Ne Zha 2, which minted $2.12 billion, but also by Disney’s Zootopia 2 which this morning the No. 1 MPA release in the Middle Kingdom with $601.6M, ahead of Avengers: Endgame. Admissions in China came in at 1…

'Zootopia 2': How Judy and Nick's Heart-to-Heart Tied the Entire Movie Together

Disney’s “Zootopia,” released in 2016, introduced audiences to the mammalian metropolis where an idealistic young police bunny named Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) teams up with a criminal fox, Nick (Jason Bateman), and uncovers a vast conspiracy. It went on to gross more than $1 billion, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature (beating fellow Disney movie “Moana”) and inspired an entire theme-park area at Shanghai Disneyland and a 3D mov…

How ‘Zootopia 2’ Rode China’s Animation Boom to Success

Amid turbulent times, Chinese cinemagoers veer toward the comforting qualities of animated films.

China Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Reclaims No. 1 in First Weekend of 2026 as ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Moves to Second Place

Disney’s 'Zootopia 2' returned to the top of the China box office over the Jan. 2–4 frame, grossing $17.1 million.

‘Ne Zha 2,’ ‘Zootopia 2’ Help Boost China’s Box Office 20 Percent to $7.4 Billion in 2025

China's theatrical market was more top-heavy than ever last year, as a handful of huge blockbusters — 'Ne Zha 2' with $2.1 billion and 'Zootopia 2' at $558.3 million — dominated, while mid-tier features faced further decline.

From 'Zootopia 2' To 'The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants', Here Are The 10 Best Animated Films Of 2025 Ranked

As major studios cut budgets, live-action films witnessed a record slump in 2025, allowing animated films to rule the theaters. From Zootopia 2 to Ne Zha 2, multiple animated films crossed the $1 billion mark in record numbers this year, dispelling traditional beliefs that anime is for kids. Mira (voiced by May Hong), Rumi (voiced by Arden Cho), and Zoey (voiced by Ji-young Yoo) hate when their meals are interrupted in KPop Demon Hunters (2025),…