‘Zootopia 2’ Leads Again as Market Cools

Disney’s “Zootopia 2” remained the highest movie in China for the Jan. 16–18 weekend, because the market continued to melt forward of the Lunar New Yr hall.

The animated sequel added RMB36.2 million ($5.1 million), in line with Artisan Gateway, pushing its cumulative gross to RMB4.37 billion ($615.2 million). Whereas weekly takings dipped, the movie continues to put up the strongest holds available in the market practically eight weeks into launch.

Maoyan Film’s crime thriller “The Hearth Raven” stayed in second place with $5 million, lifting its whole to $51.3 million. Directed and written by Sam Quah, the movie stars Peng Yuchang, Alan Aruna and Chang Ning and follows the reopening of a long-dormant homicide case that exposes a wider community of corruption and revenge.

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Hearth and Ash” ranked third, incomes $4.3 million. The twentieth Century Studios launch has now grossed $153.4 million in China.

Debuting in fourth was Maoyan Film’s “Take Off,” which opened with $2.8 million from its first weekend, beginning its run with a $2.9 million cumulative. Directed by Music Peng Fei and primarily based on Shuang Xuetao’s novella “The Aeronaut,” the drama stars Jiang Qiming and Li Xueqin and facilities on a manufacturing facility employee in Northeast China who turns into consumed by his dream of constructing a home made flying machine.

Rounding out the highest 5 was Huace Movie & TV’s “Again to the Previous,” which earned $2.2 million, pushing its whole to $38 million. The characteristic movie adaptation of Hong Kong broadcaster TVB’s 2001 historic sci-fi sequence “A Step Into the Previous” is produced by Louis Koo‘s One Cool Movie Manufacturing, with Koo serving as producer. The venture reunites the principal forged from the unique tv sequence 24 years after it first aired. Koo stars alongside Raymond Lam, Jessica Hsuan, Sonija Kwok, Joyce Tang and Michelle Saram, all reprising their authentic roles. New forged members embody Bai Baihe, Michael Miu and Louis Cheung. The movie marks the ultimate display look of the late Dick Liu Kai-chi.

The weekend’s mixed field workplace reached $24.4 million, whereas China’s 2026 year-to-date gross stands at $201.8 million, monitoring 0.1% forward of the identical interval final 12 months.