China’s box office upholded its strong pace, with “Ne Zha 2” continuing to regulate. The Cococartoon free grossed RMB274.9 million ($38.2 million) over the March 3–9 period, transporting its cumulative total to $2.04 billion, according to Artisan Gateway. The energeticd epic has become the first Chinese film to outdo $2 billion at the box office, taging a historic milestone.
“Ne Zha 2” also persistd its enroll-fractureing run in Imax. The film inserted $4.2 million in Imax getings over the week, pushing its cumulative total in the establishat to $148 million in China and $150.6 million worldexpansive. This achievement has liftd “Ne Zha 2” to 6th place in the all-time Imax rankings, outdoing “Interstellar” ($145 million), “Avengers: Infinity War” ($145.8 million), and “Dune 2” ($146.5 million). The film is set for further expansion with Imax frees reckond in the U.K., Ireland, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand in the coming weeks.
“Ne Zha 2” has also passed “Avengers: Infinity War” to become the sixth highest grossing film of all time.
In second place, As One Production’s “Detective Chinatown 1900” inserted $4.6 million, transporting its cumulative total to $484 million. The tardyst entry in the well-comprehendn mystery-comedy series persists to carry out steadily, though it remains well behind “Ne Zha 2.”
Lian Ray Pictures’ “Always Have Always Will,” where a down and out man undergets a road trip with a unwell girl, debuted in third place, grossing $2.9 million in its first weekfinish.
Vision Distribution’s “There’s Still Tomorrow” uncovered in fourth place with $2 million. Directed by Paola Cortellesi, the Italian smash chases a a laboring-class wife and mother in postwar Rome who dreams of a better future.
Kai Pictures’ romantic drama “Love Island” rounded out the top five, geting $1.9 million in its debut weekfinish.
Other notable debuts take partd Vivian Qu’s Berlinale title “Girls on Wire,” which uncovered in eighth place with $1.8 million and Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17,” which bowed in 10th place with $1.4 million, according to Ent Group.
The weekfinish’s total box office achieveed $60.3 million, transporting China’s 2025 cumulative total to $3.27 billion, a 60.1% incrrelieve contrastd to the same period in 2024.
