Big-Screen Return of ‘A Step Into the Past’ Breaks Box-Office Records
The big-screen adaptation of Hong Kong cult classic A Step Into the Past has broken box-office records in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland with its nostalgic time-travel twist.
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The big-screen adaptation of Hong Kong cult classic A Step Into the Past has broken box-office records in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland with its nostalgic time-travel twist.
In 2025, the Chinese mainland’s film industry surged by 21.95% to 51.83 billion yuan, powered by hits like Nezha 2 and cutting-edge tech.
Chinese mainland’s New Year holiday box office topped 730 million yuan with 1.41 million screenings and 18.51 million viewers, led by ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’.
In 2025, the Chinese mainland film industry soared with a 21.95% box office rise, driven by rich storytelling, cutting-edge tech and a diverse “film+” ecosystem.
The Chinese mainland’s 2025 year-end film season has raked in over ¥5B as of December 28, marking the highest year-end box office since 2017 and pushing the annual total past ¥51B.
Disney’s Zootopia 2 has grossed over 3.8 billion yuan on the Chinese mainland, outpacing North America and accounting for nearly half of its global box-office earnings.
From Zootopia 2’s box-office boom in the Chinese mainland to Ne Zha 2’s vast IP empire, discover how the Chinese mainland is reshaping global cinema in 2025.
Zootopia 2 smashed over two billion yuan at the Chinese mainland box office in 2025, igniting a global surge of Chinese films and animations.
Disney’s Zootopia 2 has become a blockbuster in the Chinese mainland this year. Producer Keith Collea says mainland audiences are the world’s most sophisticated, driving global film trends.
James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash opened in the Chinese mainland on December 19 with 101M yuan first-day takings, showing audiences still crave epic, long-format blockbusters.