China-made animation movies regaining popularity

Global Business

As the Chinese blockbuster Monkey King broke box office records raking in more than 618 million yuan (almost $100 million dollars), it appears people’s passions for China-made animation movies have been boosted.
With more local and international talents joining the industry, and a more mature financial environment, more local studios are chasing their dream to become the next Pixar or Dreamworks.
CCTV’s Yang Zhou filed this report.

China-made animation movies regaining popularity

As the Chinese blockbuster Monkey King broke box office records raking in more than 618 million yuan (almost $100 million dollars), it appears people's passions for China-made animation movies have been boosted. With more local and international talents joining the industry, and a more mature financial environment, more local studios are chasing their dream to become the next Pixar or Dreamworks. CCTV's Yang Zhou filed this report.

US- China Box Office collections

Sources: IMDB, China Daily, entGroup. Box office collection data is as of July 29, 2015. China box office collections exclude U.S./U.K.-made movies.