China's cinematic scene just leveled up! The 2025 Spring Festival box office raked in a staggering 5.2 billion yuan (≈$723.5M) by noon on February 1, per data from Maoyan. With six blockbuster releases and five offering IMAX magic, audiences flocked to theaters like never before.
Topping the charts? Ne Zha 2, zooming past 1 billion yuan faster than you can say 'box office gold.' Close behind: Detective Chinatown 1900 (1.32B yuan) and Creation of the Gods II (767M yuan), proving nostalgia and fantasy rule the big screen.
IMAX China flexed its muscles too, scoring 88 million yuan on opening day—a historic high since 2021. And get this: 1.2 million moviegoers showed up on day one, setting a new holiday benchmark. Who said cinemas are dead?
The 2025 Spring Festival box office raked in a staggering 5.2 billion yuan (≈$723.5M) by noon on February 1, per data from Maoyan. With six blockbuster releases and five offering IMAX magic, audiences flocked to theaters like never before. 
, zooming past 1 billion yuan faster than you can say 'box office gold.' Close behind: Detective Chinatown 1900 (1.32B yuan) and Creation of the Gods II (767M yuan), proving nostalgia and fantasy rule the big screen.
Who said cinemas are dead? 
'Ne Zha 2' Breaks Box Office Records & Wows…
