China’s cinema scene is breaking records faster than popcorn kernels pop! The National Film Administration just announced the 2025 box office surpassed 50 billion yuan ($7.08 billion), with 1.194 billion admissions nationwide as of December 13. 🍿
Homegrown Hits Dominate
Domestic films claimed 81.9% of total earnings this year. Out of 50 movies that crossed the 100 million yuan ($14.17M) mark, 33 were Chinese productions. International titles like Zootopia 2 still found love, but local stories clearly stole the spotlight.
