As 2025 winds down, China's roaring film market is rewriting Hollywood playbooks. Disney's Zootopia 2 has become a cultural phenomenon in the Chinese mainland, earning over 2 billion yuan ($283 million) and shattering local box office records – proving China remains cinema's ultimate power player. 🍿
But there's a twist worthy of any blockbuster: American producer Dede Nickerson reveals to CGTN that Chinese films are now "leaping borders like never before." From animated hits to gritty dramas, homegrown content is finding enthusiastic audiences from Jakarta to Johannesburg.
This two-way cultural exchange comes as China's film industry invests heavily in cutting-edge animation tech and cross-border collaborations. While international franchises thrive domestically, Chinese studios are packaging their unique storytelling for global streaming platforms – creating what industry insiders call "the Great Wall of Content" bridging East and West. 🌉
