Hey movie lovers! ๐ฌ Guess what? During the Spring Festival holiday, movie theaters in the Chinese mainland have been super busy! They sold over 9 billion yuan (that’s around $1.24 billion!) worth of tickets. That’s a new record! ๐ค
The holiday lasted from January 28 to February 4, and every single day, people bought more than 1 billion yuan worth of movie tickets. That’s like selling millions of movie tickets every day for a whole week! ๐ฎ
Do you know what’s the most popular movie? It’s “Ne Zha 2”! This is the sequel to the 2019 animated hit “Ne Zha”. The new movie made over 4.48 billion yuan! That’s a huge number! ๐ Kids and teens just like you loved its amazing animation and exciting story.
In second place is “Detective Chinatown 1900”, earning 2.17 billion yuan. ๐ต๏ธโโ๏ธ And in third is “Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force” with 975 million yuan. โ๏ธ
These big numbers show that lots of people in the Chinese mainland love going to the movies, especially during holidays. It also means that the movie industry there is super strong and has lots of potential! ๐
This year’s Spring Festival box office in the Chinese mainland even beat the North American market, making it the top movie market in the world so far in 2025! ๐ Isn’t that cool?
So, what movies are you excited to see this year? Maybe someday you’ll watch these amazing films too! ๐ฟ
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Nine billion yuan: China's Spring Festival box office hits record high
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