Chinese films popular overseas during Spring Festival holiday

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Chinese films popular overseas during Spring Festival holiday

2025-02-05 11:36 Last Updated At：20:17

A slate of highly anticipated Chinese films during the Spring Festival season premiered simultaneously in many countries and regions across the globe, garnering popularity and praise from international audiences.

China's 2025 total box office surpassed 11 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion U.S. dollars) as of 14:43 on Tuesday, including real-time presales, driven by the strong performance of Spring Festival films.

This year's Spring Festival lineup is a feast of Chinese film IPs, featuring a diverse range of genres including martial arts, mythology, and animation. Multiple sequels and classic adaptations have hit theaters, attracting a wide audience.

Creation of the Gods Part II: Demon Force, a mythological epic, was released in 16 countries and regions, including the United States, France, the UK, and Bulgaria. The film achieved significant milestones, topping the box office charts in Australia and New Zealand for four consecutive days.

In North America, it became the highest-grossing non-English film of the week, while in France, it received the highest rating among all films released during the same period on the local cinema scoring system.

"It's an amazing film, 10 out of 10. Yes I'm a huge fan of Chinese cinema. I think what I really want to appreciate about Chinese movie is their ability to inspire," said Richard, a moviegoer in America.

"I really enjoyed it, I loved the first one (Creation of Gods: Kingdom of Storm), I enjoyed the second one as much. And I'm really looking forward to the third one. It was great," said Chris, a moviegoer in Australia.

"I think the Creation of the Gods II is even better because it presents new and more serious themes throughout the film while leaving a bit of suspense. I'm already waiting for the third one," said Andronika Martonova, a cinema critic.

Detective Chinatown 1900, the fourth installment in the Detective Chinatown franchise, landed the cinemas of various cities in Spain during the holiday. The film set a new record for overseas distribution of Chinese-language films, with screenings in 213 cinemas across North America and 93 in Australia and New Zealand.

"I came to watch this movie because I have a strong interest in Chinese culture and I hope to travel to China one day," said Ricardo, a resident in Madrid.

First phase of 139th Canton Fair features over 300 new product launch events

The 139th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, has seen more than 300 new product launch events by Sunday, the last day of the first phase of the event.

The fair, which opened Wednesday in Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province, set new records for exhibition area, the number of booths, and the number of participating companies.

Focusing on "Advanced Manufacturing," the first phase of the fair attracted over 5,900 high-tech exhibitors, companies that apply specialized, sophisticated techniques to produce unique, novel products.

The second phase of the fair will run from April 23 to 27 under the theme "Quality Home Life," showcasing the latest developments in green building materials, smart housewares, and creative living solutions.

The Canton Fair is held twice a year in Guangzhou. Established in 1957, it is the longest-running of several comprehensive international trade events in China, and has been hailed as the barometer of China's foreign trade.