China has become the leading contributor to the worldwide earnings of Disney animation Zootopia 2, underscoring the vast potential and critical importance of Chinese film market as a driver of growth for the global film industry, according to an industry expert.
According to data from online platforms, as of 17:00 Monday, Zootopia 2's global box office had reached 818 million U.S. dollars, with the Chinese market contributing 278 million U.S. dollars, accounting for 33.9 percent of the global total.
Industry experts said the success of Zootopia 2 in China demonstrates that the Chinese film market is now mature, open, and inclusive, and has become a crucial revenue source for high-quality global films.
"This achievement particularly highlights the vast market foundation, immense consumption demand, and potential of China's film industry. The Chinese market's embrace of excellent films reflects the strong resilience of our film industry and our open and inclusive attitude toward globally advanced cinematic achievements. It especially underscores that the Chinese film market is a vital growth engine for the global film industry," said Zhang Jinfeng, deputy editor-in-chief of China Film News.
For most Chinese moviegoers, the film's refined visual production and storytelling were key factors driving its success.
"The animation and visual design are very well done, and so is the storyline," said an audience member.
"I think its pacing and innovative elements really resonate with children," said another moviegoer.
Amid the box office frenzy for Zootopia 2, nearly 83.3 percent of all film screenings in China are dedicated to Zootopia 2 as of Sunday.
Zootopia 2 box office highlights China's role as global film industry growth engine: expert
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday presided over a State Council executive meeting which studied further arrangements on energy conservation and carbon reduction, and heard a report on a special campaign on business-related administrative law enforcement.
The meeting also reviewed and approved a draft regulation on administrative law enforcement oversight, discussed a draft law on firefighters, and arranged work for a crackdown on tobacco-related illegal activities.
The meeting emphasized the need to ensure higher-standard and better-quality work in the fields of energy conservation and carbon reduction -- work which must be advanced with greater overall planning efforts and in light of local conditions.
To that end, the meeting called for efforts to maximize the impact of policies, continuously improve market mechanisms, and accelerate the transition to green production and green lifestyles.
A special campaign on regulating business-related administrative law enforcement this year has achieved positive results, the meeting noted, underlining further efforts to enhance the standardization of administrative law enforcement.
By drafting and implementing the regulation on administrative law enforcement oversight, the boundaries and responsibilities of law enforcement authorities will be clarified further, and administrative power will be upheld consistently within a legal framework, it said.
It discussed and approved in principle a draft law on firefighters, which will be submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation.
It is imperative that the institutional arrangements for the country's firefighting force are improved, making it more standardized and professional, the meeting said, stressing the need to consolidate fire safety management, and to resolutely prevent and curb serious or major fire accidents.
Work will also be done to crack down strictly on tobacco-related illegal activities, strengthen supervision and law enforcement across all links, and improve the tobacco market environment, according to the meeting.
Chinese premier chairs meeting on carbon reduction, administrative law enforcement
