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Chinese animated film Nejatu has made history,
becoming the first Asian film to break into the top 20 of global box office rankings.
After reaching 10 billion yuan, or about US$1.4 billion as of Tuesday,
what are the key factors behind this remarkable success?
Welcome to Road Today the panel discussion Mika Anna in Beijing.
China's box office has maintained its strong spring festival momentum
with NE ZHA2 dominating the charts for the second consecutive week.
In the process, this animated sequel has shattered multiple records.
It became the highest grossing film in China's history and Surpassed Star Episode 7,
the Force Awakens in North America,
making it the biggest single market box office champion of all time.
With Noda 2 now crossing the 1 billion mark,
what does this review about the future trajectory of China's movie market?
To delve into this and more, let's have Helen Han or Henghua,
co founder and Secretary General of Beijing Club for International Dialogue,
Mao KE Fellow at the Harvard Yenching Institute, and Professor Qu Qiang,
Fellow of Belt and Road Research center at Mingzhou University of China.
Welcome to our discussion today.