Zootopia sloth, foxes shoot to stardom

Hollywood buddy-cop comedy Zootopia continued its domination at the Chinese box office - earning more than 824 million yuan ($127 million) this week - as well as in social media, where Flash, the three-toed sloth, and a pair of foxes have captured the public's imagination.

Depicted as an inefficient government worker in Disney's latest animation hit, which opened on March 4, Flash shot to stardom in China's online communities. Netizens have mimicked the sloth's speaking style and dubbed the character's lines in their own dialects.

Clips of Flash speaking at least nine different Chinese dialects can be found online, and animated images, known as "stickers", featuring the character have been shared repeatedly across the instant messaging app WeChat.