Ne Zha breaks Zootopia's record in nation

The unexpected box office success of Chinese animated film Ne Zha turned into a significant money spinner for its producers.

Last Friday, it overtook Zootopia's box office receipts of 1.53 billion yuan ($217.7 million) in 2016 and became the highest ever grossing animation film in China.

The movie continued to dominate the Chinese mainland box office on Monday, its 11th day of screening. Up till Monday, its total box office receipt stood at 2.4 billion yuan. Online ticketing platform Maoyan Entertainment predicts the film will finish its run with about 4.4 billion yuan.