Old tales told in captivating new ways

TICKET SALES FOR NE ZHA, a recently released domestic animation film, had reached 4.24 billion yuan ($599 million) by Wednesday, exceeding that of Avengers: Endgame. Indeed, all the Top 3 performers at the Chinese box office are domestic films. China Daily writer Zhang Zhouxiang comments:

The two films that rank first and second are Wolf Warrior 2 and The Wandering Earth. All three are totally "Made in China": they are directed by Chinese directors, shot by Chinese video teams, as well as based on novels written by Chinese authors. And they have made the most money in the Chinese market.

That phenomenon reflects, first of all, that Chinese audiences are increasingly more interested in their own stories than in foreign ones.