It is still pretty early in 2025, but January is in the books and we have at least a few new films in the world. All the things reviewed, it was a pretty quiet month in the box office, With movies like "Wolf Man" do not expect expectations. It's in North America. Elsewhere in the world, namely China, theaters flood with patrons that are looking forward to seeing what awaits the miracles in the cinema. In particular, the animated sequel is now completely the largest film of the year - and not even far near.

"Not Haa 2", the sequel to the 2019 blockbuster "NO HAA", debuted at the weekend in China. To say that there was a great opening would be a dramatic underestimation. During the lunar New Year's Eve vacation, the animated film opened for nearly $ 300 million in just two days. From Monday, February 3, the film has already collected $ 432.2 million, after Diversity. It's really just the tip of the iceberg.

The film added another $ 117 million on Monday, which means the total is now north of $ 550 million. Enough by the end of this sentence, it will be $ 600 million past. By the next weekend? Who knows. The sequel was also a monster of IMAX and broke the five -day record set by Disney's "Moana 2" ($ 386.3 million) over Thanksgiving last year.

For a further context, only 13 Hollywood productions made more than $ 432 million globally in 2024. "Don't Haa 2" did so in a few days. "Inside Out 2" ($ 653 million) will soon be to become the biggest animated film ever in one country. If things continue like this, we may look at the first lumps of $ 1 billion in a market. This is an absolute monster.

Directed by Iaiosi, "No Haa 2" is loosely based on the book "Investment of the Gods". The first entrance, released in 2019, did an incredible business, dragging more than $ 740 million Globally, with damn near all that money coming from Chinese ticket buyers. It's movies like this, As well as unexpected box office hits, such as Wolf Warrior 2 ($ 870 million)"Hi, Mom" ​​($ 822 million), "Wanded Land" ($ 670 million) and "Battle of Lake Changin" ($ 902 million) that led China to prioritize its own films, despite throwing more Support behind American price.

It has implications for Hollywood, as the study can no longer depend on the robust return of China's box office as they could in the pre-Pandemic era. Aside, this is also a reminder that it is really a global theater market and, widely, the movies that do a good thing is a good thing for theaters. At the same time, "not Haa 2" is getting the release of the United States, but it is unlikely to break out in a significant way.

Looking beyond "NO HAA 2", China also had several other huge releases during the Lunar New Year, including "Detective Kinatown 1900" ($ 129.3 million weekend) and "Creating Gods II: Day Force "($ 42.9 million weekend). The full five -day framework delivered more than $ 1.2 billion in ticket sales. Meanwhile, the largest US edition of 2025 has been "Thieves Day 2: Panatera", with only $ 50 million shy. It's quite a gap.

What is happening in China is currently suggesting that the global treasurer could be back in a big way this year. Last year, the whole The global treasurer was $ 30 billion, which was less than what only Netflix achieved in revenue. The lunar New Year's CB was more than 230% over last year in China, a good sign. Not necessarily for Hollywood, in itself, but again, focusing on a larger, global image. The Desirel for experience with the big screen is raging.

"No Haa 2" hit US theaters later this month. You can rent the first "Don't Haa" on Amazon Premier video.