Crazy Animal City 2 Global Box Office Exceeds $556 Million, with China Contributing Nearly Half

(Kazakhstan International News Agency) According to Reuters, the animated film "Crazy Animal City 2" by Disney has shown strong performance in its first week after global release. Preliminary statistics show that with the Thanksgiving long weekend boost, the film's global box office has reached $556 million.

This highly anticipated sequel not only opened the crucial Christmas season for Hollywood, but also marked one of the strongest holiday seasons post-pandemic, and injected a strong stimulus into the entire film industry.

Among these, the Chinese market became the largest overseas ticket market for "Crazy Animal City 2," contributing $272 million in a single market, almost half of the global box office. The film also set a new record for the box office of Hollywood animated films in Chinese cinema history, surpassing the performance of the first movie in 2016.

At the same time, the musical fantasy film "Wicked: For Good" continued to hold the second position, earning $92.2 million in the second weekend, with a global total of $393.3 million over 10 days. The strong performance of the two films is seen as a positive signal for the recovery of the Christmas season at North American and global cinemas. Despite this, the overall box office is still behind the figures from the same period in 2019 before the pandemic.

In the North American (United States + Canada) market, "Crazy Animal City 2" topped the weekend with $156 million. The film continues to tell the adventure story of rabbit officer Judy (voiced by Jennifer Goodwin) and fox Nick (voiced by Jason Bateman), taking viewers back to the modern city where anthropomorphic animals live.

Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, said: "This is a proud moment for the Disney animation department, and it has set a good start for the entire holiday season."

The previous week's champion "Wicked: For Good" earned $93 million in box office this weekend, dropping to second place. As a prequel to the classic "The Wizard of Oz," the film stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo.

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