Fire and Ash’ Tops Final Weekend of 2025

James Cameron’s “Avatar: Fire and Ash” remained the dominant drive at the China box workplace over the Dec. 26–28 body, including RMB166.4 million ($23.4 million) to elevate its local cumulative whole to RMB700 million ($98.6 million), according to Artisan Gateway.

Disney’s “Zootopia 2” held regular in second place, grossing $15.2 million in its fifth weekend. The animated sequel has now amassed $558.3 million in China, cementing its place as one of the market’s highest-grossing releases of the 12 months.

Maoyan Movie’s new release “The Fire Raven” opened in third place with $2.8 million. Directed and written by Sam Quah, the crime thriller facilities on a chilly case involving the homicide of a pupil in Duma City, with a witness and a police officer drawn right into a wider internet of corruption and retribution. The movie stars Peng Yuchang, Alan Aruna and Chang Ning.

Romantic drama “Love Is Hard,” from NCM Television, was at No. 4 with $2.1 million, taking its cume to $4 million. Co-written and directed by Dong Xu, the third entry in the “Qing Sheng” sequence centres on a wedding strained by a disaster of belief, with elaborate schemes and misunderstandings pushing a pair into wildly comedic territory. The ensemble options Xiao Yang, Tan Zhuo, Qiao Shan, Chang Yuan and Zhang Xiaowan.

Rounding out the top 5, Dirty Monkeys Studio’s “Escape From the Outland” earned $1.7 million, bringing its whole to $2.7 million. Directed by Shen Ao, the movie follows a overseas correspondent, his spouse and an engineer who’re kidnapped by an extremist group while on task overseas, starring Yang Xiao, Xi Qi and Simon Yam.

Overall, the China box workplace generated $48.6 million for the weekend. The 2025 year-to-date whole now stands at $7.26 billion, working 23.1% ahead of the same point in 2024.