Current Maoyan estimates have the title at RMB 8B ($1.1B) through today inChina.
Based on those figures, the sequel is already the No.
7 animated film ever worldwide.
From left: ‘Ne Zha 2,’ ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ and ‘Paddington in PEru’Enlight/Disney/Studiocanal
2 animated movie ever globally and the No.
The international cume stands at$435.9Mfor$671.1Mglobal with $700M in sight.
Ahead of its North America debut this coming Friday via Sony, StudiocanalsPaddington in Peruhas topped $100M overseas.
Upcoming major offshore market releases include Korea, Italy and Spain this month, and Japan in May.
Universal/DreamWorks AnimationsDog Manexpanded to a further 12 markets this session for a total 41 in release so far.
The frame collared$6.6Mto bring the international running cume to$11.9M.
The global total so far is$66M.
Opening this weekend, theUKdebuted to $4M at No.
Key markets still to come include Brazil, Australia, France, Germany and Korea.
