Xinhua News | China's 2025 box office soars 22 pct, powered by animation dominance

China's film market staged a powerful comeback in 2025, with annual ticket sales rising nearly 22 percent to approximately 51.83 billion yuan (about 7.37 billion U.S. dollars), fueled by an unprecedented animation boom that saw the genre claim nearly half of the total revenue, according to China Film Administration data released on Thursday. #XinhuaNews