Week two: No. 1, cumulative CN¥800M

Variety reported that the film took over the top position at the mainland China box office on the July 24–26 weekend, generating RMB 314.8 million (US$46.3 million) in its second frame for a cumulative total of US$112.5 million; Kung Fu Soccer moved to second place with US$33.9 million in its third weekend.[1]

Cartoon Brew put the weekend take at US$43.8 million — good enough for second place worldwide — and the nine-day gross at US$109.5 million including previews, noting that the film "displaced Stephen Chow's live-action Kung Fu Soccer in the country's top spot" in its second frame.[2]

Deadline likewise ranked the film No. 2 at the global weekend box office behind The Odyssey, estimating US$46.26 million for the frame and a US$112.9 million cumulative through nine days.[3]

China.org.cn reported on July 27 that the film had grossed more than 765 million yuan by the previous day on glowing reviews, and was projected to earn nearly 2 billion yuan (≈US$278 million) over its theatrical run.[4]

Cartoon Brew framed the performance as the latest evidence that animation is now a central part of China's theatrical business: animated films accounted for nearly half of the country's box office revenue in 2025, led by the US$2.2 billion phenomenon Ne Zha 2, while Shanghai Animation Film Studio's hand-drawn Nobody set a 2D record with US$215.3 million.[2]