Sydney premiere; overseas rollout kicks off in Australia

The Manila Times reported on August 13, carrying a GlobeNewswire release from Chengdu, that the Chinese animated feature All Wishes Come True! opened in cinemas across Australia that day; according to the producers, the rollout opens in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea on August 13, followed by North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Netherlands on August 14, and Belgium and Luxembourg on September 4.[1]

The release noted the film has raked in CN¥1.4 billion (≈US$194M) at China's box office, and that on overseas social media platforms viewers from a number of countries have taken the initiative to translate the lines and share their thoughts on the film, fueling a wave of interest in the Eight Immortals.[1]

After attending the premiere on August 10, Australian film sound designer David White remarked: "All Wishes Come True! is a massive, typical Chinese story to tell a culturally significant story in a fun, new way that makes an old story fresh, and it's brilliant." Another overseas viewer commented, "I can't believe I actually understood a Chinese myth."[1]

"Great stories speak for themselves," said Executive Producer Ying Xujun, adding that the movie approaches the story from the perspective of "mortals becoming immortals", breaking down cultural barriers and enabling overseas audiences to grasp the core of Eastern storytelling: "True strength does not lie in walking alone, but in moving forward together."[1]

The release also noted the film was co-produced by enterprises based in Tianfu Long Island Digital Cultural and Creative Park in the Chengdu High-Tech Zone — the same park where Ne Zha 2, which in 2025 set an opening record in North America for a Chinese-language film in nearly two decades, was created.[1]