"Ba Xian!" has crossed 2 billion yuan in cumulative box office, ranking it third among Chinese animated films in the country's box office history, according to 央广网. With that milestone, films produced in the Chengdu High-Tech Zone now hold all three of the top positions on that list, the outlet reports.
The achievement was reported across several Chinese outlets on the same day, including China Daily, 搜狐网, 凤凰网 and 每日经济新闻, all citing the same 2 billion yuan figure and the same third-place ranking for "Ba Xian!". China Daily framed the result around a forward-looking question — what other "Ba Xian"-scale productions the Chengdu High-Tech Zone might deliver next — while 央广网 and others emphasized the sweep of the top three spots by the zone's output.
The reports did not specify the titles of the other two films in the top three, nor did they give release dates, production budgets or studio names beyond the zone itself. No further box office figures for the other films were provided in the available material.
What to watch next: whether the Chengdu High-Tech Zone's production pipeline yields another animated release that enters the same all-time ranking, and when fuller box office figures for the remaining top-three titles are disclosed.
