Asia 2025 Box Office: Animation, Patriotism & Polarisation
Box office across Asia was a mixed bag in 2025. Some territories had record-breaking years, some were middling, others looked like they were sliding towards terminal decline. Many factors influenced results – demographics, ticket price, property and therefore rental and other costs borne by cinemas, and of course the flow of films from local industries and the audience relationship with a declining number of Hollywood tentpoles. After going through figures for most of the larger territories, a few other trends stood out...
ANIMATION:
After decades of consuming and being culturally influenced by Japanese anime, it should come as no surprise that other Asian film industries would eventually improve technical and storytelling skills in this medium and start making animated films that are embraced by audiences across the region.
