Movie ‘Monster Hunt’ becomes China’s biggest grossing film, knocking ‘Furious 7’ off perch

BEIJING, China – A Chinese live-action animation film has knocked “Fast & Furious 7” off the perch of the country’s biggest grossing movie of all time — the first homegrown film to do so since the mainland reopened its market to Hollywood movies in 1994.

“Monster Hunt,” a movie about a baby monster whose life is under threat, had earned 2.428 billion yuan ($382 million) by Friday since its debut on July 16, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.

The latest in the fast car “Furious” franchise had pulled in a total of 2.426 billion yuan ($381 million) in the mainland market by May.

“Fast & Furious 7,” called “Furious 7” in the U.S., had taken the highest grossing movie accolade in China from “Transformers: Age of Extinction.”

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