Both
Toy Story 4 and
Spirited Away recently debuted in Chinese theatres. Despite the former being the newest instalment in the immensely popular Pixar animated film series and the latter being a Shojo which originally debuted back in 2002; Spirited Away made infinitely more money at the box office in China (via
Variety).
Don't get me wrong,
Toy Story 4 is still popular over there - with many positive reviews from Chinese outlets. It just goes to show just how popular
Spirited Away is. The Studio Ghibli film made $28 million at the box office whereas the Pixar film only made $13 million - the former making more than double the latter's earnings.
The reason for
Spirited Away taking the top spot at the Chinese box office, instead of
Toy Story 4, is no doubt because it's the first time that Miyazaki’s masterpiece has had a theatrical run in China. Still, it's impressive to see how well the 17-year-old film has held up in people's minds.