CATDOLL: "Boonie Bears: Return of the Bears" surpassed "Star Wars 7" to become the box office champion in its first weekend

The third film in the Boonie Bears series, Boonie Bears: Return of the Bears, was officially released last Saturday (January 16). As a new film in the series, people were optimistic about the box office of this film. In addition, another domestic animation, Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, did not release a new film in 2016, which also made Boonie Bears not have much competition. However, Boonie Bears: Return of the Bears, which premiered on the 16th, unexpectedly defeated Star Wars 7 and became the box office champion last weekend.

According to Maoyan data, Boonie Bears: Return of the Bears surpassed Star Wars: The Force Awakens on Saturday (16th) with 55.77 million yuan in box office and won the single-day championship. The box office on Sunday (17th) was still the box office champion. This weekend, the total box office of Boonie Bears: Return of the Bears plus the previous previews exceeded 130 million yuan, becoming the box office champion of last weekend, and also breaking the first-week box office record for domestic animated films. Although there are various factors such as the winter vacation, it is indeed surprising that the domestic animated film Boonie Bears: Return of the Bears can achieve such a good box office result.

The storyline of Boonie Bears: Bear Heart Returns continues the humorous, funny, and thrilling style of the previous work. Big Bear leaves his hometown to embark on an exciting fantasy adventure. In the new world, he becomes a circus star and enjoys the flowers and applause of his companions and the audience. However, he is also lost in the "emotional crisis" with his younger brother, Little Bear. Can Big Bear find his original intention and fulfill his oath of "a bear should be like a bear"? In addition to the better graphics and quality, the story of Boonie Bears: Bear Heart Returns is also more adult-oriented, so that it can attract more adults while making children like it.