The film earned about US$13.8 million on its first day, and topped the Chinese box office in its first two days.
Including the film’s estimated Wednesday-Thursday earnings of RMB270 million (about US$38.1 million), the film has earned US$73 million in its first five days, making China the film’s biggest box office market.
The film also set the biggest box office opening this year by a non-mainland Chinese movie.
The film also won awards from the Annie Awards (for storyboarding and character animation) and the British Academy Film Awards (for animated film).