F1 fans cheer live showing at an IMAX theater in China.IMAX ChinaChina’s film industry had a great year in 2025 as the popularity of animated sequels, including “Ne Zha 2” – the world’s top-grossing film last year – and Disney’s “Zootopia 2” helped to generate an overall 20% annual increase in box office revenue in the country to $7.4 billion. The stars are aligned for another year of growth in 2026, says the China CEO of global entertainment technology company IMAX. One trend in China that’s “emerging as a ...