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China and Indonesia show blockbuster power of home-grown animated films

China and Indonesia show blockbuster power of home-grown animated films

Nikkei Asia20-06-2025
In the latest episode of Nikkei Asia News Roundup, hosts Jada Nagumo and Brian Chapman discuss Asia's home-grown animated movies out-grossing Hollywood films.
This week's feature stories:
'Jumbo' leads the way as Indonesian films flip the script on Hollywood
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