Chinese animation is riding an unprecedented wave of success, exemplified by the record-shattering run of Ne Zha 2 last year, but also represented by the likes of Chang’an (2023) and Nobody (2025). These films reinterpret classical tales and ancient mythology for modern audiences using state-of-the-art computer animation.

Mu Zhengyang’s All Wishes Come True! enthusiastically takes up the baton, having grossed over 1.5 billion yuan (US$222 million) at the mainland Chinese box office since opening on July 18.

Now arriving in major markets around the world, the film plays out as an enthralling origin story for the legendary Eight Immortals, propelled by the same heroic gusto and eye-popping spectacle as an Avengers movie.

Read my full South China Morning Post review here