Malaysia’s animation industry has been on a roll for the past year – landing big theatrical hits in its home market as well as making a splash in the huge neighbouring market of Indonesia.
Papa Zola The Movie, produced by Monsta Studios and Astro Shaw and released in Malaysia last December, has grossed $16.3M (RM64M) in its home market – making it Malaysia’s biggest animated film ever and the third highest-grossing local film of all time behind historical drama Mat Kilau and action thriller Blood Brothers.
Remarkably, the film has also been a big hit in Indonesia, pulling in nearly 517,000 admissions, making it the fourth biggest film of the year overall behind three Indonesian horror titles (although as Indonesia’s biggest box office period of the year kicks off today, it’s likely to slide down the annual rankings). MD Entertainment handled the Indonesian release.
Papa Zola wasn’t
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