Director: Chuan Lu
Writers: David Fowler, Brian Leith
Stars: John Krasinski, Xun Zhou
Born in China: Venturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" capture sintimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cub
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Born in China is a 2016 American-Chinese nature documentary film directed by Lu Chuan. A co-production between Disneynature and Shanghai Media Group, the film was released in China on August 12, 2016 and in the United States on April 21, 2017, one day before Earth Day. The film focuses on a female snow leopard named Dawa and her cubs, a young golden snub-nosed monkey named Tao Tao, a female giant panda named Ya Ya along with her daughter Mei Mei, and a herd of chiru. The American release of the film is narrated by John Krasinski and the Chinese release is narrated by Zhou Xun.
As of April 23, 2017, Born in China has grossed $4.9 million in the United States and Canada and $9.5 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $14.3 million.In the United States and Canada, Born in China opened alongside The Promise, Unforgettable, Free Fire and Phoenix Forgotten, and was projected to gross around $5 million from 1,508 theaters in its opening weekend. It ended up debuting to $4.9 million, finishing 6th at the box office.The film made US$2.3 million on its opening weekend at the Chinese box office. It went on to gross a total of CN¥68 million ($9.9 million) in the country.