3.5/5 starsChinese 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.ALL WISHES COME TRUE International Ultimate Trailer | 《八仙！》国际版终极预告Produced by Pearl Studio, the Shanghai-based animation house responsible for Kung Fu Panda 3 and Netflix’s Academy Award-nominated Over the Moon, All Wishes Come True! is a visually dazzling infusion of Chinese and Western storytelling conventions that manages to feel culturally authentic and wholly accessible.Set in the celestial realm of Penglai, a gleaming, cloud-draped utopia where mortals and deities coexist, the story follows earnest swordsman Lu Dongbin (voiced by Li Shaozhe) and unscrupulous pickpocket Zhongli Quan (Chen Hao) as they plot a daring heist to steal a magical lantern – and as much gold as they can carry – from the vault within the Palace of the Gods.