The popular Chinese movie Dear You has begun its overseas release in Hong Kong, Malaysia, North America, Australia, and New Zealand starting this week.

The Teochew-language family drama — reportedly made for about $2 million and now nearing $250 million in China — opens in U.K. and Irish cinemas on June 26, with France to follow.

CMC Pictures picks up 'Dear You,' China's word-of-mouth hit, for North America, Australia and New Zealand theaters.

The popular Chinese movie Dear You has begun its overseas release in Hong Kong, Malaysia, North America, Australia, and New Zealand starting this week.

Members of Malaysia's Chinese community at an exhibition for the film

The Chinese film, which was filmed almost entirely in the Teochew dialect, has become a box office success in China, grossing over 1.7 billion yuan (S$322 million).