Born in China

Born in China (我們誕生在中國) is a 2016 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 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.

Plot
This documentary follows four individual animal families-snow leopard, giant panda, chiru and golden snub-nosed monkey and their fortunes in the wilds of China.

Box office
, Born in China has grossed $13.8 million in the United States and Canada and $10.1 million in other territories for a worldwide gross of $23.9 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 $4.7 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.

Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 83% based on 41 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's consensus reads, "Disneynature Born In China delivers more of the breathtaking footage the series is known for — and more than enough cuddly anthropomorphic action to keep the kids entertained." On Metacritic the film has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.