KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 -- The wave of success for Chinese content continues, marking one of its biggest achievements yet.

The sports comedy film Pegasus 3 has become the highest-grossing film of 2026, earning a worldwide total of US$614,786,686 (approximately RM2.48 billion), including US$1,374,946 domestically and US$613,411,740 from international markets.

It is also currently the seventh highest-grossing auto racing film of all time, with a worldwide gross of US$630,390,000. 

The film has outperformed recent Hollywood releases, including Project Hail Mary (US$425,379,224), The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (US$414,219,939), and Hoppers (US$333,296,279).

While many films have generated buzz in 2026 - including in Malaysia - the ...