Geek BitsTV/Movies NatalieApril 16, 20253 min read Some animated stories begin with a single spark — others, like Jumbo, thunder into theatres with enough force to shake a region. The Indonesian animated feature has officially become Southeast Asia’s highest-grossing homegrown animation of all time, surpassing expectations and setting a new benchmark for the regional industry, per Deadline. Since its release on 31 March (coinciding with Eid al-Fitr), Jumbo has pulled in more than US$8 million at the Indonesian box office, toppling the previous record set by Malaysia’s Mechamato Movie, which earned around US$7.68 million in 2022.Produced by Jakarta-based Visinema Studios, Jumbo has now clocked over 3.2 million admissions, including close to a million across a single weekend in April. In just two weeks, it overtook Moana 2 to become Indonesia’s second-highest-grossing animated film ever, trailing only Frozen 2. While Disney’s blockbusters have long reigned supreme in Southeast Asian cine...
