"Kung Fu Panda 3" punched "The Revenant" back to its second place spot over the weekend. The animated sequel brought in a robust $41.3 million — which is a franchise low, but nonetheless a healthy showing in a generally slow time of the year at the box office. "Kung Fu Panda 3" will also have animated family film territory to itself until "Zootopia" opens in March.

A US, Canadian and Chinese theatrical release date of January 29, 2016 has been set for the DreamWorks Animation and China Film co-production, with a wider international roll-out scheduled in March.