Not all patriotic Chinese films this season have enjoyed such rave reviews.
The blockbuster has raked in more than 3.4bn yuan (£383m) since debuting on 27 July, according to unofficial China box office trackers Maoyan and other industry tallies.
A flag-waving Chinese action film depicting the country’s soldiers saving war-ravaged Africans from western baddies has become China’s all-time top box-office earner, headlining a summer of patriotic cinematic fare.
Wolf Warriors 2 is directed by Wu Jing, a martial arts expert who also plays the lead role of Leng Feng.