Capernaum, nominated for the best foreign language of 91st Academy Awards. [Photo provided to China Daily]

The children-themed Capernaum grossed 374 million yuan ($ 53million) in China, according to the box office tracker Beacon, despite its release clashing with Marvel's blockbuster Avengers: Endgame.

Before the film was imported into Chinese mainland at the end of April, it had not cracked the $2 million mark in any other market, the Wall Street Journal reported.

For Greek Book, which raked in 480 million yuan, its China's receipts account for around 22.3 percent of the road-trip drama's worldwide box-office haul, according to movie website boxofficemojo.com and Beacon.

With China boasting the most screens in the world and being the No.2 box-office market, Hollywood is now seeing a growth by relying on Chinese partners, according to some industry analysts.