China changed the ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru to a politically correct one, and Universal Pictures had no comment. On screenshots shared by users of Weibo, China’s premier social media platform, moviegoers in China showed the altered ending. The Chinese censors had tacked on a series of subtitled images in which Wild Knuckles, a character who participated in the heist in the story, was arrested and went to jail for 20 years. His partner in crime, Gru, “returned to his family,” according to the subtitles, and “his biggest accomplishment is being a father to his three girls.” In the original version, Wild Knuckles fakes his own death to avoid capture and runs off with Gru into the sunset.

Reuters is reporting that the change has been mocked on Weibo with posts like “The (changed) ending is very China,” and comments that say the addendum looked like a PowerPoint presentation.

Universal Pictures tried to appeal to the Chinese audience with the plot of Gru focusing on the heist of the Zodiac stone which is connected to the Chinese zodiac, and scenes of Chinatown, kung fu fights, and dragons. Its hands-off approach to the altered ending hasn’t seemed to pay much in dividends as Gru stayed at No. 4 on the Chinese box office chart, the same position as its debut weekend, with a total take of $24.58 million over ten days and a three-day weekend gross of $6.46 million.

Here are the top ten films for the weekend of August 26-28.

The animated Xin Shen Bang: Yang Jian (New Gods) stayed at No. 1 making $44 million in ten days of release with a weekend take of $13.01 million. It is directed by Ji Zhao and stars voice actor Kai Wang. The story is described thus: “Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. Yang Jian, the God of Erlang, made a living by working as a catcher. One day, Yang Jian was ordered to hunt down a young man, his own nephew.” The film will get distribution in North America. Gkids has acquired the rights for both Chinese and English dubbed versions for theatrical next year.

Moon Man, the Chinese sci-fi blockbuster comedy has now earned $423.89 million in 31 days, with $12.29 million over the three-day weekend. It stays at No. 2 though it briefly led the charts on Friday.

Warriors of the Future, a sci-fi action adventure film, also keeps its third place on the charts from last weekend, grossing $7.45 million this weekend, for a total of $89.17 million in 24 days. The Hong Kong film was three years in the making and is directed by visual effects artist Ng Yuen-fai and stars Louis Koo, Sean Lau, and Carina Lau. The plot deals with a killer plant called Pandora that crashes into Earth in 2055 and ravages everything in its path.

After Gru in fourth place, Return to Dust ends up in fifth place on Sunday. It earned $4.41 million in 52 days of release with a weekend gross of $1.04 million. It was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year with good reviews, is directed by Li Ruijun, and stars Wu Renlin and Hai Quing. Variety called it “a compassionate but cautious Chinese drama of rural lives ennobled by sacrifice.”

In sixth place is new entry Belle: The Dragon and the Freckled Princess which earned $1.55 million in three days of release. The Japanese animated film is from 2021 and is based on the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale. It is directed by Mamoru Hosoda and had its world premiere at last year’s Cannes Film Festival. It was released theatrically in North America by Gkids this January.

The Fallen Bridge, a crime story, fell to No. 7 with a total of $33.45 million over 16 days. It is directed by Yu Li and tells of a cold case that is revealed when a skeleton is found after a bridge collapses. The victim’s daughter embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of her father’s death accompanied by a young boy. The film stars Sichun Ma, Karry Wang and Wei Fan.

Beating Heart, a Chinese thriller about the attempt to save the lives of two young girls in jeopardy is in eighth place, debuting at $0.78 million in three days. It is directed by Arthur Wong and stars Tan Zhuo and Huang Yang Tian.

New entry A Dog Named Palma, a Russian movie from 2021, is in ninth place earning $0.59 million in three days. The story is a sentimental one based on a true story about an orphaned child befriending a dog found at an airport. Directed by Aleksandr Domogarov, it stars Viktor Dobronravov and Leonid Basov.

Rounding out the top ten is the Chinese hit Lighting Up the Stars which has grossed $253.44 million in 66 days. The film is directed by Liu Jiang and tells the story of a funeral director (Zhu Yilong) and a young girl (Yang Enyou) who become friends once he gets out of prison.