Peter Rabbit Photo: VCG

The computer-animated adventure comedy film 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' produced by Sony Pictures will be launched in the Chinese mainland on Friday, one day before Dragon Boat Festival.

The film is a sequel to 2018's Peter Rabbit and is based on the stories created by Beatrix Potter.

The first film was popular in China and the second film has been hailed on Chinese social media platforms. A related hashtag has been viewed more than 100 million times on Sina Weibo.

"I am ready to take my child to watch the movie. See you in the cinema," one netizen wrote on Sina Weibo.