Superstar Rajinikanth's 2.0, which has set the cost registers ringing all over, is gearing up for a major China release across 56,000 screens, according to its makers. In a statement, Lyca Productions confirmed the news of the Shankar-directed sci-fi movie's release in association with HY Media in China with at least 47,000 of the total screens playing it in 3D format.

2.0 will release in China in May 2019 and it will be the widest 3D release for any foreign language film in history, the statement said. A sequel to Shankar's 2010 blockbuster Enthiran, 2.0 has been produced by Lyca Productions and was released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on November 29.