NE ZHA 2 Closing In On TITANIC As Fourth Highest-Grossing Movie Of All Time

NE ZHA 2 Closing In On TITANIC As Fourth Highest-Grossing Movie Of All Time

Animated Chinese film about a demon-boy raised by humans now closing in on Titanic's box office record and scheduled to be released in other overseas markets.

By vectorsigma - Mar 31, 2025 01:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Animated Features
Source: www.reddit.com

The Chinese animated phenomenon Ne Zha 2 has achieved milestone after milestone since its release about two months ago starting in China. Now, the movie is starting to be rolled out to other countries and is achieving yet a few more milestones. As of writing, the following are the records it has already set:

Highest-Grossing Animated Film

- Highest-Grossing Non-English Language Film

First Animated Film to $2 Billion

- First to $1 Billion in a Single Market

- Top 5 Highest Grossing Globally

- Highest-Grossing Chinese Film

- Fastest Animated Film to $1 Billion

According to our sources closely monitoring the developments in the Chinese film market, the movie has now reached about $2.13B this weekend after 9 consecutive weeks at number 1 in the Middle Kingdom. This puts the movie closer to Titanic with about $2.26B. Another source reports it has also grossed an estimated amount of $50M overseas which is a rare occurence for a Chinese film. For reference, the first film, Ne Zha grossed $7.5M during its entire run in 2019. There are a few more other countries lined up for release with India getting a reported dub release on April 24th and Japan which gets it earlier on April 4th.

The film about a demon boy raised by humans and strives to cultivate himself and protect the people around him from demons and gods. It has broken multiple box office records including the highest grossing Chinese film of all time, the highest grossing animated film of all time beating Inside Out 2, and placing within the top 5 highest grossing films of all time, beating the likes of Spider-man No Way Home, Avengers Infinity War, and Star Wars the Force Awakens.

The film is inspired by Chinese mythology with stories dating back to the 16th century under the title "Investiture of the Gods." He is a protection deity who is both heroic and rebellious in nature. For those familiar with Sun Wukong and the story of Journey to the West, Ne Zha was one of the warriors who faced him when he wrecked havoc in heaven.

With a reported $80M budget, the movie features breathtaking animation that took about 4,000 animators to make in 5 years with about 2,000 visual effects shots. The third act alone features about a reported 200 million individually animated characters.

Characters include Ne Zha, reincarnation of the demon orb, born to human parents Li Jing and Lady Yin in a fictional setting called Chentang Pass. He is guided by his master Taiyi Zhenren and along the way meets Ao Bing, a reincarnation of the spirit pearl and third son of Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea. Ao Bing, on the other hand, is trained by Taiyi's martial arts brother, Shen Gongbao. Newcomers in the movie are Wuliang, an immortal leading the Chan sect, Deero and Crana, lieutenants of Wuliang in exorcising the demons in the human world, Shen Xiaobao, Shen Gongbao's younger brother, Shen Zhengdao, their father.

Have you seen the movie yet? Let us know what you think and discuss in the comments.

Ketchup Entertainment  Purchases COYOTE VS ACME From WB Discovery, Plans 2026 Global Release
Related:

Ketchup Entertainment Purchases COYOTE VS ACME From WB Discovery, Plans 2026 Global Release

NE ZHA 2 Review: When Animation Blends Perfectly Well With Creativity and Imagination
Recommended For You:

NE ZHA 2 Review: When Animation Blends Perfectly Well With Creativity and Imagination

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/31/2025, 2:15 AM
This is what happens when liberals value revenge against conservatives, and indoctrination of The Message.

Their movies bomb.

Theaters flounder and close.

And people spend their money saved from skipping communist made trash on less woke and non woke movies.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 2:24 AM
@MakeAmericaGrea - how do you guys see this article? I can only access it because i created it but i still dont know how if you are a different user, lolz.

But anyway, no politics. Hollywood creates trash movies nowadays and Ne Zha 2 is an epic movie, just that
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 3/31/2025, 1:35 PM
@vectorsigma -

"how do you guys see this article? I can only access it because i created it but i still dont know how if you are a different user, lolz."

What do you mean?

You think everyone who isn't you wouldn't be able to see articles made by you?
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 1:55 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea - i mean i dont see it on the main page and i need to go to my profile page just to see it
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 3/31/2025, 2:56 AM
Weird. The way that one commenter talks about this flick I thought it would be 🩴
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 4:54 AM
@ProfessorWhy - i think tjat commenter is me, i have been promoting it.

But i dont know the meaning of the slipper emoji, what does it mean? Lolz
ProfessorWhy
ProfessorWhy - 3/31/2025, 5:06 AM
@vectorsigma - that's a thong sandal tho
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 5:07 AM
@ProfessorWhy - oh ok, so what does that mean?
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/31/2025, 4:16 AM
No.
[frick]ing.
Way.

This beast is unstoppable.
Seriously they need to get Ne Zha 1 on a streamer ASAP and put Ne Zha 2 in more cinemas.
I'm quite certain they're more than happy being the 5th highest grossing movie of all time, but if they get wise they could be THE highest grosser. But that won't happen.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 4:58 AM
@ObserverIO - imagine a rerelease next year on chinese new year holiday again. It MIGHT make another billion

Im hearing rumors there were still a lot of cut scenes from the current version. So that is something to look forward to.

Id bet Netflix is trying to get part 1 as we speak, lolz
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 3/31/2025, 5:02 AM
@vectorsigma - I'm gonna make a point to watch part 1 on YouTube this week sometime. I may be too late to see part 2, it's probably already left my local cinema, but maybe I can find it on the high seas.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 5:06 AM
@ObserverIO - ive heard it is starting to pull out of NA theaters due to Minecraft arriving.

Hope you'll get your chance soon!
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 3/31/2025, 12:02 PM
If they just do what Cameron does with all his films. Jest keep re-releasing the dang thing up to 20 years later. It’ll beat those films in no time.
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 3/31/2025, 12:16 PM
@HulkisHoly - im guessing it will be beat by a re release on chinese new year next year. It is possible it still gets 1B then

Please log in to post comments.

Don't have an account?
Please Register.

View Recorder