Chinese animation movie Nezha 2 made the box office history

It seems that it seems an apparently unexpected movie from anywhere to make history at the box office. “Apparently” does a good amount of work there because, for the fans of films living in China, the “Nezha 2” animated completion has become an unparalleled cultural event. Not only in China, keep in mind, but it is larger in some respects than any other movie in history. Yes, really.

During the weekend, the director Yoo Yang added “Nezha 2” 250.6 million dollars To its actual overall, it reaches $ 1.08 billion as of Monday morning. Keep in mind that the film was released only on January 29, which means that he did all this within about two weeks. It has become the first movie ever making more than a billion dollars in one country, and “The Force Awakens” passed (The Force Awakens “(936.6 million dollars) To become the largest movie ever in one market.

“Ne Zha 2” topped the headlines on the New Lunar New Year with its openingRaise the Chinese box office to the highlands that have not been seen for years. Other visits such as the “Chinese Live Investigator 1900” and “creation of Gods II: SMON Force” also led to standard aspects of the country, but this moving completion that rose above the rest. At this rate, there is no box office record in China the movie will not collapse. The only question now is how high it is.

Before the epidemic, China was lucky with local strikes like “Wolf Warrior 2” ($ 870 million) And “The Wandering Earth” ($ 699 million), among others. The original “Nezha” ($ 742 million) is also present in that list. What makes it unique is that the vast majority of this money comes from China and China alone. For example, “Wolf Warrior 2” made only $ 2.7 million in the United States, and this trend was even in the wake of the epidemic, as films such as “The Battle at Lake Changjin” ($ 902 million) continued to break the records.

This is where things become interesting with “Ne Zha 2.” Until this lines write, just two weeks after running, It has already gone on the total life of “Star War: the rise of Skywalker” ($ 1.077 billion) To become one of the 40 largest films in the world. The passing of both Hollywood like “Top Gun: MAVERICK” ($ 1.49 billion) and “Barbie” ($ 1.44 billion) within days, not weeks. It will become one of the largest films in all ages, although most people in the world will not see them. There is only one country that feeds the frenzy.

At this rate, we look at a movie that may reach a sign of $ 2 billion in China alone. “The Lion King” will pass for 2019 ($ 1.66 billion) to become the only Chinese movie to break the top ten ever. If it comes to a billion dollar sign, it will become only the seventh film at all, as it descends somewhere between “Avengers: Infinity War” ($ 2 billion) and James Cerene (AVATAR) ($ 2.9 billion) on the graph at all.

What is happening with this movie is now not shy. The most prominent of everything? It is possible that it has the minimum presence on screens elsewhere in the world. It is one game of the market that we have not seen before, which is likely to encourage China to continue to give priority to its films more, rather than relying on Hollywood for films.

I talked about this and more box office news about today’s episode of The /Film Daily PodCast, which you can listen to below:

“Nezha 2” opens in the United States on February 14, 2025.