An animated film on a boy who fights against demons with his magical powers has become the most profitable film in China and a source of national pride.
Ne Zha 2, based on a Chinese mythological character, has raked more than 8 billion yuan ($ 1.1 billion; 910 million pounds sterling) during the one -week lunar year vacation, according to the sales tracker maoyan tickets.
He broke the record established in 2021 The Battle of Lake Changjin, a propaganda film on the 1950s Korean War, which won around $ 900 million.
Ne Zha 2 is praised as a symbol of progress in the Chinese film, which has long dragged Hollywood despite a massive domestic market.
Hot of its domestic success, NE ZHA 2 will be presented abroad next week, especially in the United States, Canada and Australia.
For Chinese viewers, NE ZHA 2 shows how locally manufactured films become competitive worldwide.
“It presents not only the strong power of Chinese animation after its increase, but also demonstrates the infinite possibilities of traditional Chinese mythology in the modern context”, reads a review on IMDB.
Some hope that he could earn another billion dollars and exceed the most profitable film in the world of all time, Avatar of 2009.
“Now it’s up to the Chinese people abroad to settle there,” read a comment on Weibo.
Cinema ticket sales in China increase during New Year’s lunar festivities. This season has seen Chinese films rattle $ 1.3 billion during the one -week vacation period, highlighting an increase in consumer spending that Chinese authorities hoped.
In addition to defining a new reference to the box office in China, NE ZHA 2 is also the first film to cross $ 1 billion on a single market, according to the Hollywood deadline.
Ne Zha 2 was rented for its script and visual effects. The figure figures in the film stole the shelves while fans flock to the cinemas.
It is based on the success of the film NE ZHA of 2019, which won more than $ 725 million and is the fifth most profitable film in China of all time.
