The Chinese animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2 has made history by becoming the first non-Hollywood film to surpass $2 billion in global earnings, including presales, according to ticketing platform Maoyan.
This milestone was achieved by Monday afternoon, just 33 days after its release on January 29, during the Chinese New Year, and 13 days after it overtook Disney's Inside Out 2 (2024) to become the highest-grossing animated movie worldwide.
In addition to this impressive achievement, Ne Zha 2 has already set several other records, including being the first to gross $1 billion in a single market and the first non-Hollywood film to join the billion-dollar club.
Directed by Yang Yu (known as Jiaozi), Ne Zha 2 is the sequel to the 2019 animated hit Ne Zha, which grossed 5 billion yuan and topped the Chinese box office that year. The film now ranks seventh on the all-time global box office list, just behind Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War (2018).