Ne Zha 2 premiered in China on January 29, 2025, during the Lunar New Year and rolled out internationally in early 2025, including a U.S. limited release on February 14 and English dubbed versions later in the year. Directed by Yang Yu, the film continues the mythic journey of demon-child hero Ne Zha and his ally Ao Bing, whose souls have become Spirits. To regain physical form, they must undertake a perilous quest involving the mystical Seven-Colored Precious Lotus. Filled with breathtaking animation, intense battles, and cultural depth, the movie explores themes of identity, fate, loyalty, and sacrifice. Audiences and critics alike praised its visuals, while its box office success rewrote animation history. Rotten Tomatoes+1
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Ne Zha 2 is that it became the highest-grossing animated film in world history even surpassing Disney/Pixar blockbusters like Inside Out 2 and most of its enormous box office (over $2 billion) came almost entirely from China alone, making it one of the rare movies globally to achieve such staggering earnings primarily from a single country’s market.
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