SINGAPORE: Chinese dream tradition video Ne Zha 2 has become the world’s highest-grossing movie in a single business, eclipsing big Hollywood hits, as it keeps up a hit run in China’s box office.
The domestic drama had already become China’s highest-grossing video next week- less than two weeks since its release.
As of Sunday ( Feb 9 ), it had grossed over US$ 1 billion, becoming the first non-Hollywood movie to do so.
Over the 2025 Chinese New Year holiday season, millions of spectators flocked to the nation’s theaters to see Yang Yu’s highly anticipated sequel to his 2019 movie.  ,
It tells the story of the classic and playful 16th-century Chinese mythology figure, reimagined as a present rock protagonist.  ,
Total revenue, including pre-sale figures, had hit 8 billion yuan ( US$ 1.11 billion ) on Feb 9, according to data released by Chinese ticketing platforms Maoyan and Beacon.  ,
According to authorities, the film has attracted more than 160 million viewers to meeting and grossed more than 6.8 billion renminbi in the first ten times since its Jan. 29 transfer.  ,
Maoyan director Lai Li said this makes it China’s highest-grossing video and also the country’s highest-grossing movie in a single market, surpassing Hollywood names like Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
” The success of Ne Zha 2 has set the tone for ( Chinese cinema ) for the year”, Lai told Chinese state media outlets. ” It highlights the incredible resilience and growth potential of China’s film market, and we’re excited to see how the rest of 2025 unfolds” . ,