“Ne Zha 2” raised about $ 2 billion in box office and is the most successful animation in history
Chinese animation “Ne zha 2” It will arrive in Brazilian theaters in the 2nd semester of this year. The film will be distributed by A2 Filmes, which made the announcement at the 16th winter show in Campos do Jordão, on Wednesday (4.Jun.2025). The information is from the site specializing in movies .
The film is expected to debut in Brazil in the 2nd half of September, but there is no confirmation of the date yet. “Ne zha 2” It is the largest box office of 2025, with a collection of over $ 1.9 billion.
Has already become the most successful animation in film history by surpassing US production “Fun 2”launched in 2024, which raised $ 1.6 billion.
The values are monitored by the site – Platform of which records the theaters. The site does not inform the box office update date.
On the American website, “Ne zha 2” It is the 8th largest box office in the history of cinema. In April, the Chinese state media company He reported that the film became the first animation to exceed $ 2 billion at a box office. This value ($ 2.1 billion) puts the film as the 5th largest box office in history.
Most people who watched “Ne zha 2” In theaters it is Chinese, as the film was released in a few countries abroad. In mainland China, it raised $ 1.86 billion, while revenue abroad total US $ 35.9 million. Outside China, it has debuted in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, the United Kingdom and Russia. The budget was $ 80 million.
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The movie
The 1st film told the story of Ne Zha, a boy who receives powers from an evil stone at his birth and is excluded from his village. It was released in 2019 and also had good box office results: $ 726 million – it was the 12th largest global box office of that year. Ne Zha’s history has several references to Chinese culture and mythology. It also gives touches of modernity to the movie universe, such as portals that open with facial recognition.
The young ne zha faces new challenges in this sequence. Among the enemies is his internal struggle to find his place in the world and confront his destiny. Production has action scenes and existential themes. It eventually attracted the attention of the Chinese young audience, who identified with Ne Zha’s internal and external battles.
“Ne zha 2” tells a saga known as “Fengshen Yanyi”you a “Creation of the gods”a historical novel of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The film is based on Ne Zha’s Chinese legend, a mythological character who was born from an egg and was intended to bring destruction. The boy, however, ends up becoming a hero who fights against the forces of evil.
