Global Demand for Chinese Animated Epic Surges
\"Ne Zha 2,\" the record-breaking animated film from China, has ignited international box offices with sold-out screenings from New York to Sydney. Fans worldwide scrambled for tickets this week, prompting major theater chains like AMC to add midnight screenings in cities including Los Angeles and Auckland to meet unprecedented demand.
A Production Marvel
With 1,900+ VFX shots and contributions from 138 animation studios across China, the film has earned an IMDb score of 8.1 ahead of its full international release. Columbia University film scholar Jiang Xiangxiang noted Manhattan theaters already face capacity crowds: \"Local viewers are amazed by the technical mastery – they can't believe it took just five years to create.\"
Breaking Box Office Barriers
The film has raked in 9.2B yuan ($1.3B) in China alone, drawing 187M viewers – making it the world's fifth highest-grossing animated feature and the only non-Hollywood entry in the top five. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun praised such films as \"new bridges for cultural exchange\" at a Wednesday briefing.
Global rollout continues this week with releases in Australia/New Zealand (Thursday) and North America (Friday), where preview screenings have already filled seats in major cities.
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'Ne Zha 2' ready to soar globally with tickets in hot demand
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