Ne Zha 2 has made history again with a legendary run for China’s box office with a seven-week streak at number one and now defeated John Wick with a $17.3 million lead.  Ne Zha 2 added another RMB 148.3 million or $20.6 million for its box office lifetime accumulating a now whopping $2.064 billion. The animated epic has no sign of slowing down, even with a limited release for North American theaters the film is destroying some long-standing records while revitalizing the Chinese theaters. The box office for China has been on a decline since the pandemic many worried after a 23 percent drop to $5.8 billion from the previous year, a record low, that Chinese cinema was in danger of massively downsizing until Ne Zha 2. The recovery has been downright inspiring with Ne Zha 2 making two-fifths of the previous year’s total revenue in just seven weeks.

The Chinese Box Office had the anticipated newcomer John Wick Chapter 4 but saw only $3.3 million for its premiere being totally eclipsed by Ne Zha 2 in third was Detective Chinatown 1900, from As One Production,  earning $3 million being a hold over from the previous weekend.

Ne Zha 2 is now the fifth highest-grossing film of all time and is rapidly approaching the next juggernaut on the list with Titanic, sitting at $2.26 billion. The incredibly detailed and action-packed animation is one of the most successful blockbusters to be an international picture as well. No confirmation of a sequel or other streaming premieres has been announced but it is available on Apple TV+.