After 10 years, a new animated movie has beaten a box office record set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ne Zha 2's box office domination continues

New Chinese animated movie Ne Zha 2 has overtaken Star 🌠Wars: The Force Awakens to become the fifth-highest-grossing film of all time.
The movie was released in China on January 29, before arriving in North America on February 14. The film has now made $2.07 billion at the global box office, making it the highest-grossing release of 2025 so far. The Force Awakens, which was released 10 years ago in 2015 as the first ღinstallment in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, made $2.068 billion.
What's more, it's now the highest-grossing animated movie of all time and the highest-grossing non-English-language movie, and the first non-Eng♉lish-language film to make over $1 billion at the box office.
A sequel to 2019's Ne Zha, the film follows the unlikely titular hero, a demon child raised by humans. In the aftermath of the first movie's epic battle, Ne Zha must now embark on a dangerous quest to find an el🌠ixir to save the dragon prince Ao Bing.
Ne Zha 2's rapid rise up the box office charts now places it in the top five highest-grossing movies of all time, with only Titanic, Avatar: The Way of Water, Avengers: Endgame, and Avatar above it. 2015's Jurassic World, which previously held the number 10 spot, has now been pushed out of th🐼e top 10.
As well a🧜s being a hit with audiences, Ne Zha 2 has also landed well with critics. The movie currently has a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
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