Box Office Record-Breaker ‘Ne Zha 2’ Getting UK/Ireland Release
Box office record-breaker Ne Zha 2 is getting a UK/Ireland release via Trinity CineAsia.
The film is being released in the UK later this month. We hear this deal could also include multiple other European territories. We’ve reached out to Trinity for comment.
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Ne Zha 2 has become the highest-grossing animated film of all time worldwide, surpassing previous record holder Inside Out 2. It also sits within the top 10 on the global chart having taken a whopping $2BN global, the vast majority coming from China.
Directed by Yang Yu (aka Jiaozi), Ne Zha 2, the Chinese juggernaut was released in North America via CMC last month to the tune of $18.5M. Pic is loosely based on a classic Chinese myth and is set after the events of the previous 2019 film. It centers on the titular boy with magical powers and his friend Aobing as their souls are saved but their physical forms face dissolution. Aided by the immortal Taiyi Zhenren to reconstruct their bodies, the heroes face numerous challenges (including a bevy of sea monsters) as they attempt to overcome a crisis that threatens the existence of humankind.
Earlier records set by the film from director Jiaozi include becoming the highest-grossing movie ever in a single market worldwide, the first movie ever to cross $1B in a single market and the first non-Hollywood movie to join the billion-dollar club.
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