GuShiio.com ① After 21 days of release,”Nezha 2″ box office exceeded 12.319 billion yuan, surpassing “Mind Agents 2” to top the global animated movie box office list;
② “Nezha 2″ ranked among the top five weekend box office charts in North America in its first week despite being released in only a few hundred theaters, with estimated weekend box office revenue reaching US$7.21 million;
③ Starting from February 22,”Nezha 2” will be fully released in Hong Kong and Macao regions of China.
Cailian News, February 18 (Reporter Cui Ming)After winning the top spot in film history in China and the top spot in film history in the world’s single market, today, the total box office (including pre-sales and overseas) of “Nezha: The Devil Boy in the Sea” surpassed “Mind Agents 2” and topped the global animated film box office list.
According to Cat’s Eye Professional Edition data, as of press release from the Financial Union,”Nezha: The Devil Boy in the Sea”(known as “Nezha 2”) was released for 21 days, with a total box office (including pre-sales and overseas) exceeding 12.319 billion yuan, making it the world’s animated film box office. Ranked first in the box office list and also entered the top 8 in the global film history box office list.
This China’s first film with a box office exceeding 10 billion yuan embodies the hard work and efforts of more than 4000 animators. In the closing subtitles of “Nezha 2”, the names of 138 China animation companies are listed. Among them, there are traditional film and television giants, well-known professional animation companies in the industry such as BaseFX and Huaqiang Fonte, and more are small and medium-sized studios that are not well known to the public.
The popularity of “Nezha 2” has driven the continued popularity of the “Nezha” series on the long-term video platform. According to Yunhe Data Monitoring, there are a total of 31 works in four categories including animation, documentaries, drama series and movies containing the word “Nezha”. The effective playback during the Spring Festival in 2025 has increased by 1-5 times compared with that before the Spring Festival.
It is understood that “Nezha 2” will hold its premiere in China Hong Kong at 20 o’clock today and will hold its premiere in China Macao on February 19. Starting from February 22, the film will be fully released in Hong Kong and Macao in China.
According to media reports, Oriental Pictures, Zhou Li Films, Yindu Agency and Emperor Films will jointly be responsible for the distribution of “Nezha 2” in Hong Kong and Macao in China. Cinema City, MCL, Film Arts and Emperor Theater under the four distribution companies will collaborate to arrange the film to allow audiences in Hong Kong and Macao in China to see this work as soon as possible.
Not only is it popular in China, but “Nezha 2” has also caused a sensation overseas. According to the latest report from Comsco Analytics, China’s animated film “Nezha 2” entered the top five weekend box office lists in North America. The film’s estimated box office revenue for the first weekend reached US$7.21 million, surpassing the North American box office of domestic hits such as “Nezha: The Devil Boy”(about US$3.7 million) and “The Wandering Earth”(about US$5.97 million), setting a record for the highest first-weekend box office of a China domestic film in North America in recent years.
“Nezha 2″ is distributed overseas by Chinese Films, a subsidiary of Chinese Culture Group Company. Starting from February 14, local time in North America,”Nezha 2″ has been released simultaneously in more than 770 theaters in North America. With its performance on the first weekend alone,”Nezha 2” set a new record for pre-sales of Chinese films, total box office of Chinese films, and Chinese film scheduling in North America in the past 20 years.
Paul Degarabedian, a box office expert at Comsco Analytics, said that it was not easy for “Nezha 2” to rank among the top five at the box office even though it was released in only a few hundred theaters. The North American box office champion that week was Marvel’s new film “Captain America 4”, with an estimated box office revenue of US$88.5 million and a total of 4105 theaters. The second-ranked “Paddington Bears 3” is expected to earn US$13 million and have 3890 theaters.
With the hit release of “Nezha 2”, the share price of Enlight Media (300251.SZ), the main listed company behind it, once soared. According to Choice statistics, from February 5 to February 14, Enlight Media achieved gains for 8 consecutive trading days and a daily limit for 4 consecutive trading days, with a cumulative increase of 264.43%, and its market value once exceeded 100 billion yuan.
Yesterday (February 17), Enlight Media opened high and closed down sharply, with an amplitude of nearly 40% throughout the day. Today, Enlight Media continued its decline from the previous day. As of the close, Enlight Media fell 6.27% to 27.80 yuan, with a total market value of approximately 81.55 billion yuan.
“Nezha 2″ is still on its way to the list. According to the latest forecast of Cat’s Eye Professional, the final box office of the film will reach 15.125 billion yuan (excluding overseas box office). If this result is achieved,”Nezha 2” is expected to rank fifth in the global box office list.
