Entering ChinaExceeding 12.5 billion yuan! “Ne Zha 2” has achieved remarkable success in Hong Kong, with its first-day screening rate being eight times that of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. A renowned director from Disney commented, “It’s astonishing! There is no comparable work in the United States!” Regarding the rumor about the team going into seclusion: the production team has ceased all interviews.
After topping the global box office chart for animated films, the box office of “Ne Zha: The Demon Child’s Adventure in the Sea” (hereinafter referred to as “Ne Zha 2”) has continued to rise. As of 7:26 am on February 20th, the total box office (including pre-sales) of “Ne Zha 2” has exceeded 12.5 billion yuan, ranking 8th on the global box office chart, just behind “Spider-Man: Homecoming”.
On February 19th, it was officially announced that the release date of “Ne Zha 2” would be extended. The film will be shown until March 30th.
According to Jimo News, some influential figures in the film and television industry have disclosed on social media that the director of “Ne Zha 2”, Jia Zi, has officially entered a period of retreat and is now concentrating on the preparations for “Ne Zha 3”. Staff members of Koko Dou Animation also told reporters that the creative team has stopped all external interviews. “The film is still in release, so please focus everyone’s attention on the work.”
The “Nai Cha 2” held its premiere ceremony in Macau
The audience at the scene responded enthusiastically
On February 19th, under the guidance of the National Film Administration, the premiere ceremony of “Ne Zha: The Demon Child’s Adventure in the Sea” (referred to as “Ne Zha 2”) in Macau was held at the Hong Kong & Macau International Theatre of Emperor Film Company. The film will be released in full in Hong Kong and Macau starting from February 22nd. The film was jointly organized by four major companies: Dongfang Film Company, Zhongli Film Company, Yindu Film Company and Emperor Film Company.
Lam Hui-man, the director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of the Macao Special Administrative Region Government, said that the success of “Ne Zha 2” has provided important inspiration for the Macao film and television industry. It encourages everyone to integrate Chinese cultural elements into animated films and other film and television works through creativity, better highlighting the long-standing characteristics of Chinese culture, and further exerting the positioning and role of Macao as a “cooperative and exchange base featuring Chinese culture as the mainstream and coexistence of diverse cultures”.
Ding Kai, the representative of the distributor and the general manager of Yindu Institution Co., Ltd., said that since the release of “Ne Zha 2”, it has achieved remarkable results. It is a brilliant appearance of Chinese films on the global stage and the best proof of Chinese cultural confidence. It is a great honor to bring such an excellent Chinese animated film to Macao and let the Macao audience experience the charm of Chinese animated films and the profoundness of Chinese traditional culture.
The audience at the premiere in Macao responded enthusiastically. From the Jiashan Nai Cha Ancient Temple to the Taipa Nai Cha Temple, in the hearts of Macao people, “Nai Cha” has taken root in the land of lotus flowers and is one of the representatives of the inheritance of Chinese culture. Macao audience Huang Guangzhu said that “Nai Cha 2” combines top-notch animation technology and vivid narrative methods, and many scenes make people’s hearts race with excitement. It’s very happy to see the film constantly breaking box office records. As a Macao youth, I feel extremely proud and honored to see this!
“Tai Chi Ching II” has become a huge hit in Hong Kong, with all the cinemas in some areas being fully occupied every night.
The first-day screening slots were eight times that of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”.
Previously, on the evening of February 18th, the Hong Kong premiere ceremony of “Ne Zha 2” had already been held in Mong Kok, Hong Kong.
“The screening schedule of ‘Ne Zha 2’ in Hong Kong cinemas is extremely dense. I can’t recall a time when such a dense screening schedule for a film has occurred before.” A Hong Kong resident, Ms. Chen from Sham Shui Po District, told Jixiaofang Finance News. It is very rare for all four major cinemas to participate in the film’s distribution and screening. Currently, many IMAX screenings are sold out and the screening volume is about 8 times that of ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’.
According to Upstream News, one cinema arranged 21 screenings in one day. The pre-sale of the film was also extremely popular. Some cinemas were almost fully occupied in every screening session. Even some university professors expressed their intention to book the cinema for students to watch the film.
Upon checking the official website of the Hong Kong movie ticket booking platform HK Movie, it was found that a total of 52 Hong Kong cinemas will screen the movie “Ne Zha 2” on the release date of February 22nd. According to statistics, as of the end of 2024, there are 56 Hong Kong cinemas still in operation. In this screening of the movie “Ne Zha 2”, over 92.9% of the cinemas participated in the screening schedule.
Disney’s renowned director: “I was deeply moved after watching it.
I’ve never seen anything like this before.”
“Ne Zha 2” has been making waves and gaining recognition overseas. On the 18th local time, CCTV reporters conducted an exclusive interview with Tony Bancroft, the director of Disney’s animated film “Mulan”. Tony has been deeply involved in the animation field for 35 years. He highly praised the achievements created by “Ne Zha 2” and also expressed his anticipation for “Ne Zha 3” to bring more surprises.
Director Tony Bancroft of the Disney animated film “Mulan”: I just heard that “Ne Zha 2” has surpassed “Inside Out 2”. The latter previously broke all the records of American animated films. This film has achieved such a huge success worldwide. It’s truly remarkable. In fact, I went to watch “Ne Zha 2” last weekend. I was stunned by what I saw. I’ve never seen such a work before. In computer animation, in terms of quality and production scale, there really aren’t any like this in the United States. So I’m very impressed by China’s performance in this film.
