An animated film about a mythical child deity with superpowers has shattered box office records to become China’s highest-grossing movie of all time and the first non-Hollywood title to earn more than $1 billion.
As “Ne Zha 2” heads overseas, the surprise soft power success is on track to become the highest-grossing animated film of all time – inspiring among many Chinese people pride and confidence that their traditional culture can hold its own on the world stage.
