China’s highest grossing film of all time, “Ne Zha 2,” has passed one more milestone in its historic run. This past Sunday, it surpassed the global total of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to join the top five highest grossing films of all time before inflation adjustment.
Unlike the Hollywood productions that make up the rest of the list like “Avatar,” nearly all of the film’s $2.08 billion global total has come from domestic audiences in China, with only $31 million coming from overseas. More than 300 million tickets for “Ne Zha 2” have been bought by Chinese moviegoers, a number that nearly matches the 340 million of the entire estimated United States population.