Ne Zha 2 (2025) movie breaks world records will it Replace Avtar to become No. 1
Ne Zha 2 (2025) movie breaks world records will it Replace Avtar to become No. 1
"Ne Zha 2" (2025), also known as Ne Zha: Mo Tong Nao Hai (哪吒之魔童闹海; Nezha: The Demon Child Stirs the Sea), is a Chinese animated fantasy action-adventure film that serves as the highly anticipated sequel to the 2019 blockbuster "Ne Zha."
Directed and written by Jiaozi (Yang Yu), it builds on the reimagined mythology of the character Nezha from the 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods (Fengshen Yanyi).
Released in China on January 29, 2025, during the Lunar New Year, the film has shattered box office records and elevated Chinese animation to unprecedented global heights.
Ne Zha 2 became the highest-grossing Chinese and non-English film of all time (surpassing The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021)).
It also became the highest-grossing film of all time in a single market (surpassing Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)) and became the first non-Hollywood production to join the billion dollar club (57th overall).
Plot Summary
The story picks up after the events of the first film, where Ne Zha and Ao Bing sacrificed their physical bodies to absorb the heavenly lightning, preserving their souls via the Chaos Pearl. Now, their spirits face dissipation unless their bodies can be reconstructed. Taiyi Zhenren, their immortal mentor, plans to use the mystical Seven-Colored Lotus to restore them, but the process is fraught with challenges. As Ne Zha and Ao Bing navigate their intertwined fates—being two halves of the same supernatural entity—they confront a new crisis: an invasion of Chentang Pass by Shen Gongbao, a vengeful demon, and a coalition of exiled dragons, including Ao Bing’s father, the Dragon King.
