#1 of 1,044 Highest-grossing Chinese-language movie ever
2025 · Animation, Drama
$2.3B worldwide
$23.3M US & Canada · 1% $2.2B elsewhere · 99%
Ne Zha 2 (2025) is the highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in our database, with $2.3B worldwide, ahead of The Battle at Lake Changjin (2021) at $902.5M and Wolf Warrior 2 (2017) at $870.3M. 1,044 Chinese-language films in our database report a worldwide gross, $35.5B in all, 2% of it from the US & Canada. 1 film crossed $1 billion and 82 crossed $100 million. By genre, Drama leads with $21.2B across 612 Chinese releases.
#1 of 1,044 2025 · Animation, Drama
$2.3B worldwide
Ranks 701 to 750 of 1,044. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
Mar 23, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $304.4K
Apr 8, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $303.9K
Feb 22, 2022 US and Canada: $5.1K Rest of the world: $296.3K Worldwide: $301.4K
Mar 19, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $300.5K
Dec 28, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $299.2K
Nov 21, 2003 US and Canada: $6.2K Rest of the world: $286.3K Worldwide: $292.6K
Jan 22, 2025 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $289.2K
Oct 23, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $288.4K
Mar 10, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $287.9K
Oct 14, 2017 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $286.5K
Sep 14, 2012 US and Canada: $203.4K Rest of the world: $82.6K Worldwide: $286K
Oct 23, 2007 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $285.6K
Jan 8, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $284.9K
Feb 15, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $281.9K
Nov 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $279.8K
Sep 30, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $277.1K
Jun 26, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $274.8K
Jan 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $274.5K
Nov 22, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $268.1K
Jan 11, 2002 US and Canada: $195.8K Rest of the world: $69.7K Worldwide: $265.5K
Apr 8, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $263.5K
May 8, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $261.8K
Feb 3, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $260.7K
Apr 29, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $256.2K
Oct 13, 2006 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $255.4K
Nov 20, 2009 US and Canada: $83.5K Rest of the world: $171K Worldwide: $254.5K
Oct 6, 2023 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $249.7K
Nov 17, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $248.3K
Aug 28, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $246.3K
Nov 14, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $234.4K
Apr 19, 1980 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $228.5K
Nov 7, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $219K
Jun 6, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $216K
Jan 25, 2002 US and Canada: $66.1K Rest of the world: $149.7K Worldwide: $215.9K
Dec 28, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $215.2K
Mar 29, 1959 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $208.8K
Oct 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $206.6K
2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $204.9K
Jan 28, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $202.9K
Feb 14, 2025 US and Canada: $85.7K Rest of the world: $109.9K Worldwide: $195.6K
Oct 13, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $194.8K
Jun 14, 2013 US and Canada: $11.9K Rest of the world: $182.7K Worldwide: $194.6K
Jun 25, 2020 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $194.6K
Feb 14, 2019 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $193.3K
Dec 16, 2016 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $188.6K
Nov 1, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $178.6K
Nov 8, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $176.3K
Sep 20, 2012 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $173.9K
Dec 1, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $172.9K Every year from 1947 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2019 leads with $4.6B, led by Ne Zha (2019).