The sequel to Ne Zha (2019), drawn from Chinese legend and the 16th-century novel Investiture of the Gods. After a disaster destroys their bodies, Ne Zha and his friend Ao Bing, the dragon prince, survive as souls. Ne Zha's body is rebuilt, and Ao Bing's spirit has to share it, while the Dragon Kings and Taoist immortals close in on Chentang Pass.
Movies / Mandarin
Classic
Ne Zha 2
2025 · Animation · Fantasy · Action
- Release
- 29 January 2025
- Language
- Mandarin
- Runtime
- 144 minutes
- Director
- Jiaozi
- Writer
- Jiaozi
- Producer
- Liu Wenzhang and Wang Jing
- Music
- Wan Pin Chu, Rui Yang and Roc Chen
- Budget
- US$80 million (¥600 million)
- Status
- Released
All-time blockbusters
Why it was a blockbuster
It grossed about $2.2 billion worldwide against an $80 million budget. It became the highest-grossing animated film, the highest-grossing non-English film, the highest-grossing film in a single territory, and the first animated film to pass $2 billion. It was the top film of 2025 and the fifth-highest-grossing film at the time.
Jiaozi wrote and directed it. At ¥600 million it is China's most expensive animated film, well past the previous record of ¥200 million. It opened on the first day of Chinese New Year. It also overtook The Jungle Book (1967) as the animated film with the most tickets sold. Its record list includes becoming the first adult animated film to top the animated chart. The designs of the underwater demon creatures were inspired by early Chinese images of mythical beasts, with curved tusks typical of eastern monsters. Its English-language version cast Michelle Yeoh as Lady Yin.
Box office
As of 2025.
- Worldwide gross: US$2.270 billion.
- Budget: US$80 million.
Source: Wikipedia: Ne Zha 2 (article revision of 7 October 2026, checked 22 October 2026)
Cast
- Lü YantingNe Zha (child, Mandarin voice)
- Joseph CaoNe Zha (adolescent, Mandarin voice)
- Han MoAo Bing (Mandarin voice)
- Lü QiLady Yin (Mandarin voice)
- Chen HaoLi Jing (Mandarin voice)
- Zhang JiamingTaiyi Zhenren (Mandarin voice)
- Wang DeshunWuliang (Mandarin voice)
- Yang WeiShen Gongbao (Mandarin voice)
- Michelle YeohLady Yin (English voice)
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Sources
Last checked 22 October 2026.