It took just 12 days to achieve this feat.

With $33 million in advance sales for Sunday, themovie’s current haul stands at $1.03 billion.

There was a time, not too long ago, when Chinese audiences wouldgladly lap up Hollywood tent poles.

A pensive hero on the poster for ‘Ne Zha 2’

Image via Coco Cartoon

But in the post-pandemic era, the market has relied mostly on homegrown films.

Ne Zha 2will be rolled out internationally on February 14.

Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.

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