The director of Ne Zha 2, the highest-grossing animated film in Chinese box office history, is urging his peers to embrace greater diversity in storytelling, as the industry grapples with the ...

This year’s biggest blockbuster (so far) isn’t from Marvel, Pixar or James Cameron. In fact, most Americans aren’t even familiar with the box office juggernaut — because it’s barely playing in the ...

Chinese anime, or Donghua, has come a long way in recent years. What was once full of modest, experimental projects has now grown into a booming industry filled with exquisite art and fluid animation.

BEIJING — For someone who's lived in China since before the pandemic, the success of the animated film "Ne Zha 2" marks more of an industry milestone than a surprise. The steady drumbeat of homegrown ...

A sidebar of the fest uses the $2 billion blockbuster for inspiration and education as China's animation industry continues to grow. By Mathew Scott With China still under the spell of Enlight ...

An initiative hopes to ride the wave of 'Ne Zha' — the Middle Kingdom's biggest animated hit in history — with six new animated productions: "We will probably see other project markets doing more ...

China’s box office surged 22% in 2025, led by record-breaking animated hits like 'Ne Zha 2,' 'Zootopia 2,' and 'Nobody.' ...

Chinese animated feature Nobody was number one at the local box office over the weekend, crossing the 1-billion-yuan ($138.5 million) milestone as it continues rewriting records for 2D animation in ...