China Ne Zha returned 37.1× its production cost, earning $742.5M against a $20.0M budget — one of the highest-return China films in our catalog.
Synopsis
哪吒之魔童降世
The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill. The Spirit Seed can be reincarnated as a human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, whereas the Demon Pill will create a devil threatening humanity. Ne Zha is the one who is destined to be the hero, but instead he becomes a devil incarnate, because the Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill are switched.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #97 of 946 China films indexed here (90th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +1.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Animation productions specifically: #23 of 97 (top 24%).
Audience Engagement
362 audience reviews — more than 90% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among China films.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 50m runtime, production spent $182K per minute on screen and earned $6.8M per minute back.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ne Zha. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Beijing Enlight Pictures
Animation + Fantasy in China
51 China titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ne Zha itself).
The 2018–2020 China Window
Ne Zha holds position #37 of 219 China films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
2019 was the decade’s peak output year for China — 86 titles released, including Ne Zha. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (515 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 85 other China films in 2019.
The 689th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Ne Zha, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- nezha · 2
- feng shen yanyi · 1
- nezha character · 1
- dragon · 26
- swordplay · 16
- 16th century · 11
- based on novel or book · 288
- magic · 84
- demon · 45
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Beijing Enlight Pictures, Horgos Coloroom Pictures, October Media, Chengdu Coco Cartoon |
| Runtime | 1h 50m |
| Release Date | July 26, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt10627720 |
| Official Site | www.wellgousa.com |