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.
The 2018–2020 China Window
219 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Ne Zha sits at position #37.
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★ 9.0 · 2019
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★ 9.0 · 2019
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Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Ne Zha. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
3 sharedTales from Earthsea
★ 6.5 · Japan
3 sharedTaro the Dragon Boy
★ 5.8 · Japan
2 sharedBlack Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
★ 8.1 · Japan
2 sharedOnce Upon a Crime
★ 6.7 · Japan
2 sharedDemon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
★ 8.3 · Japan
2 sharedDragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
★ 6.7 · Japan
Other Titles From Beijing Enlight Pictures
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ne Zha premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 50m runtime, production spent $182K per minute on screen and earned $6.8M per minute back.
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%).
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 |