People take photos with a Ne Zha sculpture in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, February 8, 2025. /VCG
People take photos with a Ne Zha sculpture in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, February 8, 2025. /VCG
A woman takes photos with a Ne Zha sculpture in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, February 8, 2025. /VCG
A boy poses for photos with a Ne Zha sculpture in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, February 8, 2025. /VCG
When the hit movie "Ne Zha 2" was released during the Chinese New Year, it captured people's hearts and imaginations. In Chengdu, people flocked to take photos with Ne Zha sculptures and share them online. The Chinese animated movie set a new global record for a single market, grossing over 7 billion yuan ($960 million) as of Saturday, according to ticketing platform Maoyan.