'Ne Zha 2' makes waves in U.S. with soaring pre-sales

"Ne Zha 2," the animated film setting China's box office ablaze, has sparked a surge of excitement among American moviegoers ahead of its official release in the U.S. on February 14, with pre-sale tickets flying off the shelves.

The Chinese mythical animation, which became the highest-grossing movie in China's cinematic history last week, has earned an impressive 8.4 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) in box office revenue by Monday afternoon, making its way into the top six in the global box office rankings for animated films.

It also soared to become the world's 30th highest-grossing movie in global film history, overtaking "Aquaman," "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," and "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

With an occupancy rate exceeding 90 percent, the pre-sale tickets in the U.S. are now in very high demand, making them very hard to come by, the movie's distributor CMC Pictures told China Media Group.