Chinese juggernaut Ne Zha 2 overtook Inside Out 2 in February as the top-grossing animated film of all time — mostly from a staggering estimated $1.89 billion in its home country alone.

After “Flow” became the first Latvian film to win an Academy Award, the crew received much more than a warm welcome back home. Producer Matiss Kaza told IndieWire that when the Latvian ...