Ne Zha 2 is the most successful film of the year. What has confounded trade pundits is that the film has not come from any of the Hollywood stables but from China. The low-budget Chinese animated feature has stormed past hurdles at the box office to become the fifth-highest-grossing film of all-time,

A generally quiet weekend at the international box office, amid holdover play for the major studio titles and the start of staggered release for newer entries, nevertheless included another milestone for Chinese phenomenon Ne Zha 2 which has moved up to become the 5th highest-grossing movie ever worldwide.

China's highest grossing film of all time, "Ne Zha 2," has passed one more milestone in its historic run. This past Sunday, it surpassed the global total of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to join the top five highest grossing films of all time before inflation adjustment.