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Netflix Picks up Chinese Fantasy Film New Gods: Nezha Reborn
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Global streaming platform Netflix has picked up international rights to mainland Chinese animated feature “New Gods: Nezha Reborn.” The Light Chaser Animation Studios title was one of the seven major titles to release last week in Chinese cinemas over the peak Lunar New Year holiday period.
The platform has exclusive worldwide streaming rights outside mainland China. It did not confirm a date for international availability.
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Gross box office in mainland China reached RMB235 million ($36.4 million) after six days on release. Ticketing and data service Maoyan forecasts that it will eventually finish with a RMB407 million ($63 million) total.
New Gods - Nezha Reborn
Produced by pioneering Beijing-based studio Light Chaser Animation, the film has earned $36 million since its premiere last weekend over China’s Lunar New Year holiday.
Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Chinese animated film
New Gods: Nezha Reborn, which opened theatrically in China last weekend at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday.
The film is produced by pioneering Beijing-based studio Light Chaser Animation. The movie is based on the oft-adapted classical Chinese novel
The Investiture of the Gods, but Light Chaser has given the material a vivid pop-culture spin in a bid to generate excitement among Chinese youth.
Netflix Picks Up Chinese Animated Feature ‘New Gods: Nezha Reborn’ Patrick Brzeski
Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Chinese animated film
New Gods: Nezha Reborn, which opened theatrically in China last weekend at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday.
The film is produced by pioneering Beijing-based studio Light Chaser Animation. The movie is based on the oft-adapted classical Chinese novel
The Investiture of the Gods, but Light Chaser has given the material a vivid pop-culture spin in a bid to generate excitement among Chinese youth.
Those efforts have yielded a modest success at China’s booming box office. Among the seven Chinese New Year titles that released last Friday,
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