“Ne Zha 2” partial poster image.
A24
The English dub of the animated global blockbuster Ne Zha 2 is coming soon to streaming on HBO Max.
Ne Zha 2 opened in China on Feb. 14 and after A24 partnered with Chinese studio CMC Pictures, the English version of the film opened in North American theaters on Aug. 22. After that, the film debuted on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Sept. 16.
The official logline for Ne Zha 2 reads, “A rebellious young boy, Ne Zha, is feared by the gods and born to mortal parents with wild, uncontrolled powers. Now he’s faced with an ancient force intent on destroying humanity, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs.”
The English dub of Ne Zha 2 stars the voices of Michelle Yeoh, Crystal Lee, Griffin Puatu and Aleks Le.
Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Friday that the English Dub of Ne Zha 2 will debut on HBO Max on Saturday, Dec. 20.
For viewers who don’t subscribe to HBO Max, the platform offers an ad-based tier for $9.99 per month, an ad-free tier for $16.99 per month and an ad-free tier with 4K Ultra HD programming for $20.99 per month.
‘Ne Zha 2’ Is The Highest-Grossing Film Of 2025 To Date
Rated PG-13, Ne Zha 2 was already a massive international blockbuster by the time the English dub opened in North American theaters. According to Box Office Mojo, Ne Zha 2 earned $23 million in theaters domestically and $1.879 billion internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $1.902 billion.
However, the box office tracker The Numbers reported that Ne Zha 2 earned $1.977 billion internationally, which combined with its $23.2 domestic take, boosts the global box office tally to $2 billion. The Numbers also reported that Ne Zha 2 had a production budget of $80 million before prints and advertising costs.
Even with Box Office Mojo’s reported take of $1.902 billion, Ne Zha 2 is far and away still the highest-grossing film worldwide in 2025, given that the No. 2 film on Box Office Mojo’s global chart — Disney’s live-action version of Lilo & Stitch — made $1.038 billion during its worldwide box office run.
Ne Zha 2 was also a big hit with Rotten Tomatoes critics, who collectively gave the film a 92% “fresh” critics’ score based on 88 reviews, while audiences gave Ne Zha 2 a 98% “fresh” score on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 1,000-plus verified user ratings.
Ne Zha 2 arrives on HBO Max on Dec. 20.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/11/21/english-dub-of-animated-smash-ne-zha-2-gets-hbo-max-streaming-date/
