When Lilo & Stitch broke the $1 billion mark at the global box office this year, it was kind of a big deal. Disney certainly touted the success of the live-action remake, and to be sure (especially in a post-pandemic theatrical world) a billion-dollar movie is an accomplishment. Which is why it may surprise you to know it’s not the highest-grossing movie of the year, not by a long shot.
Unless you are a serious cinaphile who watches a lot of international movies, or you just happen to be obsessive about box office charts, then it’s a safe bet that you haven’t even heard of the highest-grossing movie of the year. In fact, it has brought in a global box office take more than twice that of Lilo & Stitch. It’s an animated film from China called Ne Zha 2.
