Question 1

What is the highest-grossing donghua right now?

Accepted Answer

Ne Zha 2 ranks #1 on Maoyan Pro's global animated box-office chart, with a cumulative worldwide gross of RMB 16.4 billion, read 2026-07-17. This is a worldwide cumulative figure in RMB, not a China-only total.

Question 2

How does the donghua box office compare to the Japanese anime box office?

Accepted Answer

This snapshot tracks 1 donghua and 0 anime titles on Maoyan Pro's global animated box-office chart. This is a comparison on that one worldwide chart, not a China-domestic comparison: for most donghua leads the worldwide gross is dominated by ticket sales inside China, while for imported anime it leans on Japan and other markets outside China.

Question 3

How does donghua reach audiences outside China?

Accepted Answer

Donghua mostly reaches audiences outside China through title-by-title distribution deals with regional partners, similar to how anime is licensed. Theatrical rights are often split by territory, for example GKIDS in North America with separate deals for other regions, and streaming platforms such as Crunchyroll license individual titles for specific territories. Chinese platforms including WeTV and iQIYI International also distribute overseas directly.

Question 4

Is donghua catching up to Japanese anime on production scale and revenue?

Accepted Answer

Donghua now charts consistently alongside anime and Hollywood animation on the same global box-office ranking, which was not reliably true a decade ago. The two industries do not report figures on a comparable basis, so this page states plainly what it tracks rather than estimating a single catching-up figure.