STORY: "World-class!" -- China's blockbuster "Ne Zha 2" hits Fiji screens
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:47
LOCATION: Suva
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of moviegoers coming for "Ne Zha 2" at Fiji theater
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Local resident
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MACIU NALUMISA, Fiji's Minister for Housing and Local Government
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KATRIENA, Local resident
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANESH CHAND, Fijian doctor      

STORYLINE:

Chinese animated film "Ne Zha 2" has been a hit with audiences in Fiji since release on Thursday in the island nation.

The blockbuster has seen its global box office revenue, including presales, surpass 1.8 billion U.S. dollars. It has dethroned Disney's 2024 "Inside Out 2" to become the world's highest-grossing animated movie of all time.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): Local resident
"World-class, I must say! World-class."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MACIU NALUMISA, Fiji's Minister for Housing and Local Government
"The movie is very funny to attend. I came with my nephew and my son. They really like the movie. It's very marvelous. I think it's one of the best movies in terms of animation I've come across." 

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KATRIENA, Local resident
"I really love the special effects. It was one of the best, I'd say, animations I've seen in a long time."

SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ANESH CHAND, Fijian doctor
"It was really awesome, I would say. So far, it would be the best. I would say it's on par with Hollywood as well. Like, it (is) really, really great."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Suva.
(XHTV)