In a single week, Nezha has become the highest-grossing Chinese animated film ever. Through Friday, the cg feature — which hit China’s theaters on July 26 — had grossed $243.1 million (1.68 billion yuan). That beats the $220 million gross of Disney’s Zootopia, which was the previous record-holder for highest-grossing animated film in the country. highest-grossing：票房最高的 cg：computer graphics的缩写，计算机图形gross：总共收入 record-holder：记录保持者 It also puts the film far ahead of the previous highest-grossing Chinese-produced animated feature, Monkey King: Hero Is Back, which took $153 million in 2015. ahead of：在…之前Monkey King: Hero Is Back：《西游记之大圣归来》 Maoyan, China’s foremost movie ticketing platform, reports that more than half the audience is in the 20–29 age bracket. It predicts that Nezha will finish with more than $500 million. foremost：首先，第一； 居于首位地； age bracket：年龄组、年龄段shareholder：股东Maoyan：猫眼Enlight Media：光线传媒 Nezha is an effects-laden fantasy epic starring the eponymous boy, a folk hero in China. While Nezha is normally depicted as a heroic rebel fighter, the film reimagines him as something of a mischief maker. It was directed and written by Yang “Jiaozi” Yu, who first came to prominence a decade ago, when his short film See Through picked up a number of awards.laden：负载的；装满的epic：史诗；史诗般的eponymous：齐名的；使得名的mischief maker：恶作剧制造者；淘气包prominence：突出；重要；卓越；出名 see through：看穿；拆穿See Through还是2008年杨宇导演的名为《打，打个大西瓜》的动画短片的英文名。没看过的可戳下方视频。
The film’s triumph reflects the appetite for homegrown stories — especially myths — at the Chinese box office (although their success is also partly due to the government’s protectionist policies). Folklore has always been at the heart of the industry: China’s first animated feature, Princess Iron Fan (1941), was inspired by local legends. This tendency continues today in works like Monkey King: Hero Is Back and White Snake, which grossed $65 million in January. triumph：胜利，凯旋；欢欣appetite：胃口folklore：民间传说 Princess Iron Fan：《铁扇公主》White Snake：《白蛇：缘起》 The country’s film industry will take heart from Nezha’s performance, which comes after months of low box office revenue. Four high-profile films have had their releases abruptly cancelled, apparently for reasons of censorship. Meanwhile, a huge tax scandal led to a regulatory clampdown, which has made investors wary of backing new films. take heart from：从（某个事实）获得信心、勇气、安慰high-profile：（人或事件）引人注目的，备受关注的 censorship：审查制度； 审查机构clampdown：压制，取缔，严禁wary of：谨防的；小心翼翼的https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/nezha-overtakes-zootopia-sets-all-time-highest-grossing-chinese-animation-record-177757.html
