Ne Zha 2 storms into all-time global box office top 5

Chinese animated powerhouse Ne Zha 2 has surpassed Disney's Star Wars: The Force Awakens to secure its spot as the fifth highest-grossing film of all time globally.

According to data from ticketing platform Maoyan, the film's global earnings, including presales, have exceeded 15.019 billion yuan (about 2.09 billion U.S. dollars) as of Saturday.

The milestone was reached just 45 days after the film's release during the Chinese New Year on Jan. 29.

This adds to an impressive list of records for the film, which became the first film to gross 1 billion U.S. dollars in a single market, the first non-Hollywood title to enter the billion-dollar club, and the highest-grossing animated movie of all time worldwide.

Ne Zha 2 storms into all-time global box office top 5

Ne Zha 2 storms into all-time global box office top 5

Ne Zha 2 storms into all-time global box office top 5

China successfully sent a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in southern Hainan Province on Tuesday.

The satellite group, the third of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, was launched at 04:10 (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-5B carrier rocket with a Yuanzheng-2 (Expedition-2) upper stage atop the rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully.

The launch marked the 573rd mission of the Long March series carrier rockets.

China launches internet satellite group