Maoyan forecasts the patriotic blockbuster will end up on $828.6m making it the highest-grossing film globally in 2021
Patriotic blockbuster The Battle At Lake Changjin grossed a further $108.5m over the weekend (October 8-10), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, to reach a cumulative total of $633.2m, making it the fourth highest-grossing film worldwide in 2021. The film opened on September 30 to coincide with China’s National Day holidays, which ended on Thursday (October 7).
According to Box Office Mojo’s worldwide chart, the film has sailed past Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, currently on $401.6m without a China release,...
Patriotic blockbuster The Battle At Lake Changjin grossed a further $108.5m over the weekend (October 8-10), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, to reach a cumulative total of $633.2m, making it the fourth highest-grossing film worldwide in 2021. The film opened on September 30 to coincide with China’s National Day holidays, which ended on Thursday (October 7).
According to Box Office Mojo’s worldwide chart, the film has sailed past Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings, currently on $401.6m without a China release,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
China Film Co’s patriotic omnibus My Country, My Parents came in second with $90.6m over four days.
Bona Film Group’s The Battle At Lake Changjin topped the China box office over the National Day holiday weekend, according to figures from theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway, grossing $234.8m in four days.
The patriotic blockbuster, co-directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, opened on September 30 and grossed $31.6m on its first day, followed by an additional $203.2m over the three-day weekend (October 1-3). China’s National Day holidays, celebrating the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in...
Bona Film Group’s The Battle At Lake Changjin topped the China box office over the National Day holiday weekend, according to figures from theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway, grossing $234.8m in four days.
The patriotic blockbuster, co-directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark and Dante Lam, opened on September 30 and grossed $31.6m on its first day, followed by an additional $203.2m over the three-day weekend (October 1-3). China’s National Day holidays, celebrating the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in...
- 10/4/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
An anthology tribute film with four short stories focusing on the struggles of normal Chinese families in four different eras, their collective memories and parents’ love for their children.
This is the third instalment of the patriotic “National Day Trilogy” after 2019’s My People, My Country and 2020’s My People, My Homeland. The stories are directed by actress Zhang Ziyi, actor-and-director Wu Jing (The Wandering Earth), comedian Shen Teng and actor-and-director Xu Zheng (Lost in Thailand).
Theatrical release in North America, Australia and New Zealand: October 8, 2021...
This is the third instalment of the patriotic “National Day Trilogy” after 2019’s My People, My Country and 2020’s My People, My Homeland. The stories are directed by actress Zhang Ziyi, actor-and-director Wu Jing (The Wandering Earth), comedian Shen Teng and actor-and-director Xu Zheng (Lost in Thailand).
Theatrical release in North America, Australia and New Zealand: October 8, 2021...
- 10/3/2021
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Cmc Pictures, the international film distributor controlled by Li Ruigang’s China Media Capital Holdings, has acquired distribution rights in North America and New Zealand to the forthcoming Chinese tentpole My Parents and I (currently a working title).
The film will be the third installment in the series of patriotic ensemble films that began with 2019’a My People, My Country, which earned a whopping $425 million in the Middle Kingdom — only to be narrowly beaten by the second film in the series, My People, My Homeland, which brought in $433 million in October.
The new project is considered a tribute film commemorating this year’s 100th anniversary ...
The film will be the third installment in the series of patriotic ensemble films that began with 2019’a My People, My Country, which earned a whopping $425 million in the Middle Kingdom — only to be narrowly beaten by the second film in the series, My People, My Homeland, which brought in $433 million in October.
The new project is considered a tribute film commemorating this year’s 100th anniversary ...
Cmc Pictures, the international film distributor controlled by Li Ruigang’s China Media Capital Holdings, has acquired distribution rights in North America and New Zealand to the forthcoming Chinese tentpole My Parents and I (currently a working title).
The film will be the third installment in the series of patriotic ensemble films that began with 2019’a My People, My Country, which earned a whopping $425 million in the Middle Kingdom — only to be narrowly beaten by the second film in the series, My People, My Homeland, which brought in $433 million in October.
The new project is considered a tribute film commemorating this year’s 100th anniversary ...
The film will be the third installment in the series of patriotic ensemble films that began with 2019’a My People, My Country, which earned a whopping $425 million in the Middle Kingdom — only to be narrowly beaten by the second film in the series, My People, My Homeland, which brought in $433 million in October.
The new project is considered a tribute film commemorating this year’s 100th anniversary ...
Patriotic titles continue to lead the China box office, with historical drama 1921 coming in second.
Patriotic titles continued to dominate the China box office this weekend, with Bona Film Group’s Chinese Doctors opening in pole position with $53.3m in its first three days (July 9-11), according to figures from theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway.
Produced by Bona Film Group, the film reunites Hong Kong director Andrew Lau with the stars of his 2019 blockbuster The Captain — Zhang Hanyu and Yuan Quan — and also features Jackson Yee, who makes a special appearance in the film. The story follows a group of medical...
Patriotic titles continued to dominate the China box office this weekend, with Bona Film Group’s Chinese Doctors opening in pole position with $53.3m in its first three days (July 9-11), according to figures from theatrical consultancy Artisan Gateway.
Produced by Bona Film Group, the film reunites Hong Kong director Andrew Lau with the stars of his 2019 blockbuster The Captain — Zhang Hanyu and Yuan Quan — and also features Jackson Yee, who makes a special appearance in the film. The story follows a group of medical...
- 7/12/2021
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
China’s two new propaganda films topped the box office over their first weekend in theaters, but it appears that the politically correct content may not prove popular enough to drive sales at blockbuster levels.
Most of the biggest local blockbusters set to hit China over the rest of the year are propaganda titles. Though analysts believe that China will keep its crown as the world’s largest film market this year, some question whether its annual gross may suffer from a surplus of “main melody” political films and fewer Hollywood tentpoles as the U.S. exhibition sector wobbles back on its feet post-covid.
China’s cumulative box office this weekend was just $44.9 million, down significantly from the comparable weekend of 2019, when Maoyan figures show it hit $120 million. Those heights were made possible by blockbusters “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and Herman Yau Hong Kong actioner “The White Storm 2: Drug Lords,...
Most of the biggest local blockbusters set to hit China over the rest of the year are propaganda titles. Though analysts believe that China will keep its crown as the world’s largest film market this year, some question whether its annual gross may suffer from a surplus of “main melody” political films and fewer Hollywood tentpoles as the U.S. exhibition sector wobbles back on its feet post-covid.
China’s cumulative box office this weekend was just $44.9 million, down significantly from the comparable weekend of 2019, when Maoyan figures show it hit $120 million. Those heights were made possible by blockbusters “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and Herman Yau Hong Kong actioner “The White Storm 2: Drug Lords,...
- 7/5/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
At The Big Screen Is Back, Hollywood studios showed every trailer they could — but virtually all of them were new only in the sense that we’d never seen them on the eponymous big screen. While producers and publicists did their best to whet media appetites with the prospect of moviegoing restored, the big guns belong to CinemaCon 2021. Held August 22-25 in Las Vegas, the National Association of Theater Owners will go into overdrive convincing theater owners and the rest of the world that theaters survived the pandemic to emerge in better shape than ever.
At the last CinemaCon, in 2019, studios and exhibitors approached the event with the common understanding that studios release their slates in theaters. Two years later, studios presume nothing and exhibitors try to keep pace. Theaters are no longer a given as studios determine the best way to release their films, whether it’s theaters, PVOD,...
At the last CinemaCon, in 2019, studios and exhibitors approached the event with the common understanding that studios release their slates in theaters. Two years later, studios presume nothing and exhibitors try to keep pace. Theaters are no longer a given as studios determine the best way to release their films, whether it’s theaters, PVOD,...
- 6/2/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Despite nearly six months of cinema closures due to Covid-19, China actually built nearly 6,000 more new screens in 2020, according to a new report from the country’s film authorities.
The data contradicts the disastrous predictions made over the summer about the extent to which the pandemic would devastate the Chinese exhibition sector.
China now boasts 75,581 screens nationwide at some 12,700 complexes, having built 5,794 more screens last year, said the National Office for Special Film Funds, a committee under the direct management of the powerful Central Propaganda Department made up of cadres from that body and the Ministry of Finance. Growth did slow, however: to compare, China built around 9,700 new screens in both 2019 and 2018. It began 2020 with around 69,800 screens at some 12,400 complexes.
Things were looking much bleaker in June, by which time Chinese movie theaters had been closed for five months. Conducted by local film industry associations, a mid-2020 survey of nearly...
The data contradicts the disastrous predictions made over the summer about the extent to which the pandemic would devastate the Chinese exhibition sector.
China now boasts 75,581 screens nationwide at some 12,700 complexes, having built 5,794 more screens last year, said the National Office for Special Film Funds, a committee under the direct management of the powerful Central Propaganda Department made up of cadres from that body and the Ministry of Finance. Growth did slow, however: to compare, China built around 9,700 new screens in both 2019 and 2018. It began 2020 with around 69,800 screens at some 12,400 complexes.
Things were looking much bleaker in June, by which time Chinese movie theaters had been closed for five months. Conducted by local film industry associations, a mid-2020 survey of nearly...
- 2/17/2021
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
It would be foolish to expect the new year to bring return to box-office normalcy; much more likely that circumstances will continue evolving toward a new normal. Before we examine what that might include, let’s get the essential stats out of the way: Total 2020 domestic theatrical grosses ended up a bit over $2 billion. That’s under 250 million tickets sold, less than one ticket bought per U.S./Canada resident, for the lowest per-capita attendance in over a century.
The top-grossing domestic film was “Bad Boys for Life,” a January release that became the only title to reach $200 million. The only other film to pass $100 million was “Sonic the Hedgehog” which, released in February, approached $150 million. “Onward” and “The Invisible Man” were doing well in mid-March when theaters closed almost overnight.
Once (some) theaters reopened, the best gross was “Tenet,” just shy of $58 million. “Wonder Woman 1984,” which faced fewer...
The top-grossing domestic film was “Bad Boys for Life,” a January release that became the only title to reach $200 million. The only other film to pass $100 million was “Sonic the Hedgehog” which, released in February, approached $150 million. “Onward” and “The Invisible Man” were doing well in mid-March when theaters closed almost overnight.
Once (some) theaters reopened, the best gross was “Tenet,” just shy of $58 million. “Wonder Woman 1984,” which faced fewer...
- 1/6/2021
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
The movie business is ready to shake off 2020 and the world-shattering pandemic that fundamentally altered the way films are made, distributed and enjoyed. But before the box office can roar back to life, there are still major issues that Hollywood is grappling with, involving everything from cinemas’ red-ink-filled balance sheets to the evolution of studios’ comic book universes.
Here are five big questions facing the film industry in 2021 as it looks to turn the page on an annus horribilis.
Can movie theaters stay solvent?
AMC, Cineworld and, to a lesser extent, Cinemark, piled on the debt in recent years as they acquired competitors and tore up theaters to replace old seats with luxury recliners. That left them with a smaller rainy day fund when the deluge of misfortune that was coronavirus hit last spring. AMC has already warned investors that it needed an additional $750 million to avoid filing for bankruptcy this year,...
Here are five big questions facing the film industry in 2021 as it looks to turn the page on an annus horribilis.
Can movie theaters stay solvent?
AMC, Cineworld and, to a lesser extent, Cinemark, piled on the debt in recent years as they acquired competitors and tore up theaters to replace old seats with luxury recliners. That left them with a smaller rainy day fund when the deluge of misfortune that was coronavirus hit last spring. AMC has already warned investors that it needed an additional $750 million to avoid filing for bankruptcy this year,...
- 1/4/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin and Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Covid-19 pandemic has warped the box office beyond recognition. In a year where Hollywood films like Marvel’s “Black Widow” and Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman 1984” were expected to be the top grossing films of the year, that honor will instead go to Huayi Bros.’ Chinese war film “The Eight Hundred” with $472 million in ticket sales worldwide. Thanks in part the strong response to the virus in China and Japan, half of this year’s top 10 highest grossing films have come from the two major Asian markets, with local records still being set even as those countries battle new waves of coronavirus infections. Guan Hu’s historical epic about a regiment that made a last stand during the Second Sino-Japanese War had its 2019 release delayed thanks to a mix of the pandemic and objections from state censors, but upon its release last August cracked the country’s top 10 highest grossing films of all-time.
- 12/15/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Monday Update, writethru after Sunday 12:26Pm post: The international box office continues to provide welcome surprises during the pandemic era. Where movie theaters are open and people feel safe, they turn up for new or enduringly exciting product that’s on offer.
To wit: Japan’s Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train has perhaps become the story of the year. A runaway success across this period, and in its 9th weekend, it is now estimated to have crossed at least $310M worldwide. This makes it the No. 3 movie of 2020 overseas, behind The Eight Hundred ($474M in China) and My People, My Homeland ($431M in China) as it overtakes Tenet ($303.5M).
The movie is days away from becoming the top-grossing film of all time in Japan, overtaking Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 Spirited Away. Think about that for...
To wit: Japan’s Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train has perhaps become the story of the year. A runaway success across this period, and in its 9th weekend, it is now estimated to have crossed at least $310M worldwide. This makes it the No. 3 movie of 2020 overseas, behind The Eight Hundred ($474M in China) and My People, My Homeland ($431M in China) as it overtakes Tenet ($303.5M).
The movie is days away from becoming the top-grossing film of all time in Japan, overtaking Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 Spirited Away. Think about that for...
- 12/14/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
War film “The Sacrifice” was the most watched title in Chinese theaters for the third consecutive weekend. It earned $9.2 million over the frame and extended its cumulative score to $150 million, since release on Oct. 23.
Over the weekend just completed, U.S.-Canadian animation “Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups” bounced its way to second place with a $5.5 million opening.
Millennium Films’ “Hellboy” came in third with a weekend take of $4.6 million, pushing its seven-day score to $10.4 million. That compares with its $21.9 million haul last year in North America.
Fourth place, and a $3.5 million score, belonged “Find Your Voice.” The Hong Kong-u.S.-shot production stars veteran singer-actor-producer Andy Lau as a musical conductor unexpectedly arriving at a college and training the pupils for an inter-collegiate chorus competition.
It edged out long-legged patriotic omnibus film “My People, My Homeland,” which added $3.1 million in its seventh weekend. Its total is now $422 million.
Dropping out...
Over the weekend just completed, U.S.-Canadian animation “Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups” bounced its way to second place with a $5.5 million opening.
Millennium Films’ “Hellboy” came in third with a weekend take of $4.6 million, pushing its seven-day score to $10.4 million. That compares with its $21.9 million haul last year in North America.
Fourth place, and a $3.5 million score, belonged “Find Your Voice.” The Hong Kong-u.S.-shot production stars veteran singer-actor-producer Andy Lau as a musical conductor unexpectedly arriving at a college and training the pupils for an inter-collegiate chorus competition.
It edged out long-legged patriotic omnibus film “My People, My Homeland,” which added $3.1 million in its seventh weekend. Its total is now $422 million.
Dropping out...
- 11/16/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The biggest film of 2020 won’t be Tenet.
Christopher Nolan’s time-traveling tentpole might have been the only major release from a U.S. studio since the coronavirus pandemic, but its $350 million box office take pales beside The Eight Hundred. The patriotic war film from China’s Huayi Brothers has grossed $460 million to date, making it the biggest movie worldwide of 2020.
Within China, Tenet took $65.5 million, a fraction of the $415 million Beijing Culture’s patriotic ensemble film My People, My Homeland, or the $240 million Beijing Enlight’s 3D animation Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification earned in the territory....
Christopher Nolan’s time-traveling tentpole might have been the only major release from a U.S. studio since the coronavirus pandemic, but its $350 million box office take pales beside The Eight Hundred. The patriotic war film from China’s Huayi Brothers has grossed $460 million to date, making it the biggest movie worldwide of 2020.
Within China, Tenet took $65.5 million, a fraction of the $415 million Beijing Culture’s patriotic ensemble film My People, My Homeland, or the $240 million Beijing Enlight’s 3D animation Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification earned in the territory....
- 11/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The biggest film of 2020 won’t be Tenet.
Christopher Nolan’s time-traveling tentpole might have been the only major release from a U.S. studio since the coronavirus pandemic, but its $350 million box office take pales beside The Eight Hundred. The patriotic war film from China’s Huayi Brothers has grossed $460 million to date, making it the biggest movie worldwide of 2020.
Within China, Tenet took $65.5 million, a fraction of the $415 million Beijing Culture’s patriotic ensemble film My People, My Homeland, or the $240 million Beijing Enlight’s 3D animation Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification earned in the territory....
Christopher Nolan’s time-traveling tentpole might have been the only major release from a U.S. studio since the coronavirus pandemic, but its $350 million box office take pales beside The Eight Hundred. The patriotic war film from China’s Huayi Brothers has grossed $460 million to date, making it the biggest movie worldwide of 2020.
Within China, Tenet took $65.5 million, a fraction of the $415 million Beijing Culture’s patriotic ensemble film My People, My Homeland, or the $240 million Beijing Enlight’s 3D animation Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification earned in the territory....
- 11/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut “Falling” and the already acclaimed Chinese film “The Cloud in her Room” form part of the 11-title competition section announced by the International Film Festival & Awards Macao. The festival will take place entirely online this year, running Dec. 3-8.
The competition, which focuses on first and second films, also includes: Wang Xiaozhen’s “Love Poem,” which won the top prize at the First International Film Festival this year; Jeonju prize-winner “Black Light,” by Bae Jongdae; Cannes 2020 Label titles “Limbo,” by the U.K.’s Ben Sharrock, “Spring Blossom” by France’s Suzanne Lindon, and “Sweat” by Magnus von Horn; and “Back To The Wharf,” by China’s Li Xiaofeng.
Three other titles joining the competition are: “Servants,” by Ivan Ostrochovsky of the Czech Republic; “Shorta,” by Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Olholm from Denmark; and “Tragic Jungle,” by Yulene Olaizola, from Mexico.
Prizes will be...
The competition, which focuses on first and second films, also includes: Wang Xiaozhen’s “Love Poem,” which won the top prize at the First International Film Festival this year; Jeonju prize-winner “Black Light,” by Bae Jongdae; Cannes 2020 Label titles “Limbo,” by the U.K.’s Ben Sharrock, “Spring Blossom” by France’s Suzanne Lindon, and “Sweat” by Magnus von Horn; and “Back To The Wharf,” by China’s Li Xiaofeng.
Three other titles joining the competition are: “Servants,” by Ivan Ostrochovsky of the Czech Republic; “Shorta,” by Frederik Louis Hviid and Anders Olholm from Denmark; and “Tragic Jungle,” by Yulene Olaizola, from Mexico.
Prizes will be...
- 11/10/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
China had a relatively quiet box office weekend, in which holdover Korean War-set title “Sacrifice” led for the third week in a row thanks to $14.4 million in sales, according to data from industry tracker Maoyan.
This week’s most notable new release was the blood-stained, tear-soaked, seaside-set local crime thriller “Back to the Wharf,” which came in second with a $7.09 million debut. It stars Zhang Yu and was directed by Li Xiaofeng. His first feature, the 2014 period drama “Nezha,” premiered in the New Currents section at the Busan International Film Festival that year but made just $82,130 in Chinese theaters.
Patriotic omnibus film “My People, My Homeland,” now well over a month in theaters, came in third with $4.86 million. It has now grossed a cumulative $416 million (RMB2.75 billion), making it one of the world’s biggest films of the year and the 21st highest grossing film of all time in China.
This week’s most notable new release was the blood-stained, tear-soaked, seaside-set local crime thriller “Back to the Wharf,” which came in second with a $7.09 million debut. It stars Zhang Yu and was directed by Li Xiaofeng. His first feature, the 2014 period drama “Nezha,” premiered in the New Currents section at the Busan International Film Festival that year but made just $82,130 in Chinese theaters.
Patriotic omnibus film “My People, My Homeland,” now well over a month in theaters, came in third with $4.86 million. It has now grossed a cumulative $416 million (RMB2.75 billion), making it one of the world’s biggest films of the year and the 21st highest grossing film of all time in China.
- 11/8/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
If it wasn’t for the variety being provided by the streaming services available, then 2020 would be the leanest year for movies in decades. As a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, almost every major title has been pulled from the theatrical schedule and shifted into 2021 or sent exclusively to whichever streaming platform is either owned by the studio in question or pays the hefty distribution fee.
The industry has been on its knees for almost eight months, and the only signs of sustained recovery are being shown in China where local productions The Eight Hundred and My People, My Homeland have become the two highest-grossing movies globally after both raking in over $450 million each.
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- 11/3/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
Meeting only minimal resistance, Chinese-made war film “Sacrifice” invaded the box office and secured a quick victory against already battle-weary opponents.
The film released on Friday and in three days earned $53.0 million according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. It occupied the majority of available theatrical territory and clocked up a per screen average of $422 on Saturday alone.
The Artisan Gateway data points to an aggregate weekend gross of $76.9 million. The running total of $2.10 billion for the year to date is still 75% down on this time last year.
Released to coincide with official celebrations that mark China’s role in the Korean War (known in China as The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea), “Sacrifice” is a tale of courage under fire that focuses on Chinese forces repairing a bridge, while coming under repeated American bombardment. The narrative very much fits with that of the current...
The film released on Friday and in three days earned $53.0 million according to data from consultancy firm Artisan Gateway. It occupied the majority of available theatrical territory and clocked up a per screen average of $422 on Saturday alone.
The Artisan Gateway data points to an aggregate weekend gross of $76.9 million. The running total of $2.10 billion for the year to date is still 75% down on this time last year.
Released to coincide with official celebrations that mark China’s role in the Korean War (known in China as The War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea), “Sacrifice” is a tale of courage under fire that focuses on Chinese forces repairing a bridge, while coming under repeated American bombardment. The narrative very much fits with that of the current...
- 10/26/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
As cinemas throughout the West languish, China’s box office continues to boom.
Local war epic The Sacrifice opened to $53 million over the weekend, helping to extend China’s lead over North America as the biggest theatrical market of 2020, data from Artisan Gateway shows.
The film was released to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, or the “War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea” as China calls it. The tentpole follows the country’s recent trend of co-directed nationalistic tentpoles produced with commercial polish. Produced and distributed by state studio China Film Group, The Sacrifice was ...
Local war epic The Sacrifice opened to $53 million over the weekend, helping to extend China’s lead over North America as the biggest theatrical market of 2020, data from Artisan Gateway shows.
The film was released to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, or the “War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea” as China calls it. The tentpole follows the country’s recent trend of co-directed nationalistic tentpoles produced with commercial polish. Produced and distributed by state studio China Film Group, The Sacrifice was ...
- 10/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
By mid-summer, Chinese cinema operators were running out of patience at the enforced shutdown that had kept movie theaters closed since late January. Some were so bold as to ask the government why their sector was being especially penalized, compared with other industries.
Fast forward to the end of October, and not only are Middle Kingdom cinemas bustling again, but China is on the point of overtaking North America to become the biggest film exhibition market in the world this year.
Comparing international box office totals is, surprisingly, an art rather than a science, as it involves value judgements about taxation, resellers’ commissions and when to apply what currency exchange rates. Data provider Comscore this week declared the two markets as “neck and neck” at about $2 billion each, while analysis firm Gower Street wrote: “China’s achievement is now inevitable, if not actual, and will mean the domestic [North American] market becomes...
Fast forward to the end of October, and not only are Middle Kingdom cinemas bustling again, but China is on the point of overtaking North America to become the biggest film exhibition market in the world this year.
Comparing international box office totals is, surprisingly, an art rather than a science, as it involves value judgements about taxation, resellers’ commissions and when to apply what currency exchange rates. Data provider Comscore this week declared the two markets as “neck and neck” at about $2 billion each, while analysis firm Gower Street wrote: “China’s achievement is now inevitable, if not actual, and will mean the domestic [North American] market becomes...
- 10/23/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
My People, My Homeland reaches $360.3m.
China is poised to overtake North America at the year-to-date box office imminently, possibly within the next couple of weeks.
Chinese box office so far in the most exceptional of years stands at approximately $1.9bn based on various reporting entities, while ComScore said on Monday (October 19) that North American box office through the weekend has reached $2.103bn.
However observers said while China has been expected to overtake North America at the box office for some years, accomplishments in 2020 must be processed through the unprecedented prism of the pandemic.
Despite a slow start over the...
China is poised to overtake North America at the year-to-date box office imminently, possibly within the next couple of weeks.
Chinese box office so far in the most exceptional of years stands at approximately $1.9bn based on various reporting entities, while ComScore said on Monday (October 19) that North American box office through the weekend has reached $2.103bn.
However observers said while China has been expected to overtake North America at the box office for some years, accomplishments in 2020 must be processed through the unprecedented prism of the pandemic.
Despite a slow start over the...
- 10/19/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The China box office has grown to just shy of $2 billion in 2020, making it the largest box office in the world and surpassing North America for the first time in history.
Hobbled by the coronavirus, ticket sales at North American theaters are just at $1.94 billion on the year compared to China’s $1.988 billion, according to a report from the cinema investment research firm Artisan Gateway (via multiple media reports). Artisan Gateway did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This time last year, the North American box office had brought in just about $9 billion of what would wind up being an $11.4 billion 2019, with China reaching $9.2 billion. And this year’s total is still 75% off from where it was at last year, but Chinese theaters are also operating at just 75% capacity with only a limited amount of new movie product to offer.
One of the biggest box office hits bolstering...
Hobbled by the coronavirus, ticket sales at North American theaters are just at $1.94 billion on the year compared to China’s $1.988 billion, according to a report from the cinema investment research firm Artisan Gateway (via multiple media reports). Artisan Gateway did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
This time last year, the North American box office had brought in just about $9 billion of what would wind up being an $11.4 billion 2019, with China reaching $9.2 billion. And this year’s total is still 75% off from where it was at last year, but Chinese theaters are also operating at just 75% capacity with only a limited amount of new movie product to offer.
One of the biggest box office hits bolstering...
- 10/19/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
China’s year-to-date box office came within a whisker of $2 billion on Sunday, with the latest weekend adding $46.4 million to the running total. That was enough for China to take the 2020 global crown.
While the latest theatrical weekend total represented a 32% decline compared with the previous session, and lacked a notable new release, the incremental addition was enough to make China’s box office the biggest in the world this year.
The 2020 China aggregate stands at $1.99 billion, according to consultancy Artisan Gateway, compared with $1.94 billion for the North American market.
The year-to-date total is 75.5% adrift of where the Chinese box office was last year, but after prolonged pain, continued recovery looks to be on the cards. China Monday reported an acceleration of its third quarter Gdp recovery, and cinemas are now on a similar track.
The coronavirus outbreak kept mainland Chinese movie theaters closed for nearly six months. But most have now reopened.
While the latest theatrical weekend total represented a 32% decline compared with the previous session, and lacked a notable new release, the incremental addition was enough to make China’s box office the biggest in the world this year.
The 2020 China aggregate stands at $1.99 billion, according to consultancy Artisan Gateway, compared with $1.94 billion for the North American market.
The year-to-date total is 75.5% adrift of where the Chinese box office was last year, but after prolonged pain, continued recovery looks to be on the cards. China Monday reported an acceleration of its third quarter Gdp recovery, and cinemas are now on a similar track.
The coronavirus outbreak kept mainland Chinese movie theaters closed for nearly six months. But most have now reopened.
- 10/19/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Patriotic omnibus is now the third biggest worldwide grosser this year.
Patriotic omnibus My People, My Homeland added a further $19.1m at the China box office last weekend (October 16-18) to reach a cumulative total of $360.3m, according to figures from Artisan Gateway.
Compared to figures published by Box Office Mojo, that result would make the film the third biggest worldwide grosser this year, behind Chinese war epic The Eight Hundred ($441.7m) and Sony’s Bad Boys For Life ($426.5m).
Wang Danyang’s romantic drama The Story Of Xo Bao came in second over its opening weekend, grossing $5.6m over three days.
Patriotic omnibus My People, My Homeland added a further $19.1m at the China box office last weekend (October 16-18) to reach a cumulative total of $360.3m, according to figures from Artisan Gateway.
Compared to figures published by Box Office Mojo, that result would make the film the third biggest worldwide grosser this year, behind Chinese war epic The Eight Hundred ($441.7m) and Sony’s Bad Boys For Life ($426.5m).
Wang Danyang’s romantic drama The Story Of Xo Bao came in second over its opening weekend, grossing $5.6m over three days.
- 10/19/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
China’s patriotic “My People, My Homeland” has grossed $325 million as of Monday evening local time, earning more money in less than two weeks than the $323 million that Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” has grossed globally in over a month, according to data from Maoyan and Box Office Mojo.
This weekend, the total China box office hit $68 million, once again far surpassing sales in North America, where cinemas earned less than $9.5 million. To date, the Chinese box office has grossed $1.9 billion so far in 2020. The tally puts China now neck-and-neck with the North American market’s year-to-date earnings of $2.08 billion, according to Comscore. (Both markets are down 76% year-on-year.)
Cinema-going is on the rise in China as the pandemic remains under control, with strong local films set to release in the remainder of the year. Meanwhile, U.S. theaters are heading for trouble as Hollywood studio tentpoles drop off the calendar and...
This weekend, the total China box office hit $68 million, once again far surpassing sales in North America, where cinemas earned less than $9.5 million. To date, the Chinese box office has grossed $1.9 billion so far in 2020. The tally puts China now neck-and-neck with the North American market’s year-to-date earnings of $2.08 billion, according to Comscore. (Both markets are down 76% year-on-year.)
Cinema-going is on the rise in China as the pandemic remains under control, with strong local films set to release in the remainder of the year. Meanwhile, U.S. theaters are heading for trouble as Hollywood studio tentpoles drop off the calendar and...
- 10/12/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
My People, My Homeland topped the box office over the eight-day holiday period and has so far grossed $318m.
China’s box office reached $580m over the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays (October 1-8) according to state media, marking the second-highest box office revenues ever over this key holiday period, behind last year’s record haul.
The figures were achieved despite the fact that cinemas are running at 75% capacity due to social distancing measures. Last year’s National Day holidays were particularly lucrative as they coincided with celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
China’s box office reached $580m over the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays (October 1-8) according to state media, marking the second-highest box office revenues ever over this key holiday period, behind last year’s record haul.
The figures were achieved despite the fact that cinemas are running at 75% capacity due to social distancing measures. Last year’s National Day holidays were particularly lucrative as they coincided with celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
- 10/12/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
China’s box office resurgence continued apace over the weekend as local anthology film My People, My Homeland brought in a healthy $38.2 million.
China’s weeklong National Day holiday period came to a close on Friday, which meant that Saturday was an official workday for most companies and state employees. Still, the theatrical market again demonstrated the strength of its post-covid-19 rebound, with ticket sales across all titles totaling approximately $68 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The North American box office, meanwhile, failed to clear $10 million for the frame, as earnings took another hit from Regal ...
China’s weeklong National Day holiday period came to a close on Friday, which meant that Saturday was an official workday for most companies and state employees. Still, the theatrical market again demonstrated the strength of its post-covid-19 rebound, with ticket sales across all titles totaling approximately $68 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The North American box office, meanwhile, failed to clear $10 million for the frame, as earnings took another hit from Regal ...
- 10/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
China’s box office resurgence continued apace over the weekend as local anthology film My People, My Homeland brought in a healthy $38.2 million.
China’s weeklong National Day holiday period came to a close on Friday, which meant that Saturday was an official workday for most companies and state employees. Still, the theatrical market again demonstrated the strength of its post-covid-19 rebound, with ticket sales across all titles totaling approximately $68 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The North American box office, meanwhile, failed to clear $10 million for the frame, as earnings took another hit from Regal ...
China’s weeklong National Day holiday period came to a close on Friday, which meant that Saturday was an official workday for most companies and state employees. Still, the theatrical market again demonstrated the strength of its post-covid-19 rebound, with ticket sales across all titles totaling approximately $68 million, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The North American box office, meanwhile, failed to clear $10 million for the frame, as earnings took another hit from Regal ...
- 10/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chinese authorities have officially registered and approved a new Korean War-era film from director Zhang Yimou whose Chinese name translates to “The Coldest Gun.”
It will be written by Chen Yu, the screenwriter who also partnered with Zhang on his upcoming crime thriller “Under the Light,” and produced by Li Feng Culture, a small firm whose only credit to date appears to be as a minor co-producer on the patriotic National Day film “My People, My Homeland,” which hit cinemas Oct. 1 and has made $289 million so far. According to an official government filing that emerged online Wednesday, the project has been approved by Chinese authorities and can move forward with shoots.
The film will tell the story of a 22-year-old sniper named Zhang Dagong as he fights against U.S. troops during the Korean War. He is based on the real-life personage Zhang Taofang, a Jiangsu native born in 1931 who...
It will be written by Chen Yu, the screenwriter who also partnered with Zhang on his upcoming crime thriller “Under the Light,” and produced by Li Feng Culture, a small firm whose only credit to date appears to be as a minor co-producer on the patriotic National Day film “My People, My Homeland,” which hit cinemas Oct. 1 and has made $289 million so far. According to an official government filing that emerged online Wednesday, the project has been approved by Chinese authorities and can move forward with shoots.
The film will tell the story of a 22-year-old sniper named Zhang Dagong as he fights against U.S. troops during the Korean War. He is based on the real-life personage Zhang Taofang, a Jiangsu native born in 1931 who...
- 10/9/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Thursday marked the end of the Chinese National Day holiday with the world’s second largest box office market significantly tightening the gap between its turnstiles and those of North America. Takings for the period are estimated at Rmb 3.95B ($589M). That does not include play of some of the releases that got a jump on the holiday. Overall, the Top 5 National Day pics grossed Rmb 4.2Bb ($627M) from initial release through yesterday and with runway still to come as no major Hollywood movies are due to hit the Middle Kingdom in the near future. The most recent data we have indicates that North America is at $2.06B through this past Monday and China is at Rmb 12.2B ($1.82B) for the year so far.
As noted previously, China stands primed to overtake North America for the first time when full results are in for 2020. Of course, this year gets a...
As noted previously, China stands primed to overtake North America for the first time when full results are in for 2020. Of course, this year gets a...
- 10/9/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
True-life drama to screen at Mia In Rome next week.
Cinema Management Group has reported a string of sales heading into the Mia market in Rome on John Leguizamo’s high school chess team drama Critical Thinking.
Rights have gone in France (Ace Distribution), the UK (Sky TV), Spain (Telefonica), Russia and Cis (Kinologistika), Poland (Mayfly), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Middle East (Front Row), Israel (YesTV), India (Lavio) Indonesia (Falcon), pan-Asian Ptv (Fox), and South Africa (Forefront Media Group).
Horizon Distribution acquired international airlines rights and as previously reported, Vertical Entertainment released in the US.
Critical Thinking chronicles the true story...
Cinema Management Group has reported a string of sales heading into the Mia market in Rome on John Leguizamo’s high school chess team drama Critical Thinking.
Rights have gone in France (Ace Distribution), the UK (Sky TV), Spain (Telefonica), Russia and Cis (Kinologistika), Poland (Mayfly), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Middle East (Front Row), Israel (YesTV), India (Lavio) Indonesia (Falcon), pan-Asian Ptv (Fox), and South Africa (Forefront Media Group).
Horizon Distribution acquired international airlines rights and as previously reported, Vertical Entertainment released in the US.
Critical Thinking chronicles the true story...
- 10/6/2020
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The China box office bounced back this weekend to its pre-pandemic levels, figures from its National Day holiday weekend show — proving that the right mix of competitive new local titles can entice viewers in, what this year is very much on track to be, the world’s largest movie market.
The news comes as other major markets flounder, with Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group announcing the temporary suspension of its U.S. and U.K. operations due to an insufficient pipeline of Hollywood studio tentpoles, causing its shares to plummet more than 40% on Monday.
China’s week-long vacation period to celebrate the Oct. 1 founding of the People’s Republic is one of its busiest moviegoing periods of the year. That is particularly true this year, after Covid-19 shut down cinemas and wiped out the prospects of the strong Lunar New Year release window. Three of the top five titles this...
The news comes as other major markets flounder, with Regal Cinemas owner Cineworld Group announcing the temporary suspension of its U.S. and U.K. operations due to an insufficient pipeline of Hollywood studio tentpoles, causing its shares to plummet more than 40% on Monday.
China’s week-long vacation period to celebrate the Oct. 1 founding of the People’s Republic is one of its busiest moviegoing periods of the year. That is particularly true this year, after Covid-19 shut down cinemas and wiped out the prospects of the strong Lunar New Year release window. Three of the top five titles this...
- 10/5/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
China’s total box office over the three-day weekend (October 2-4) reached $215.6m.
Patriotic omnibus My People, My Homeland topped the China box office over the National Day weekend (October 2-4), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, grossing $97.5m. The film opened one day earlier on Thursday, October 1, the first day of the eight-day holiday, and in its first four days has grossed a cumulative total of $137.8m.
Produced by Beijing Culture, the film is executive produced by Zhang Yimou and has segments directed by Ning Hao, Xu Zheng and Chen Sicheng, among other directors. Last year’s similarly-themed My People, My Country...
Patriotic omnibus My People, My Homeland topped the China box office over the National Day weekend (October 2-4), according to figures from Artisan Gateway, grossing $97.5m. The film opened one day earlier on Thursday, October 1, the first day of the eight-day holiday, and in its first four days has grossed a cumulative total of $137.8m.
Produced by Beijing Culture, the film is executive produced by Zhang Yimou and has segments directed by Ning Hao, Xu Zheng and Chen Sicheng, among other directors. Last year’s similarly-themed My People, My Country...
- 10/5/2020
- by Liz Shackleton
- ScreenDaily
As North America’s box office crumples, China’s theatrical film business is back in an enormous way.
A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the country’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period, which lasts eight days. Jackie Chan’s latest action flick, Vanguard opened on Wednesday and has earned a healthy $24.7 million, according to local box office tracker Artisan Gateway.
But the real news is a pair of local tentpoles that unfurled on Thursday: Beijing Culture’s anthology film My People, My Homeland, which has grossed a whopping $137....
A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the country’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period, which lasts eight days. Jackie Chan’s latest action flick, Vanguard opened on Wednesday and has earned a healthy $24.7 million, according to local box office tracker Artisan Gateway.
But the real news is a pair of local tentpoles that unfurled on Thursday: Beijing Culture’s anthology film My People, My Homeland, which has grossed a whopping $137....
- 10/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As North America’s box office crumples, China’s theatrical film business is back in an enormous way.
A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the country’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period, which lasts eight days. Jackie Chan’s latest action flick, Vanguard opened on Wednesday and has earned a healthy $24.7 million, according to local box office tracker Artisan Gateway.
But the real news is a pair of local tentpoles that unfurled on Thursday: Beijing Culture’s anthology film My People, My Homeland, which has grossed a whopping $137....
A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the country’s National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday period, which lasts eight days. Jackie Chan’s latest action flick, Vanguard opened on Wednesday and has earned a healthy $24.7 million, according to local box office tracker Artisan Gateway.
But the real news is a pair of local tentpoles that unfurled on Thursday: Beijing Culture’s anthology film My People, My Homeland, which has grossed a whopping $137....
- 10/5/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Refresh for latest…: Christopher Nolan’s Tenet dipped a slight 29% at the international box office this weekend to add $11.5M from 57 markets. Offshore, the Warner Bros release has now grossed $262M. When combined with domestic, the global total is $307M.
Overseas, Tenet numbers — while impacted by coronavirus restrictions — are solid given the ongoing situation. Holds were strong this session including the UK (-4%), Australia (-8%), Korea (-8%), Japan (-18%), Germany (-24%), France (-25%), Mexico (-26%) and Italy (-39%).
Then again, Tenet is the only major release in (any) town for a long while, and there is turmoil ahead for Hollywood in an ever-changing landscape.
Amid continued release date shifts by the studios and news Cineworld is considering the temporary closure of its UK and U.S. cinemas, it’s China box office that continues to thrive.
As we have recently reported, the Middle Kingdom now appears even more likely...
Overseas, Tenet numbers — while impacted by coronavirus restrictions — are solid given the ongoing situation. Holds were strong this session including the UK (-4%), Australia (-8%), Korea (-8%), Japan (-18%), Germany (-24%), France (-25%), Mexico (-26%) and Italy (-39%).
Then again, Tenet is the only major release in (any) town for a long while, and there is turmoil ahead for Hollywood in an ever-changing landscape.
Amid continued release date shifts by the studios and news Cineworld is considering the temporary closure of its UK and U.S. cinemas, it’s China box office that continues to thrive.
As we have recently reported, the Middle Kingdom now appears even more likely...
- 10/4/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Update: Patriotic pic My People, My Homeland edged up to the No. 1 spot in China on Saturday, overtaking Jiang Ziya: Legend Of Deification which had led since opening on National Day this past Thursday (see below). An anthology sequel to last year’s My People, My Country, Homeland did an estimated Rmb 281.9M ($41.5M) on Saturday to take its three-day cume to $122M.
Jiang Ziya, with a through-Saturday estimated cume of Rmb 885.6M ($130.4M), and My People, My Homeland have today overtaken The Eight Hundred‘s launch ($117M including previews) on the list of biggest openers worldwide this year. The Top 3 slots on the global 2020 opening chart now belong to Chinese movies in just the home market where capacity restrictions were only recently eased up to 75%.
Total China box office on Saturday is estimated at Rmb 593.5M ($87.4M), a 12% dip from Friday. Regardless, compare those numbers to last weekend...
Jiang Ziya, with a through-Saturday estimated cume of Rmb 885.6M ($130.4M), and My People, My Homeland have today overtaken The Eight Hundred‘s launch ($117M including previews) on the list of biggest openers worldwide this year. The Top 3 slots on the global 2020 opening chart now belong to Chinese movies in just the home market where capacity restrictions were only recently eased up to 75%.
Total China box office on Saturday is estimated at Rmb 593.5M ($87.4M), a 12% dip from Friday. Regardless, compare those numbers to last weekend...
- 10/3/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Chinese audiences didn’t fall in love with Disney’s live-action “Mulan,” but a Chinese firm is betting that its own retelling of the famous ballad may storm the box office in its stead with depictions of traditional values that better appeal to mainland viewers.
Gold Valley Film is set to release its feature animation “Kung Fu Mulan” over the National Day holiday from Oct. 3, where it will compete with fellow animation “Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification,” patriotic “My People, My Homeland” and the volleyball drama “Leap.”
“When Disney’s animated ‘Mulan’ came out in 1998 and global audiences thought it was a great story, Chinese people were really happily surprised. But many of us also felt that the character you see in that story is more of an American girl than a Chinese girl,” explained Karen Luo, executive producer and head of international operations at Gold Valley. “We wanted to...
Gold Valley Film is set to release its feature animation “Kung Fu Mulan” over the National Day holiday from Oct. 3, where it will compete with fellow animation “Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification,” patriotic “My People, My Homeland” and the volleyball drama “Leap.”
“When Disney’s animated ‘Mulan’ came out in 1998 and global audiences thought it was a great story, Chinese people were really happily surprised. But many of us also felt that the character you see in that story is more of an American girl than a Chinese girl,” explained Karen Luo, executive producer and head of international operations at Gold Valley. “We wanted to...
- 10/2/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Chinese box office hit its highest single-day tally of the year so far on Thursday, reaching $107 million (RMB728 million), more than 10 times what North American cinemas made in the whole of last weekend. That sum marks China’s second largest Oct. 1 National Day box office in history, a feat achieved even as cinemas continue to operate at just 75% capacity.
Thursday was this year a dual holiday coincidentally marked by both the Mid-Autumn Festival and the first day of the week-long National Day vacation, typically one of the busiest times for cinemas.
Meanwhile, to compare, the total gross for North American over the latest three-day weekend period was just $9.26 million. Relative levels of movie-going are of course tied to progress in battling the pandemic: China logged just 11 new coronavirus cases nationwide on Wednesday, whereas the U.S. logged 43,114.
Leading China’s box office Thursday was Enlight’s hotly anticipated animation “Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification,...
Thursday was this year a dual holiday coincidentally marked by both the Mid-Autumn Festival and the first day of the week-long National Day vacation, typically one of the busiest times for cinemas.
Meanwhile, to compare, the total gross for North American over the latest three-day weekend period was just $9.26 million. Relative levels of movie-going are of course tied to progress in battling the pandemic: China logged just 11 new coronavirus cases nationwide on Wednesday, whereas the U.S. logged 43,114.
Leading China’s box office Thursday was Enlight’s hotly anticipated animation “Jiang Ziya: Legend of Deification,...
- 10/2/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
China announced on Tuesday that it will soon relax pandemic-related restrictions currently placed on cinemas and allow venues to sell up to 75% of their available tickets.
Chinese cinemas are currently limited to just half capacity, but can shift over to selling 75% of their available tickets from Sept. 25, the China Film Distribution & Projection Association said in new guidelines released on their official social media accounts.
The move is a boon to struggling exhibitors, who have suffered through six months of shutdowns this year and only re-opened their doors in late July. It also comes after the release of Hollywood tentpoles “Tenet” and “Mulan,” but just as major Chinese blockbusters are set to bow over the upcoming National Day holiday.
Chinese authorities are seeking to ramp up cinema-going ahead of that period, when a slew of patriotic films will hit theaters, intended to boost morale and feelings of national pride.
Notably, Peter Chan’s “Leap,...
Chinese cinemas are currently limited to just half capacity, but can shift over to selling 75% of their available tickets from Sept. 25, the China Film Distribution & Projection Association said in new guidelines released on their official social media accounts.
The move is a boon to struggling exhibitors, who have suffered through six months of shutdowns this year and only re-opened their doors in late July. It also comes after the release of Hollywood tentpoles “Tenet” and “Mulan,” but just as major Chinese blockbusters are set to bow over the upcoming National Day holiday.
Chinese authorities are seeking to ramp up cinema-going ahead of that period, when a slew of patriotic films will hit theaters, intended to boost morale and feelings of national pride.
Notably, Peter Chan’s “Leap,...
- 9/15/2020
- by Rebecca Davis
- Variety Film + TV
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