Record holiday sales herald Chinese film market’s bullish recovery
(Xinhua) China’s box office revenue during the week-long Spring Festival holiday ending on Wednesday hit a record high of 7.8 billion yuan ($1.2 billion), beating the … Read more
Chinese comedy drama Endgame hits big screen in US
(China Daily) Chinese comedy drama Endgame opened Thursday in a limited theatrical release in the United States. The film in Mandarin is being released by CMC … Read more
China’s New Year Box Office Breaks $1.2 Billion as ‘Hi, Mom’ Catches ‘Detective Chinatown 3’
(Variety) China’s Lunar New Year holiday brought in a record $1.2 billion (RMB7.8 billion) in ticket sales, making a tenth of the global 2020 box office … Read more
Chinese Streamer iQIYI Points to Recovery After a Difficult 2020
(Variety) Chinese video streamer iQIYI managed to cut its losses in the financial year from RMB10.3 billion in 2019 to RMB7 billion ($1.1 billion) in 2020. … Read more
Documentary on China’s anti-poverty fight to be aired
(Xinhua) An eight-episode documentary on how China fought and finally won the battle against absolute poverty will debut on the state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) … Read more
China Box Office: ‘Hi, Mom’ Surges Past ‘Detective Chinatown 3’ With $90M+ in Daily Revenue
(THR) A comeback story is underway at China’s booming theatrical box office. Beijing Culture’s time-travel comedy Hi, Mom, which opened the Lunar New Year holiday … Read more
Netflix Picks Up Chinese Animated Feature ‘New Gods: Nezha Reborn’
(THR) Netflix has acquired worldwide streaming rights to Chinese animated film New Gods: Nezha Reborn, which opened theatrically in China last weekend at the start of … Read more