DAILY BRIEF: May 22, 2018

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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  China Box Office: 'Infinity War' Marches Past $300M, 'A Quiet Place' Opens to $18M

  Disney's Avengers: Infinity War again dominated all challengers at the Chinese box office. The mega-tentpole added $53.7 million in its second weekend, holding off some respectable competition from local romantic comedy How Long Will I Love U, which debuted to $36.7 million, and Paramount's horror hit A Quiet Place, which opened to $17.7 million. The Hollywood Reporter

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  Chinese Streaming Giant iQIYI Opens First Conventional Movie Theater

  Chinese streaming giant iQIYI has opened its first conventional movie theater in Zhongshan, in southern China. The company aims to build a network of on-demand cinemas, at which viewers select the content and timing. Variety

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  Cannes Festival Was All About China For World's Biggest Beauty Brand

  Chinese actress and pop star Li Yuchun glides down the hallway of Cannes’ Hotel Martinez in a tuxedo-inspired Jean Paul Gaultier gown and blue-gray pixie haircut, with a pack of L’Oreal videographers trotting backward to stay out of the frame. Bloomberg

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  The First Fantasy Film and TV Con Rounded Off Successfully on May 14th in Shenzhen, China

  The chairman of China Film Co., Ltd Mr. La Peikang and guests from film and animation industry attended the opening ceremony of FFTC on 11st morning. During his speech, he said that "we hope to build a mutual help platform for China film-makers in the fantasy field, let everyone deeply discuss the current and the future of China's fantasy film industry and facilitate the development of this industry." PR Newswire

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  Chinese Filmmaker Zhang Yimou Receives Boston University Honorary Degree

  Famed Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou on Sunday was greeted with cheers and applause of an enthusiastic crowd after he received an honorary Doctor of Humanize Letters from the Boston University at its 145th Commencement. Global Times