DAILY BRIEF: Nov 19, 2017

NEWS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS

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    Box Office: ‘Justice League’ Scores $185 Million International Opening, Led by China

    Warner Bros.-DC’s “Justice League” dominated the international box office in its opening weekend with $185.5 million at approximately 47,000 screens in 65 markets, led by $51.7 million in China. Variety

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    Warner Bros Launches China Exchange Program With Casting, Management Focus

    As Hollywood and the Middle Kingdom look to increase cooperation, Warner Bros this week held its first U.S.-China Exchange Program, an initiative designed to foster industry and cultural best practice sharing. Deadline

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    China Breaking the Hollywood Habit

    Mainland China's movie industry has long relied on help from elsewhere, but with several domestically produced movies cleaning up at the Chinese box office recently, the common model of coproductions may be on the way out. Nikkei Asian Review

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    ‘The Great Wall’ on HBO: Forget the Story, This Film Is a Visual Feast

    Perhaps the biggest misdirection at work in The Great Wall is the idea that it ought to be judged on its story. Do so if you must, but you’ll only be missing the trees for the forest. Decider

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    Hong Kong Holds Film Festival in London

    To mark the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday night held a film festival "Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017" at the Ham Yard Hotel in central London. China.org