DAILY BRIEF: Jul 19, 2019

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'Hunger Games' Ride Anchors Edgy, New Adult Theme Park in China
The park is Phase 1 of an HK$6.3 billion ($806 million) project called Novotown. Managed by Australia’s Village Roadshow Ltd., the park is opening on Hengqin Island, an area next to the gambling mecca of Macau that Chinese officials have targeted as a theme-park destination. Bloomberg
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"Looking Up" Tops Chinese Mainland Box Office
"Looking Up," a new Chinese family drama, led the Chinese mainland box office on its opening day Thursday, China Movie Data Information Network said Friday. Xinhua
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STX Nears Deal to Secure Saudi Arabia Financing
It would make the Bob Simonds-run indie studio the first to take Saudi money since the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in October. The Hollywood Reporter
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Animation industry targets overseas audiences
This is the first time Fantawild's signature brand has entered the South Korean TV market. Boonie Bears, with more than 200 billion online hits, is among the highest-grossing series in the history of Chinese television. China Daily
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China's Hainan to host Italian film festival
South China's Hainan Province is bracing for the opening of the Italian Summer Film Festival, which is being held as part of the upcoming Hainan International Film Festival in December. Tass