China’s 2020 Box Office Tops 19 Billion Yuan
The Chinese mainland box office is highly likely to achieve its goal of breaking 20 billion yuan ($3.05 billion) in 2020 as several highly qualified films are seeing good results after their release in late December. As of 2pm on Sunday, the mainland box office for the year of 2020 has reached 19.344 billion yuan, 656 million yuan short of the annual goal. Currently, the box offices of two U.S.’ big-budget films, “The Rescue” and “Wonder Woman 1984,” were lower than expected. Chinese costume fantasy film “The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity,” which premiered on Friday, is also suffering an unpredictable fate due to its polarized reviews. Read more Global Times
The Top 5 Gen-Z Trends of 2020
From creating alternative fashion styles to jumpstarting viral short-video challenges, China’s younger Gen-Z demographic is now actively shaping the country’s cultural atmosphere. This first generation of digital natives makes up about 15 percent of China’s population. Consequently, major businesses that have long regarded young people as the engine of business growth are actively watching this dynamic sector and redirecting resources towards it. From the controversial Mengmei Style to the unpredictable Anti-KOL Guo Laoshi, Jing Daily highlights the top five Gen-Z trends of 2020. Read more Jing Daily
