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Headlines from China: Zhang Ziyi to Be The First Mentor from Asia for Cannes Cinema Masterclass

May 9, 2019 / Headlines From China /

On May 8, the 72nd Cannes Film Festival announced the lineup of this year's Cinema Masterclass. Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has been invited as the first "master" from Asia to lead masterclass activities. Read More

Headlines from China: What’s Next for Qingdao Studio After Wanda’s Exit?

Dec 27, 2018 / Headlines From China /

This year, Sunac China took over Wanda's 13 cultural and tourism projects, including the newly opened Wanda Movie Metropolis. Read More

Alibaba Pictures President Says Don’t Give Up

Apr 4, 2018 / Interview /

Timeless themes are on Zhang’s mind these days as she tries to steer Alibaba Pictures—the film unit of China’s biggest e-commerce company—into a technologically evolving future. She set up shop in the Los Angeles area in 2016, tasked by CEO Jack Ma to develop Alibaba’s entertainment business and find stories to share with the content-hungry audience in China, soon to be the largest movie market in the world. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Producer to Executive Produce Chinese Film ‘Dongji Island’

Nov 17, 2017 / Headlines From China /

'Dongji Island,' an upcoming Chinese war film to be directed by emerging filmmaker Yu Lei, has brought acclaimed Hollywood producers David Permut and Jay Stern on board as executive producers. Read More

Hollywood, China, and Big Data

Oct 24, 2017 / Opinion /

China will only become more sophisticated in its collection and use of big data and companies going into China will need to keep pace or else they’ll just be rolling the dice. At least in the film business, the stakes are too high to accept those odds. Read More

China Box Office: First Place For ‘Beauty’ Still Less Than Best

Mar 19, 2017 / Box Office /

With typical press-release hype, the studio has trumpeted Beauty and the Beast’s China debut as the “biggest ever Disney Live Action opening weekend of all-time,” but that would seem to forget that last April, The Jungle Book opened to $50.3 million in China, nearly $10 million more. So, make that "second-biggest ever." Read More

China Box Office: Dog Bites Wolverine

Mar 13, 2017 / Box Office /

A Dog’s Purpose became the first Hollywood import since last year’s breakout, Zootopia to improve upon its opening weekend earnings the second time around. Boosted by strong word-of-mouth, it's Chinese Box Office will surpass its North American total ($61.8 million), making it the third Hollywood film in the past month, following xXx: The Return of Xander Cage and Resident Evil: The Final Chapter to claim such a distinction. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Genius’ and ‘Final Fantasy’ Pose No Threat to Reigning Blockbusters

Mar 9, 2017 / Box Office /

Eight new releases — six domestic and two imported “buy-out” films — feebly enter Chinese cinemas this weekend, with only 'Genius,' starring Jude Law as eccentric author Thomas Wolfe, and 'Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV' securing enough showtimes to make their limited presence felt at the box office. Read More

China Box Office: Eight Is Hollywood’s Lucky Number

Mar 6, 2017 / Box Office /

Eight Hollywood imports occupied the top eight spots at this weekend’s Chinese box office, a first for a notoriously protective movie industry that recently adopted further measures to ensure that domestic films receive two-thirds of a cinema’s annual screening allotment. Read More

‘Kong: Skull Island’ and ‘Logan’ Get China Releases; ‘Passengers’ Extended

Feb 9, 2017 / News /

"Logan" (金刚狼3：殊死一战) will hit screens first on Friday, March 17, followed by "Kong: Skull Island" (金刚：骷髅岛), which is set for release a week later, on Friday, March 24. They follow "The Lego Batman Movie" and "A Dog’s Purpose," which both come out on March 3. Read More

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