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China Box Office: ‘Ip Man 3’ Hit by Fraud, ‘Zootopia’ Could Break Animation Record

Mar 7, 2016 / Box Office /

Behind Ip Man 3’s massive debut lie serious signs of blatant and widespread box-office fraud that fly in the face of the government's vows to crack down on illegal practices. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Ip Man 3’ Will Give a Kung-Fu Kick to March Box-Office Blues

Mar 3, 2016 / Box Office /

Typically slow month for theaters will get a boost from Ip Man 3, though its two-month release delay means pirated copies are already out there. Read More

China Box Office: February and ‘The Mermaid’ Smash Records

Feb 29, 2016 / Box Office /

Boosted by the Lunar New Year holiday, China’s monthly box office topped Hollywood’s for just the second time in history in February. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Left Behind’ and ‘Saint Seiya’

Feb 25, 2016 / Box Office /

Two underwhelming new releases will lead the Chinese box office to an inevitable cool-down this weekend following a red-hot and record-shattering couple of weeks. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Mermaid’ Drowns Out ‘Crouching Tiger’

Feb 22, 2016 / Box Office /

The Mermaid’s pact with online ticketing portal Maoyan has provided a major boost to ticket sales. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Crouching Tiger’ Sequel

Feb 18, 2016 / Box Office /

There's something fundamentally wrong, offensive even, about the English-language Crouching Tiger sequel landing in China dubbed into Chinese. Read More

China Box Office Sets New Weekly Record, Led by Homegrown Trio

Feb 15, 2016 / Box Office /

Wow: $548 million, the largest seven-day gross in the history of the movies. Anywhere. Read More

‘Batman v. Superman’ to Face Off in China With Day-and-Date Release

Feb 5, 2016 / News /

The much-anticipated DC Comics superhero film Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will be released in China on Friday, March 25, 2016 — simultaneous with its North American debut. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ No. 1, But for How Long?

Feb 1, 2016 / Box Office /

It’s unclear who made the decision to release Kung Fu Panda 3 into the doldrums right before a holiday, but the decision could be a costly one. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Panda’ Preview a Warm Spot in Cold Weekend at the Box Office

Jan 25, 2016 / Box Office /

Cold weather decimated movie ticket sales in the world’s No. 1 and 2 markets over the weekend, as Winter Storm Jonas buried the U.S. East Coast in record-breaking snowfall, shutting down cinemas in many key markets, and a nationwide cold snap in China plunged temperatures to 30-year lows, compelling would-be moviegoers to huddle instead around Read More

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