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Who’s Minding the Store in China?

Apr 19, 2017 / Legal /

It’s one thing to sell knockoff Mickey Mouse backpacks at a mall in Nanchang, where you could clear out in a day if you had to. It’s quite another to build and operate a theme park. 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 Shows It Knows about Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Gay Moment

Mar 17, 2017 / News /

China’s media watchdog has been busy chopping away at shots and scenes it doesn’t like recently, taking the scissors to seven minutes of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and 14 minutes of Logan. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Beauty’ Looks Like a Beast

Mar 15, 2017 / Box Office /

The official release announcement for Beauty and the Beast came way back on January 24, and the rare two-month interlude has given Disney ample time to unleash a local promotional blitz aimed at young Chinese unfamiliar with the original animation. Read More

How Many Import Slots Does Each Studio Get?

Mar 15, 2017 / Infographics /

Many casual observers of the Chinese film industry and even some working within it believe quota spots are given out evenly amongst Hollywood studios, yet data shows that a studio’s output in China can vary widely from year-to-year. Read More

Disney Denies Involvement in ‘Walt Disney Zhengzhou Project’

Feb 27, 2017 / News /

Disney in China has denied any involvement in a Disney-themed project currently being planned in central China, even as a company linked to a senior Disney employee appears to have completed deals with local governments to do exactly that. Read More

Box Office China: ‘Passengers’ Takes ‘Rogue One’ For a Ride

Jan 16, 2017 / Box Office /

China’s chūnyùn (春运), the world’s largest human mass migration in which Chinese citizens will take an estimated 2.5 billion trips over the next 40 days, began in full force on Friday as college students finished midterm exams and headed home for the Lunar New Year. Read More

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Who’s Minding the Store in China?

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

China Shows It Knows about Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast’ Gay Moment

On Screen China: ‘Beauty’ Looks Like a Beast

How Many Import Slots Does Each Studio Get?

Disney Denies Involvement in ‘Walt Disney Zhengzhou Project’

Box Office China: ‘Passengers’ Takes ‘Rogue One’ For a Ride

Is This 22-year-old Australian Actress Disney’s Choice for Mulan?

The Animated Film Industry is Taking off in China with Help from South Korea and Japan

On Screen China: The Force Is Not Strong with ‘Rogue One’

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