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‘The Mermaid,’ ‘Zootopia’ Top China’s $6.6 Billion 2016 Box Office

Jan 4, 2017 / Box Office /

A February film was the high point for China's 2016 box office, with Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" outswimming Disney's "Zootopia" and two other Hollywood films to emerge as the year's winner. Read More

China Box Office: First Weekend of New Year Not So Happy

Jan 2, 2017 / Box Office /

Ticket receipts across the three-day New Year’s Holiday (元旦节) from Saturday through Monday totaled RMB 662 million (US$95 million), a 22 percent decrease from 2016’s record-breaking haul of RMB 849 million ($130 million). Read More

CFI’s Top Five China Film Stories for 2016

Dec 30, 2016 / News /

The relationship between China and Hollywood received more attention in 2016 than ever before, for both bad and good reasons. China's box office experienced its first slowdown in years, at a time when interest in the market has never been greater. Read More

China Box Office: ‘The Great Wall’ Stands Tall with RMB 470 Million

Dec 19, 2016 / Box Office /

"The Great Wall"’s debut was on par with this summer’s most commercially successful local film, "Time Raiders" (盗墓笔记), which pulled in RMB 476 million on its opening weekend in August on the way to an RMB 1 billion finish. Read More

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Gives Itself 12+ Age Rating for China

Dec 13, 2016 / News /

Mel Gibson's "Hacksaw Ridge" has become the first film in China to give itself an age rating in this cinema market where such a system does not yet exist. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Your Name’ Says ‘What’s My Name’ for Second Week

Dec 11, 2016 / Box Office /

Sometime next weekend, "Your Name" will become the highest-grossing Japanese film ever in China, surpassing "Stand By Me Doraemon" (RMB 530 million). Read More

On Screen China: ‘Hacksaw Ridge,’ ‘Suddenly Seventeen,’ ‘Sully’ Join ‘Your Name’

Dec 8, 2016 / Box Office /

Despite its impressive haul and belying its solid ratings on Chinese websites, "Your Name" has somewhat faltered in its first full week of release, unable to steady its weekday totals. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Your Name’ Sets Record, Wins Weekend over ‘Beasts’

Dec 6, 2016 / Box Office /

"Your Name" (你的名字) arrived on the Chinese mainland last weekend with an impressive, record-breaking debut of RMB 287 million (US$41.6 million). Read More

‘Hacksaw Ridge’ Becomes Sixth Film to Exceed 2016 Box Office Quota

Nov 16, 2016 / News /

Mel Gibson's war epic "Hacksaw Ridge" (血战钢锯岭) has secured a theatrical release in China on Thursday, December 8, the latest Hollywood film to secure a slot in the last couple of months of 2016. Read More

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