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Headlines From China: Zhang Ziyi’s First TV Drama Set for Release on Youku

Jan 8, 2021 / Headlines From China /

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, known for her world-class performance in films such as “House of Flying Daggers” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, has made her first TV drama series titled “Monarch Industry”. Read More

Headlines From China: Documentary on Country’s Evolution Wins Praise

Jan 7, 2021 / Headlines From China /

A documentary that reveals the evolution of philosophy, governance and culture through the ages in China has won public praise with its dramatic reconstruction of historical stories, spectacular photography, sensuous musical scores and an emotional, epideictic voice-over. Read More

Headlines From China: Feature Film ‘A Little Red Flower’ Continues Leading Chinese Box Office

Jan 6, 2021 / Headlines From China /

ce since its debut on December 31, raking in over 803 million yuan in five days, data from the China Movie Data Information Network showed Tuesday. Read More

Headlines From China: Pixar’s Animated Film ‘Soul’ Winning Both Hearts and Box Office in China

Jan 5, 2021 / Headlines From China /

With such high praise from the audience, the film is performing strong in the Middle Kingdom. Its New Year holiday weekend box office even surpassed that of the DC superhero film "Wonder Woman 1984". Read More

Headlines From China: Two Local Films Accused of Plagiarism To Be Removed From Theaters

Jan 4, 2021 / Headlines From China /

Two Chinese local films, costume fantasy film “The Yin-Yang Master” and comedy ‘Bath Buddy’, both accused of copying foreign works, are said to be removed from theaters starting from Monday. Read More

Headlines From China: Films to Spice Up Your New Year Holiday

Dec 31, 2020 / Headlines From China /

The clock is ticking down to 2021! As we're bidding adieu to the rough 2020, we've handpicked some films, all in theaters now, to help you get in the spirit of the season and kick off 2021 right. Read More

Headlines From China: Year-Ender 2020: Newcomers Who Rock China’s Culture Industry

Dec 30, 2020 / Headlines From China /

CGTN Culture wrapped up this year's cultural rockers to see how they changed the landscape in China. Read More

Headlines From China: Andy Lau’s Crime Thriller ‘Shock Wave 2′ Leading China’s Box Office

Dec 29, 2020 / Headlines From China /

The crime thriller “Shock Wave 2” is making a splash in China’s lackluster film market. The film has overtaken Eddie Peng's “The Rescue” to top the country's box office charts since Friday. Read More

Headlines From China: China’s 2020 Box Office Tops 19 Billion Yuan

Dec 28, 2020 / Headlines From China /

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. Read More

Headlines From China: 2020 in Review: Domestic Titles Lead China’s Box Office Resurgence After Tough Start of 2020

Dec 24, 2020 / Headlines From China /

As of December 23, the domestic box office has raked in over 18.5 billion yuan ($2.83 billion) in 2020, with the top five titles, all domestic productions, contributing over half of the earnings. Read More