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China Box Office: ‘Doctor Strange’ Still Strong in Second Week

Nov 14, 2016 / Box Office /

Doctor Strange (奇异博士) continued to cast a spell on Chinese moviegoers, winning the box office for a second straight weekend amid weak competition. Read More

On Screen China: Ang Lee’s ‘Billy Lynn’ Tries to Kick ‘Doctor Strange’ off Top Spot

Nov 10, 2016 / Box Office /

Ang Lee’s "Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk" and Japanese anime "One Piece Film: Gold" this weekend attempt to challenge Disney/Marvel’s "Doctor Strange," which has racked up RMB 415 million (US$61.0 million) through Thursday, November 10. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Doctor Strange’ Arrives with 13 Other Releases

Nov 4, 2016 / Box Office /

October's monthly haul was down nearly 19 percent from October 2015 and represents the fifth month in 2016 to see slowing box office growth. Read More

China Box Office: Sony’s ‘Inferno’ Wins Quiet Weekend

Oct 31, 2016 / Box Office /

"Da Vinci Code" sequel "Inferno" finished well below expectations in China, a major blow to Sony and its once mighty franchise. Read More

On Screen China: Tom Hanks Returns to China This Weekend with ‘Inferno’

Oct 28, 2016 / Box Office /

Starting last weekend and spanning all the way to the weekend of December 9, 11 Hollywood films are set for release, including director Ron Howard’s Inferno and DreamWorks Animation’s Trolls hitting Chinese screens this Friday, October 28. Read More

China Box Office: Statham Downs Cruise as ‘Mechanic’ Beats ‘Reacher’

Oct 25, 2016 / Box Office /

The star power and synchronous release date of Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher: Never Go Back couldn’t contend with China’s affinity for action star Jason Statham. Read More

On Screen China: Can ‘Mechanic’ Take ‘Jack Reacher’ This Weekend?

Oct 21, 2016 / Box Office /

Beginning Friday, Hollywood will have a string of five straight weekends in which imported films receive a day-and-date release, the longest stretch ever in a market that often lags several months behind North American premieres. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Mekong’ Still Tops Spielberg’s ‘BFG’

Oct 18, 2016 / Box Office /

China’s stagnating film market returned to icy waters this week as Disney’s The BFG failed to enthrall Chinese moviegoers. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Mekong’ Steams Upriver, ‘BFG’ Friendly but not Big

Oct 13, 2016 / Box Office /

National Day holiday receipts continued 2016’s box office stagnation, with the depressed market was fortunately enlivened by the surprise performance of action/thriller "Operation Mekong" (湄公河行动). Read More

China Box Office: ‘Operation Mekong’ Storms Holiday Box Office

Oct 7, 2016 / Box Office /

Action thriller "Operation Mekong" (湄公河行动) overcame modest box office expectations and unexpectedly won the holiday period with an estimated RMB 490 million ($73.5 million) through Thursday, October 6. Read More

Jonathan Papish