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On Screen China: Summer Slump Sees July Drop 18% from A Year Earlier

Aug 5, 2016 / News /

The month was the third this year—following April and May—in which the Chinese box office shrank from the same month a year earlier. Read More

China Box Office: ‘League of Gods’ Rises to Top But Fails to Score Big

Aug 1, 2016 / Box Office /

Analysts can blame drop in subsidized ticketing for box office slump, but only quality films will entice moviegoers back into cinemas. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Skiptrace’ Steady, But Box-Office Cool-down Continues

Jul 28, 2016 / Box Office /

Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville comedy is now on track to become the biggest local-language film of the summer but its probable $125 million finish means China’s once red-hot box office is slumping compared with 2015. Read More

China Box Office: Chan, Knoxville ‘Skiptrace’ $6oM Clobbers ‘Tarzan’

Jul 25, 2016 / Box Office /

Jackie and Johnny buddy comedy dominated 57% of ticket sales, while Warner Bros’ jungle hero drew just 15% Read More

China Box Office: ‘Tarzan’ Swings to First Place, Jackie Chan’s ‘Skiptrace’ Could Lure Summer out of Doldrums

Jul 21, 2016 / Box Office /

Warner Bros.’ "The Legend of Tarzan" swung to first place with a RMB 46.8 million ($7.0 million) debut, a reign likely to be cut short by "Skiptrace," perhaps the only Chinese-language film with the potential to gross RMB 1 billion ($150 million) this summer. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Cold War 2’ Tops Sales for 2nd Week Amid July Lull

Jul 19, 2016 / Box Office /

As of Monday, July ticket sales totaled only RMB 2.5 billion, down 14% compared to the same period in July 2015 Read More

China On Screen: A Domestic Showdown—Rom-Com Vs. Action-Comedy Sequel

Jul 15, 2016 / Box Office /

'When Larry Met Mary' kicks off with a strong promo tour, while 'For A Few Bullets' lacks its predecssor's star power Read More

China Box Office: Crime Thriller ‘Cold War 2’ First Local No. 1 in Two Months

Jul 12, 2016 / Box Office /

Despite speculation about dissolution of foreign film import cap, four of the top five spots this weekend belonged to Chinese-language films Read More

China On Screen: First Half of 2016 Started with a Bang, Ended with a Fizzle

Jul 8, 2016 / Box Office /

At the end of June, China’s red-hot box office had outpaced the 2015 total by just 21%, a far cry from the 60% year-on-year rise tallied at the end of February, and the 48% growth it saw in the entire year of 2015. Read More

Hollywood Tops Chinese Box Office for a Ninth Straight Weekend

Jul 5, 2016 / Box Office /

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel scored $26.2M in China from weekend ticket sales, eclipsing the Sino-Korean co-produced action film “Bounty Hunters.” Read More

Jonathan Papish