Box Office

China Box Office: Homegrown Hits Set Single-Day Record, ‘Panda’ Hibernates

Feb 8, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Weekend ticket sales nosedived as families stayed home for Lunar New Year festivities, but gave way to a record-setting Monday of holiday moviegoing. Read More

On Screen China: A Week for ‘Monkey’ Business

Feb 4, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Box office records are likely to be smashed during the Chinese New Year “Golden Week” holiday by three homegrown films with blockbuster potential: The Mermaid, From Vegas To Macau III, and The Monkey King 2. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ No. 1, But for How Long?

Feb 1, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
It’s unclear who made the decision to release Kung Fu Panda 3 into the doldrums right before a holiday, but the decision could be a costly one. Read More

On Screen China: Let the Bear Hug Commence—‘Kung Fu Panda 3’

Jan 28, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
China Film Insider takes a look at several key metrics that will affect how this heavyweight U.S.-China co-production will perform. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Panda’ Preview a Warm Spot in Cold Weekend at the Box Office

Jan 25, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Cold weather decimated movie ticket sales in the world’s No. 1 and 2 markets over the weekend, as Winter Storm Jonas buried the U.S. East Coast in record-breaking snowfall, shutting down cinemas in many key markets, and a nationwide cold snap in China plunged temperatures to 30-year lows, compelling would-be moviegoers to huddle instead around Read More

On Screen China: A Tough ‘Walk’ Between the Force and the Panda

Jan 21, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
The coming weekend at the Chinese box office is shaping up to be a veritable dumping ground of middling films dubbed by the Chinese press as “cannon fodder” (炮灰 pàohuī), films that are being pushed out between the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens two weeks ago and the much anticipated January 29 wide Read More

On Screen China: A Bearish Weekend for the Force

Jan 18, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
After nine days in cinemas, The Force Awakens grossed $96.2 million, its final tally now likely to be more in line with that of Terminator: Genisys than with Jurassic World. Read More
The Last Witch Hunter

On Screen China: New Releases Hope to Capture Some of the Force at the Box-Office

Jan 14, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Thanks to an unenthusiastic reception from mainland audiences for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, several new releases — both imported and local — have the opportunity this weekend to sweep into theaters and grab a larger share of the market than previously anticipated. The Last Witch Hunter (最后的巫师猎人) – Friday, January 15 Distributor: China Film Read More

On Screen China: The Force Flags in Opening Weekend

Jan 11, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
After months of a Disney marketing blitz targeting an audience largely unfamiliar with the franchise, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (星球大战：原力觉醒) debuted in China on Saturday, and grossed a two-day estimated total of $52.7 million. Read More

On Screen China: The ‘Star Wars’ Force Is Strong for the Future

Jan 7, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Star Wars: The Force Awakens will finally invade Chinese theaters this Saturday, January 9 and the hype is at a fever pitch — in Hollywood. However, the tone in mainland China has been more muted, especially in interior cities where the franchise comes nowhere near being the cultural phenomenon it is in other countries. Read More

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