Only 22 new films are hitting Chinese screens this April, five of which are foreign imports.
April’s imported films in China include French-Canadian animation Snowstorm!, Ghost In The Shell, The Fate of the Furious, Smurfs: The Lost Village, and Russian commie superhero blockbuster Guardians, not to be confused with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which doesn’t release until May.
Here’s the full list of the latest foreign movies for you to mark into your diary:
Snowstorm! (冰雪大作战)
April 1
2D/3D
Rotten Tomatoes Score: No score yet.
Critics’ Consensus: No consensus yet.
Ghost In The Shell (攻壳机动队)
April 7
3D/IMAX 3D /CFGS
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 43 percent
Critics’ Consensus: Ghost in the Shell boasts cool visuals and a compelling central performance from Scarlett Johansson.
The Fate of the Furious (速度与激情8)
April 14
2D/ 3D/ IMAX 3D/China Film Giant Screen (CFGS)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: No score yet.
Critics’ Consensus: No consensus yet.
Smurfs: The Lost Village (蓝精灵：寻找神秘村)
April 21
3D/China Film Giant Screen (CFGS)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 26 percent
Critics’ Consensus: No consensus yet.
Guardians (世纪战元)
Release date still unclear.
2D
Rotten Tomatoes Score: No score yet.
Critics’ Consensus: No consensus yet.
Despite this month’s somewhat lackluster list, there are still plenty of other big blockbusters heading China’s way this year. Local movie site Mtime has put together a handy infographic highlighting the ones that are still on their way:
Logan
Beauty and the Beast
Kong: Skull Island
Ghost In The Shell
The Fate of the Furious
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Mean Tell No Tales
Wonder Woman
Cars 3
Transformers: The Last Knight
Despicable Me 3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
War for the Planet of the Apes
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Justice League
That’s a lot of foreign movies – and it’s likely that the list will end up being longer still, so stay tuned.
About the author Fergus Ryan has worked in media, communications and marketing roles in China and Australia for close to a decade. Most recently, Fergus was a journalist for the News Corp. publications China Spectator and The Australian. He has also been published in The Guardian and Foreign Policy. Prior to that, Fergus worked on business development for the A-list star Li Bingbing at Huayi Brothers, and on celebrity engagement and social media for the WWF and DMG Entertainment.
