Disney Finally Gets Break in China With Theater Release for “Avatar 2”
Walt Disney Co.’s Avatar sequel has been given a release date in China, according to people familiar with the matter, a boon in a key market for the entertainment giant as it looks to move beyond this week’s management upheaval. So far this year, 23 American films have been shown in China, accounting for 10% of total box office sales, the lowest proportion since records began in 2011, according to ticketing platform Maoyan Entertainment. Read more Bloomberg
China Makes First Korean Film Available to Stream in Six Years
Chinese streaming platform Tencent Video started streaming Hong Sang-soo’s Hotel By The River – the auteur’s award-winning film from 2018 – earlier this month. It marks the first South Korean film to be made available to stream in China since Beijing effectively banned South Korean content after the US anti-ballistic missile system THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) was stationed in the peninsular nation. Read more Screen Daily
