Global Box Office Set for Strong Recovery in 2022
Global cinema box office is set for a strong recovery next year, analysis firm Gower Street Analytics predicts. But a return to pre-COVID levels of business will have to wait until 2023 at the earliest. Gower Street forecasts that next year North American theatrical will more than double from an estimated $4.4 billion in 2021 to a predicted $9.2 billion in 2022. China, it forecasts, will climb from an estimated $7.2 million in 2021 to $8.2 billion in 2022. Read more Variety
More Asian Originals and K-dramas Coming to Streaming Platforms
In October, Disney announced a line-up of 28 new titles in its biggest local language production push in Asia-Pacific so far. Titles produced in Japan, South Korea, China and South-east Asia are set to arrive on streaming service Disney+ over the next year (2022). Of these, 18 are Disney originals. Read more The Straits Times
