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Domestic Vs Import Box Office: Appearances Can Deceive

Apr 19, 2017 / Box Office /

Looking at the box office split between foreign and Chinese films this year, it’s easy to conclude China is a balanced market: imports lead slightly with a 52% market share through April 18. But huge imbalances lie behind those numbers. Read More

Who’s Minding the Store in China?

Apr 19, 2017 / Legal /

It’s one thing to sell knockoff Mickey Mouse backpacks at a mall in Nanchang, where you could clear out in a day if you had to. It’s quite another to build and operate a theme park. Read More

CMC Capital Partners Takes Stake in CAA, Forms China Joint Venture

Apr 18, 2017 / Money /

CMC Capital Partners will take a stake in Creative Artists Agency (CAA), and add CMC Capital Partners Chairman Li Ruigang added to CAA's board, the global management company announced Tuesday. Read More

Director Chen Kaige: Cannes China Snub ‘Not The End Of The World’

Apr 18, 2017 / News /

Chen Kaige, the only Chinese director to win the Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or, dismissed the snubbing of Chinese cinema by the European festival this year as “not the end of the world” on Monday. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Furious 8’ Paves New Roads

Apr 17, 2017 / Box Office /

In three days of release, The Fate of the Furious became the highest-grossing Hollywood film of 2017, toppling several all-time box office records, and cementing the series’ unrivaled popularity in China. Read More

Beijing International Film Festival: Aamir Khan to Promote New Film, Korean Exclusion Not Political

Apr 17, 2017 / News /

One of Bollywood's biggest stars is on his way to China to promote his new film, and a Chinese film official has stated that the absence of Korean titles at the Beijing International Film Festival is "not political." Read More

TCB In RMB: M&A, Copycats, IPO and Noncompetes

Apr 14, 2017 / Money /

TCB In RMB is a weekly summary of important developments in the Chinese entertainment business. Read More

Jackie Chan Unveils New 3D Animation Series

Apr 14, 2017 / News /

The 63-year old re-launched his J-Team cartoon series in Beijing on Thursday, updating the old US-made cartoon into a 3D and "totally made in China,” 104-episode series. Read More

Hong Kong Action Star Donnie Yen Blacklists United Airlines

Apr 14, 2017 / News /

Following the forced removal of a passenger from a United Airlines flight and the accompanying internet outrage, Hong Kong actor Donnie Yen Ji-dan has stated publicly that he will never fly the US-based carrier again via his official Facebook account. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Fate of the Furious’ Set To Peel Out

Apr 13, 2017 / Box Office /

For North American observers struggling to comprehend the success of 'The Fast and the Furious' franchise in the world’s second largest film market, the best comparison might be 'Star Wars.' Not just from a box office perspective, but also in terms of nostalgia: China’s younger (male) moviegoers have grown up with the series and the stars, and to a large extent they consider 'The Fast and the Furious' theirs. Read More

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