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China’s Top Sci-Fi Writer Nominated for Second Hugo Award

Apr 7, 2017 / News /

Liu Cixin's "Death's End" is one of six books nominated in The Hugo Awards' Best Novel category. Read More

Jason Statham Linked to New China Crime Movie

Apr 7, 2017 / News /

Plans for "Demon Hunter" were unveiled in Beijing on Thursday at an event attended by Chinese film officials and police representatives as well as the project’s director JJ Perry and producer Bill Borden. Read More

TCB In RMB: Pirates, Racers, Zombies, Oz

Apr 7, 2017 / Money /

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

On Screen China: A Chinese ‘Ghost’ Story

Apr 6, 2017 / Box Office /

Weying’s participation won’t boost 'Ghost'’s Chinese box office even close to the heights achieved by 'xXx: The Return of Xander Cage,' nor will it push it into the red for Paramount; however, an opening weekend near RMB 200 million ($~30 million) and a final gross in the RMB 350-400 million range ($~55 million) will represent another victory for Weying and should get other studios outside of Paramount lining up to cooperate with the company. Read More

Director Zhang Yimou Invests in VR Theme Park

Apr 5, 2017 / News /

Director Zhang Yimou's interest and presence in virtual reality are sure to boost the industry's otherwise topsy-turvy development. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Kong’ Sees That Your Grave Is Swept Clean

Apr 5, 2017 / Box Office /

Three local productions were given wide releases, yet only one – the crime thriller, 'The Devotion of Suspect X' – managed to challenge 'Kong: Skull Island'’s reign atop the box office charts, and even that was short-lived.' Kong' continued its climb to ever new heights on its quest to become the year’s highest-grossing import, and has now earned RMB 964 million ($139.8 million). Read More

Jiaflix and 1905 Pictures to Produce $100 million Action-Thriller ‘Speedhunters’

Apr 5, 2017 / News /

Marc Ganis, co-founder and managing director of Jiaflix Enterprises, told China Film Insider on Wednesday that the producers aim to make the $100 million action-thriller an international film with appeal around the globe, “not just highly weighted toward either China or North America. Read More

How Important Is China To Hollywood’s Bottom Line?

Apr 5, 2017 / Infographics /

China accounted for $500 million or just 7.7 percent of the $6.5 billion worldwide net revenue from the thirty-two Hollywood films it allowed into the country. By and large, Hollywood films made less that 5% of their worldwide revenue from the Chinese market, indicating that Hollywood's headlong push into China remains primarily about getting early access to a market that still exists in the realm of possibility. Read More

Chinese Films to Watch on Netflix Tonight

Apr 5, 2017 / Reviews /

For the Chinese film fan -- or for the film industry professional trying to bone up on the best of the recent oeuvre -- Netflix is a good resource, but it's not a great one. Read More

Only Five Foreign Films Set for China in April, but They’re Big

Apr 4, 2017 / News /

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." Read More

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