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Big In China: Movies That Earn More RMB Than US$

Mar 1, 2017  /  Infographics  / 
Twenty films have now found greater success in the world’s second largest film market than at home in the US. Read More

‘Logan’ Becomes First Film In China Affected By New Law

Mar 1, 2017  /  News  / 
The producers of "Logan" have been instructed that all online and offline point of sales for the film should prominently include the warning “Elementary school students and pre-school children must be accompanied by parents or guardians." Read More

China Live Streaming: Five Home Truths for Luxury Brands

Feb 28, 2017  /  Entertainment Marketing  / 
In a world where brevity is the norm when it comes to getting the message across, live streaming is one of the few formats where long content is still very welcome. Read More

China Censors Take Wolverine Claws to ‘Logan,’ Slice 14 Minutes Off Runtime

Feb 28, 2017  /  News  / 
Censors have cut 14 minutes from the film's 137-minute US runtime, citing violence and perhaps also the "brief nudity" cited in the Motion Picture Association of America's own R-rating. Read More

China Copyrights: No, You Can’t Call It Fair Use

Feb 28, 2017  /  Legal  / 
As China’s homegrown media companies like Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent continue to pay serious money for the rights to stream tv shows, movies, and other copyrighted material, more lawsuits are being filed in Chinese courts seeking to enforce China’s copyright law, and more official efforts are underway to reduce the amount of pirated material available in China. Read More

What’s The Deal With Mandarin and Cantonese?

Feb 28, 2017  /  Chinasplaining  / 
One alphabet, one grammar: two languages. Read More

China Box Office: Evil Takes Up Residence, Sets New Precedent

Feb 28, 2017  /  Box Office  / 
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, the sixth and now perhaps no longer “final” — installment in Screen Gems’ action-horror series, exploded in the world’s second largest film market this weekend, grossing a staggering RMB 636.9 million ($92.7 million). Read More

Disney Denies Involvement in ‘Walt Disney Zhengzhou Project’

Feb 27, 2017  /  News  / 
Disney in China has denied any involvement in a Disney-themed project currently being planned in central China, even as a company linked to a senior Disney employee appears to have completed deals with local governments to do exactly that. Read More

Bona Film Group Signs 30-Theater Deal with IMAX

Feb 27, 2017  /  News  / 
IMAX added to its backlog of upcoming theater builds, just days after announcing a record number of new signings but decreased profit for 2016. Read More

Chinese Tech Giants Team up to Open a VR Film Contest to End VR Winter

Feb 27, 2017  /  Technology  / 
Has winter come to virtual reality in China? Among the 11 virtual reality companies listed on China’s NEEQ , only two companies recorded a profit. Read More

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