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Baidu Uses Big Data to Identify Box Office Fraud

Jul 29, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Chinese tech giant Baidu plans to release its own sales indices that they say will provide evidence of box office fraud before official figures are released. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Skiptrace’ Steady, But Box-Office Cool-down Continues

Jul 28, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville comedy is now on track to become the biggest local-language film of the summer but its probable $125 million finish means China’s once red-hot box office is slumping compared with 2015. Read More

China Box Office Slumping, Official Numbers Show

Jul 27, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Box office takings in the world’s second-largest film market fell for the first time in half a decade, official figures released this week show. Read More

Alibaba Pictures Launches $300M Investment Fund

Jul 25, 2016  /  News  / 
Alibaba Pictures Monday announced it has established a RMB 2 billion ($300 million) fund to invest in film and TV companies, despite an expected increase in first half-year 2016 losses of RMB 400-450 million. Read More

China Box Office: Chan, Knoxville ‘Skiptrace’ $6oM Clobbers ‘Tarzan’

Jul 25, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Jackie and Johnny buddy comedy dominated 57% of ticket sales, while Warner Bros’ jungle hero drew just 15% Read More

Opinion: ‘Star Trek’ Trademark Underprotected in China

Jul 25, 2016  /  Legal  / 
A limited trademark registration means an entrepreneurial Chinese firm could soon market Star Trek vitamins if it wanted to. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Tarzan’ Swings to First Place, Jackie Chan’s ‘Skiptrace’ Could Lure Summer out of Doldrums

Jul 21, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
Warner Bros.’ "The Legend of Tarzan" swung to first place with a RMB 46.8 million ($7.0 million) debut, a reign likely to be cut short by "Skiptrace," perhaps the only Chinese-language film with the potential to gross RMB 1 billion ($150 million) this summer. Read More

CFI Q&A with Actress Augusta Xu-Holland, Newcomer to Chinese Cinema

Jul 20, 2016  /  People  / 
'The Last Race' star talks about how she broke into the Chinese film industry. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Cold War 2’ Tops Sales for 2nd Week Amid July Lull

Jul 19, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
As of Monday, July ticket sales totaled only RMB 2.5 billion, down 14% compared to the same period in July 2015 Read More

CFI Q&A With Jan Heinze, COO of Global Special Effects Firm Pixomondo

Jul 18, 2016  /  Box Office  / 
The native German talked with CFI about the effect vast amounts of new money is having on the Chinese film and visual effects industries and the prospects for more science fiction films. Read More

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