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On Screen China: Part Two of CFI’s Chinese New Year Preview

Jan 28, 2017 / Box Office /

This Saturday, the first day of the Spring Festival/Chinese New Year (CNY), tens of millions of Chinese citizens will flock to cinemas nationwide in the start of the busiest moviegoing period on the planet. Last year, RMB 3.56 billion (US$548 million) in tickets were sold over the seven-day CNY period, the highest-grossing week in any Read More

On Screen China: Out with the Monkey and in with the Money

Jan 26, 2017 / Box Office /

Part one of our preview of Spring Festival releases, likely to be the most lucrative season of the Chinese cinematic year. This Saturday, the first day of the Spring Festival/Chinese New Year (CNY), tens of millions of Chinese citizens will flock to cinemas nationwide in the start of the busiest moviegoing period on the Read More

Box Office China: ‘Passengers’ Takes ‘Rogue One’ For a Ride

Jan 16, 2017 / Box Office /

China’s chūnyùn (春运), the world’s largest human mass migration in which Chinese citizens will take an estimated 2.5 billion trips over the next 40 days, began in full force on Friday as college students finished midterm exams and headed home for the Lunar New Year. Read More

On Screen China: The Force Is Not Strong with ‘Rogue One’

Jan 5, 2017 / Box Office /

The Force isn’t strong in China. But hey, at least Disney has Marvel. Read More

‘The Mermaid,’ ‘Zootopia’ Top China’s $6.6 Billion 2016 Box Office

Jan 4, 2017 / Box Office /

A February film was the high point for China's 2016 box office, with Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" outswimming Disney's "Zootopia" and two other Hollywood films to emerge as the year's winner. Read More

On Screen China: Limp 2016 Box Office to Close with a Whimper

Dec 29, 2016 / Box Office /

China’s swan-diving box office will go out aptly this weekend with a whimper as 2016 makes room for a handful of new releases straggling in for the three-day New Year’s public holiday. Read More

On Screen China: ‘Tigers’ and ‘Tomorrow’ Look to Scale ‘The Great Wall’

Dec 22, 2016 / Box Office /

With the wide releases of both Jackie Chan’s "Railroad Tigers" and the romantic comedy "See You Tomorrow" dominating Chinese theaters this weekend, "The Great Wall" will lose more than half of its screens. Read More

On Screen China: Will ‘The Great Wall’ Stand Tall?

Dec 15, 2016 / Box Office /

Reportedly budgeted at US$150 million and in the works for seven long years, "The Great Wall" isn’t just another Chinese blockbuster aimed at a purely domestic audience. Read More

China Box Office: ‘Your Name’ Sets Record, Wins Weekend over ‘Beasts’

Dec 6, 2016 / Box Office /

"Your Name" (你的名字) arrived on the Chinese mainland last weekend with an impressive, record-breaking debut of RMB 287 million (US$41.6 million). Read More

China Box Office: ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Finds a Home at Number One

Nov 28, 2016 / Box Office /

"Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" enchanted Chinese audiences over the weekend as the Harry Potter spinoff debuted to an impressive RMB 284 million (US$41.2 million). Read More