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Headlines from China: ‘Dying to Survive’ Crosses $45.2 Million On Opening Day

Jul 5, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Chinese comedy-drama film Dying to Survive opened on July 5 with 51% of screen share. As of 8 p.m. (Beijing Time), the film has earned over 300 million yuan ($45.2 million). Read More

China Movie Stars and The Two-Contract Problem

Jun 12, 2018 / Legal /

Over the past couple weeks, the Chinese Internet has been abuzz with chatter about how Chinese movie stars allegedly underreport income via a dual-contract system in which only one contract is disclosed to the tax authorities. Read More

Headlines from China: Who Is to Blame for Low Screen Share?

Jun 8, 2018 / Headlines From China /

Chinese director Li Fei recently expressed dissatisfaction with the distributor of his film "Fate Express" on social media. According to Li, the distributor was paid 4 million yuan ($0.62 million) to help the film get 10% of screen share. However, the film ended up getting only 3.1% on its opening day. Read More

Headlines from China: A Look at 2018 Summer Movies in China

Jun 5, 2018 / Headlines From China /

The overall quality of this year's summer films in China is thrilling. Imported Hollywood movies will hit the cinema in June, while in July and August, domestic films will overwhelmingly dominate the cinemas due to the annual summer blackout period. Read More

Fan Bingbing’s Leaked Contract Breaks the Chinese Internet

May 30, 2018 / Celebrity /

Actress’ studio says it may sue TV personality Cui Yongyuan for posting the private document. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Dying to Survive’ Crosses $45.2 Million On Opening Day

China Movie Stars and The Two-Contract Problem

Headlines from China: Who Is to Blame for Low Screen Share?

Headlines from China: A Look at 2018 Summer Movies in China

Fan Bingbing’s Leaked Contract Breaks the Chinese Internet

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