China Film File: 2013 Winners, Feng Xiaogang's Spat, And Seattle's Travel Boom
Welcome to China Film File, a weekly brief on the business of movies in China.
Journey to the West
Journey to the West
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- China's 2013 box office results totaled more than $3.6 billion this year, representing a 27 percent increase in profits since 2012.
- Grossing over $196 million, director Stephen Chow's action-adventure comedy Journey to the West earned 2013's highest box office turnout on the mainland,
- with other home-grown films making tremendous gains on Hollywood's profits this year .
- This week's box office results show Jackie Chan actioner Police Story 2013 and Feng Xiaogang's provocative Personal Tailor bringing high traffic to mainland theaters.
- Despite box office success, Feng Xiaogang's Personal Tailor has drawn a lot of online contention from China's local critics, and the director has decided to swing back.
- China news podcast Sinica has dedicated an episode to the current affairs of the Chinese film industry
- Chinese tourists are rushing to Seattle after seeing Finding Mr. Right.
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