box office

Welcome to China Film File, a weekly brief on the business of movies in China. Read More

Welcome to China Film File, a weekly brief on the business of movies in China. Read More

Projected to surpass the US to become the world’s largest box office by 2020, China commands center stage as it continues to undergo breakneck growth and cinema expansion with the help of an ever expanding and aspirational Chinese middle class. Read More

According to a new Ernst & Young report on China’s media and entertainment industry, the country will surpass the US to become the world's largest box office by 2020, following years of breakneck growth and cinema expansion. Read More

Wildly inaccurate box office reports following the release of the US-China co-production "Looper" indicate that the Chinese box office, while growing in global importance, may not quite be a true competitor to the American market just yet. Read More

One of the most anticipated Hollywood-China co-productions to hit screens to date, the Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Bruce Willis sci-fi action film "Looper" became the first international film ever to rake in more in its China opening than in its native US. Read More

With China's fast-growing film market now the second-largest in the world, Hollywood is looking more intently than ever at wooing Chinese co-production partners to tap a swelling audience while side-stepping Beijing's film import quotas. Read More

The latest prominent Chinese director to make a foray into international markets, Chen Kaige is set to premier his film "Sacrifice" in the United States later this month. Read More

Recording a 41 percent gain in the first half of the year, China's booming box office remains a source of strength for domestic and international studios. Read More

A year after IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond announced plans to triple the company's presence in mainland China, this week the Canadian company signed its third deal with Chinese exhibitor Omnijoi to build five more digital theaters in China. Read More