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Movie Box Office Sales During China’s Spring Festival Holiday Reach $992M

According to Dengta, a Chinese movie data platform, the total box office proceeds from movies debuting during this year's Spring Festival holiday reached 6.734 billion yuan ($992 million), ranking second in Chinese film history and exceeding the 6.039 billion yuan recorded in 2022.

OnePlus 11 Smartphone to Have “The Wandering Earth 2” Film Co-Branded Edition

Promoters of the upcoming Chinese science-fiction movie "The Wandering Earth 2" released two trailers on domestic social media platform Weibo on December 19. The posts were evidently "sent from a OnePlus 11 Earth Engine Edition," in which "Earth Engine" is a key element in the Wandering Earth.

China Box Office Pre-Sales for Avatar Sequel Exceed $14.3M

On December 16, "Avatar: The Way of Water," James Cameron's highly anticipated science-fiction blockbuster sequel, will be officially released in China. As of December 10, pre-sale box office proceeds for the film had exceeded 100 million yuan ($14.3 million).

Comedian Stephen Chow Hints at Bringing His Film Character to Metaverse

Stephen Chow, a Hong Kong comedian, filmmaker and actor known for Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle, posted on Instagram on October 31 to ask which of his movie characters people would most like to see in the metaverse, hinting that he will introduce his own characters to the Web3 world.

Bona Film Debuts on Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Shares of Chinese movie producer and distributor Bona Film Group soared by the maximum 44% on August 18, its first day of trading following an initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

ByteDance’s Xigua Video Sues Tencent for Copyright Infringement

Xigua Video, a video app owned by ByteDance, has launched a lawsuit against Tencent for copyright infringement and unfair competition practices, claiming a compensation of 8 million yuan ($1.24 million).

China’s ‘The Battle at Lake Changjin’ Becomes Country’s Highest Grossing Film Ever, Huawei and XRender Provide Cloud Rendering Support

Chinese war epic 'The Battle at Lake Changjin' has been released for 56 days, during which time the cumulative box office total has exceeded 5.695 billion ($891 million).

Wanda Group Gives Up Majority Stake in AMC Theatres

Dalian Wanda Group has given up its majority stake in AMC Entertainment Holdings, the largest theater operator in the United States after it reported a record loss for 2020.

China Tops North America as World’s Largest Movie Market Amid Pandemic

China's total box office revenue reached 20.42 billion yuan ($3.16 billion) in 2020, making it the largest movie market in the world for the first time.

Chinese E-Commerce Platform Pinduoduo Promotes Sales of Local Agricultural Products, Partnering with Box Office Hit

Pinduoduo launched a new section called “High-quality hometown products” in partnership with a recent box office hit movie which features stories between people and their hometowns.

Leap, a Patriotic Chinese Movie is Teaching Disney how to Appeal to Chinese Audiences

Featuring the past achievements of the Chinese women’s volleyball team, the Chinese movie Leap was released on Sept. 25, about one week before China’s National Day holiday.

Despite Ambitious Hopes, Mulan Fails to Impress at Box Office, Chinese Fans Left Disappointed

Featured as one of Disney’s most promising movies for 2020, Mulan has been a disappointment following the movie’s poor performance in both western countries and China.

43 Days After Re-opening, Chinese Movie Theaters See New Life

Maoyan Research Institute on Sept. 1 released a report summarizing the first stage of cinemas reopening, which lasted for 43 days, revealing a revived movie market in China.

China Allows Movie Theaters in Low Risk Areas to Reopen on July 20 After Five Months of Shutdown

Movie theaters in low-risk areas of China can resume their operations on July 20 in an orderly manner with effective control measures, the China Film Administration announced today.

Top Chinese Animated Films to Watch

2019 was a bumper year for Chinese animated movies. Here are some recommended ones from Pandaily.

4 Reasons The Farewell Deserved an Oscar

If there is one thing The Farewell and its director Lulu Wang did wrong, it was being too brutally honest, about the in-between-ness of Chinese-American immigrants, the differences between Eastern and Western culture, and the feelings that come as a loved one passes away.

Baofeng Group CEO Detained By Police

Baofeng Group, which owns the popular movie player Baofeng, announced on July 28 that its CEO Feng Xin had been detained by police.

Chinese Tourists Purchase a Lot with Alipay and 70 Japanese Banks have Decided to Fight Back

Today, China’s National Day golden week has become a global golden week. Data estimate that more than six million Chinese travel overseas during this year’s National Day holiday. With the steps of Chinese tourists, many foreign merchants have started to use China’s advanced mobile payment methods. If there is no Alipay or WeChat payment, the […]

Alibaba is on the heels of Amazon

Gap of Market Value between Alibaba and Amazon is Just 1.3% Narrowing Nearly 100 Billion Dollars in Past Two Months. By September 22nd, Amazon’s market value was $456.5 billion and Alibaba‘s was $450.7 billion. Their gap was just 1.3%. Almost two months ago, the gap in market value between these two companies reached $100 billion. […]

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