Fox s The Fault in Our Stars grossed $307 million globally in 2014.
Cancer drama A Little Red Flower has touched the hearts of local filmgoers and earned $167 million, but an official paper trail in Beijing appears to show how the movie grew out of Fox s 2016 efforts to produce a licensed remake of its Shailene Woodley-starring hit.
After overtaking North America as the world s biggest box office last year, China s film market is off to a roaring start in 2021. The country s cinemas sold nearly $200 million worth of tickets over the New Year holiday, the strongest first weekend since record-keeping began in 2011.
Driving much of the earnings was the Chinese blockbuster