China Abandons Political Propaganda Films for New Year Box Office After Protests
Chinese state media reported on Sunday that the big Lunar New Year holiday week was a smashing success at theaters.
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Chinese state media reported on Sunday that the big Lunar New Year holiday week was a smashing success at theaters.
For the first time in more than three years, Marvel blockbusters have confirmed release dates in China.
In 2022, the Chinese film market saw a revenue of 30.07 billion yuan ($4.49 billion) nationwide from some 712 million strong audiences, of which domestic films raked in 25.51 billion yuan, accounting for roughly 85 percent of the total box office, according to China Movie Data Information Network.
The two MCU films will hit Chinese theaters in February after the Lunar New Year
The third year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022 saw China's box office striving to cope with the impact of sporadic outbreaks, and in the process managing to generate a total annual revenue of around 30 billion yuan ($4.31 billion).