China Box Office News Stories Exhibition News IMAX Rings in Record-Breaking Chinese New Year with $34M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 30th Led by $26.3M Gross for 'The Wandering Earth 2' News & Analysis DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3 Lifts Imax to Chinese New Year Weekend Record Boxoffice Staff • Feb 14th Imax recorded its highest-grossing Chinese New Year weekend at the box office, earning an estimated $25 million from China over the weekend despite the country’s seating restrictions to 75 percent capacity. The record was set almost entirely due to new... News & Analysis China’s THE EIGHT HUNDRED Becomes First Non-Hollywood Film to Top Yearly Global Box Office w/ $450.4M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 29th The highest grossing movie on planet earth in 2020 was China’s The Eight Hundred, becoming the first title outside the Hollywood system to accomplish the feat with $450.4 million, according to numbers provided to Boxoffice PRO by Chinese distributor Huayi Brothers.... Exhibition News China Box Office: 1917 Debuts with Highest Weekend Since Cinemas Returned Boxoffice Staff • Aug 10th On China’s third weekend of reopened cinemas, war thriller 1917 launched with $5.50 million, the best frame for a film since reopening commenced there. 1917 led all three days, with $1.70 million on Friday, $1.97 million on Saturday, and $1.83 million... News & Analysis China Box Office: INTERSTELLAR Posts Highest Daily Gross for a Film Since Cinemas Returned Boxoffice Staff • Aug 3rd This past weekend saw three different films lead the Chinese daily box office on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Chinese drama The Enigma of Arrival debuted on Friday with $1.38 million. It also led the weekend overall with $3.35 million. The... From the Magazine ‘Aquaman’ Starts w/ $94.2M China Debut Boxoffice Staff • Dec 9th Monday Update: Aquaman‘s final confirmed China opening weekend is $94.2M. Sunday Update: Ahead of its domestic release, Warner Bros.’ superhero movie Aquaman started in China with an impressive $93.6M weekend. That would make it the #21 best China opening of all time, and the best... Overseas Global Update: ‘The Jungle Book’ Hits $500M Overseas, $800M Worldwide jpapish • May 13th From Disney: The Jungle Book surpassed $500M internationally yesterday and today is expected to join Zootopia as the second Disney release of 2016 to cross the $800M mark globally. The Jungle Book will reach the $300M threshold domestically this weekend. ... News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Record Breaking Holdovers Poised to Stay Hot jpapish • Jul 21st Last weekend’s box office hit a record $183 million as the top three films (Monster Hunt, Jianbing Man, and Monkey King: Hero Is Back) accounted for $172 million. The three well-received and highly-praised local films have broken nearly every domestic... News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Summer Movie Season Hits Peak With ‘Monster Hunt’ and ‘Jianbing Man’ jpapish • Jul 15th If last weekend was the turning point for China’s tepid summer box office where young fans lined up to see their idols in Tiny Times 4.0 and Forever Young and incredible word of mouth for The Monkey King: Hero Is Back pushed the weekend total to a... News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Familiar Directors Look To Heat Up Chinese Cinemas jpapish • Jun 30th Bowing to an underwhelming $27 million last weekend, Hollywood Adventures (横冲直撞好莱坞) failed to live up to its lofty expectations and couldn’t attract Chinese moviegoers unimpressed with its premise and humor. This weekend seven new domestic and one new imported film... News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: ‘Hollywood Adventures’ Poised To Become First Local Summer Blockbuster As Protection Period Starts In Full Force jpapish • Jun 23rd In order to maintain a healthy balance between domestic product and Hollywood fare, SARFT (The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television) imposes an annual blackout “month” on most imported films. This weekend begins the month or more-long protection period... News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Domestic Pics Try To Regain Control As Summer In China Officially Begins jpapish • Jun 16th With high school seniors finally able to burn their exam prep books and university students out for the summer, seven new pics try to contend with Jurassic World in a competitive market over the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The last... Load more stories
Exhibition News IMAX Rings in Record-Breaking Chinese New Year with $34M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 30th Led by $26.3M Gross for 'The Wandering Earth 2'
News & Analysis DETECTIVE CHINATOWN 3 Lifts Imax to Chinese New Year Weekend Record Boxoffice Staff • Feb 14th Imax recorded its highest-grossing Chinese New Year weekend at the box office, earning an estimated $25 million from China over the weekend despite the country’s seating restrictions to 75 percent capacity. The record was set almost entirely due to new...
News & Analysis China’s THE EIGHT HUNDRED Becomes First Non-Hollywood Film to Top Yearly Global Box Office w/ $450.4M Boxoffice Staff • Jan 29th The highest grossing movie on planet earth in 2020 was China’s The Eight Hundred, becoming the first title outside the Hollywood system to accomplish the feat with $450.4 million, according to numbers provided to Boxoffice PRO by Chinese distributor Huayi Brothers....
Exhibition News China Box Office: 1917 Debuts with Highest Weekend Since Cinemas Returned Boxoffice Staff • Aug 10th On China’s third weekend of reopened cinemas, war thriller 1917 launched with $5.50 million, the best frame for a film since reopening commenced there. 1917 led all three days, with $1.70 million on Friday, $1.97 million on Saturday, and $1.83 million...
News & Analysis China Box Office: INTERSTELLAR Posts Highest Daily Gross for a Film Since Cinemas Returned Boxoffice Staff • Aug 3rd This past weekend saw three different films lead the Chinese daily box office on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Chinese drama The Enigma of Arrival debuted on Friday with $1.38 million. It also led the weekend overall with $3.35 million. The...
From the Magazine ‘Aquaman’ Starts w/ $94.2M China Debut Boxoffice Staff • Dec 9th Monday Update: Aquaman‘s final confirmed China opening weekend is $94.2M. Sunday Update: Ahead of its domestic release, Warner Bros.’ superhero movie Aquaman started in China with an impressive $93.6M weekend. That would make it the #21 best China opening of all time, and the best...
Overseas Global Update: ‘The Jungle Book’ Hits $500M Overseas, $800M Worldwide jpapish • May 13th From Disney: The Jungle Book surpassed $500M internationally yesterday and today is expected to join Zootopia as the second Disney release of 2016 to cross the $800M mark globally. The Jungle Book will reach the $300M threshold domestically this weekend. ...
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Record Breaking Holdovers Poised to Stay Hot jpapish • Jul 21st Last weekend’s box office hit a record $183 million as the top three films (Monster Hunt, Jianbing Man, and Monkey King: Hero Is Back) accounted for $172 million. The three well-received and highly-praised local films have broken nearly every domestic...
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Summer Movie Season Hits Peak With ‘Monster Hunt’ and ‘Jianbing Man’ jpapish • Jul 15th If last weekend was the turning point for China’s tepid summer box office where young fans lined up to see their idols in Tiny Times 4.0 and Forever Young and incredible word of mouth for The Monkey King: Hero Is Back pushed the weekend total to a...
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Familiar Directors Look To Heat Up Chinese Cinemas jpapish • Jun 30th Bowing to an underwhelming $27 million last weekend, Hollywood Adventures (横冲直撞好莱坞) failed to live up to its lofty expectations and couldn’t attract Chinese moviegoers unimpressed with its premise and humor. This weekend seven new domestic and one new imported film...
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: ‘Hollywood Adventures’ Poised To Become First Local Summer Blockbuster As Protection Period Starts In Full Force jpapish • Jun 23rd In order to maintain a healthy balance between domestic product and Hollywood fare, SARFT (The State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television) imposes an annual blackout “month” on most imported films. This weekend begins the month or more-long protection period...
News & Analysis Weekly Chinese Box Office Preview: Domestic Pics Try To Regain Control As Summer In China Officially Begins jpapish • Jun 16th With high school seniors finally able to burn their exam prep books and university students out for the summer, seven new pics try to contend with Jurassic World in a competitive market over the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The last...
