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The global box office recovery in 2021 was once again led by China. Local Chinese blockbusters represent three of the year’s top six highest-grossing films, reflecting its status as the world’s top cinema market. As the year came to a...

Friday, May 21 Update: Universal reports today that F9 charged up $59.1 million in China on opening day, representing the second biggest debut of the pandemic by any film other than local entry Detective Chinatown 3. The figure marks Universal's...

Universal’s Fast & Furious 9 will launch in China on May 21, over a month ahead of its domestic release. Chinese cinemas are currently accounting for 30 percent of the global box office as several top territories remain closed or...

Nearly 20 months after abdicating the thrown, James Cameron's Avatar has returned to the global box office summit. Disney reports the film has reached $2,802,013,640 through the end of Saturday in China, pushing the film past Avengers: Endgame's now-former record.

As in their last earnings call, Imax spent the bulk of their Q4 2020 catch-up focusing on the company’s success in Asian markets, particularly China—where the theatrical industry has underdone an impressive recovery following their Covid-induced shutdown through much of...

Imax, along with subsidiary Imax China, has signed an agreement with Hong Kong-based chain Broadway Theatre Company Limited for four new Imax with Laser theaters in Shanghai. Broadway Theatre Company Limited currently operates 52 cinemas and 436 screens across five...

The Global Cinema Federation has put out a statement in celebration of the record-breaking opening weekend performance of Detective Chinatown 3, released over the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday. Per data provided by the GCF, Detective Chinatown 3 earned $163...

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...

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....

The global box office suffered a steep 71% decline in 2020, the largest year-over-year drop on record, stemming from the disastrous impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. ComScore is reporting a $12.2 billion tally in global ticket sales at cinemas worldwide...

The worldwide theatrical market remains in flux, with cinemas domestically and internationally re-closing and re-opening in response to rising Covid-19 numbers and their attendant government restrictions. When cinemas are open, one of the major concerns is what to play—namely, how...

IMAX reports today that the continued success of Huayi Brothers' The Eight Hundred in China resulted in the company's top performing box office day of the year in the country, posting $2.7 million from 647 screens. That figure accounted for...