Cinemas in mainland China remained busy over the latest weekend even a week after the end of the Lunar New Year holiday season and with few significant new release titles. Aggregate nationwide box office hit $162 million according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. And “The Wandering Earth 2” reclaimed…
The Wandering Earth 2
Cinema box office in mainland China came close to record levels over the Lunar New Year period with RMB6.76 billion of gross revenue – or just fractions short of $1 billion – in a week. Chinese state media reported the local currency number for a period covering Saturday to Friday…
The Chinese New Year holidays have brought back scenes not seen in mainland China cinemas for a year – a slew of new release titles and crowds to match. Few records will be broken. But after several months of desertification, the flood of returning cinema-goers may be a relief to…