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"Fate of the Furious" in China.

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 20 April 2017

F8 and BJIFF special: “Furious 8” does glorious business, Omnijoi-IMAX pact for +40 cinemas, Hollywood quota speculation and why Hollywood alone can’t save China’s BO, per-screen takings keep falling, yet more BO fraud, BJIFF opens, New Wave Forum panel, FIPL impact on privat…

Yo Xin, Dadi Cinemas GM

CJ Interviews: Yu Xin, General Manager, Dadi Cinemas

In collaboration with Boxoffice Magazine CJ recently celebrated the 50 top female executives in the global cinema industry. Here is an interview with this year’s top candidate, Dadi Cinemas’s Yu Xin, the general manager of China’s second largest exhibition circuit. It was carried out by Daniel…

China Cinema box office 2012-2017 Q1 Mtime Ent Group

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 6 April 2017

China BO slumps further, Alibaba losses, Wanda re-brand and profits, 362 cinema punished for fraud, Hollywood’s small China earnings, private cinemas to the rescue, cinema fragmentation and consolidation, Hengdian IPO, children cinema height and Jiang Tian’s acting isn’t appreciate…

China cinema box office 2014-2017

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 16 March 2017

China BO flat in first months, “Logan” deep cut in PRC, how censorship works, Imax’s Gelfond changes tune and blames BO ‘chill’ on maturing audience, “Ip Man 3” lessons not learned, parking and word-of-mouth matter to cinema goers, cinema consolidation stuck…

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 23 February 2017

Alibaba losses, Baidu platform’s profit, competition in in online ticketing, China blockbuster growth, Hollywood marketing in China, CCTV cameras watch you in cinemas, release date holidays, over-60 discounts and duck necks cause fracas at cinema. Follow Celluloid Junkie on FACEBOOK for NEWS a…

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 16 February 2017

“La La Land” can’t save Spring Festival BO, January BO up but fraud returns, Nomura analyst bullish (again), pessimism about Tier 2&3 cities, Wanda’s Shimao deal shrinks as January smiles, Jinyi and Imax to launch VR halls, summer season out of favour, movie ticket revenu…

"Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" poster

CJ China News Digest – Thursday 2 February 2017

Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival) is over and the box office winner is “Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back”, though it is unlikely to match the success of last year’s “The Mermaid” and has led to soul searching in the industry about everything from quality…

Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back

CJ China News Digest – Thursday 26 January 2017

Advance ticket sales up ahead of Spring Festival, market share of online ticketing revealed, little cinema consolidation in 2016, should BO count include service charge, Xiao Feng reveals cinema expansion plans, Wang's Davos transcript, 6.7 was average score for Chinese films released in 2016.

Empty cinema seats in Zhuolu county near Beijing. (photo: Associated Press)

China Cinema News – Thursday 19 January 2017

Chinese screens sit empty, Tier 3 & 4 cities screens grow but not BO, Bona-Huayi-Enlight production pipeline worries, China cinema plateau predicted, Baidu to improve cinema advertising, Manpower raises cinema acquisition fund, is smog hurting BO, cinema consolidation ahead, Wanda 2016 profits up, C…

Wanda Cinema Wang Jianlin and Huayi Brothers' Wang Zhong Jun and Wang Zhong Lei

Huayi Bros Targets Wanda With Dadi Investment

The rivalry between the Dalien Wanda and Huayi Brothers is intensifying, with Huayi investing CNY ¥78.85 million (USD $11.5 million) for 95 million shares in Dadi Cinemas, China’s second largest cinema chain. The deal gives Huayi Bros a 4.56% stake in Dadi, making it the company’s third-…