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Shengjia International Studios

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 27 July 2017

China 45K screens, Dadi goes Tier 3-5, Alibaba increase Tao Piao Piao stake, ticket platforms battle, no growth Tier 1&2, H1 mixed report, “bottleneck period”, local films under-perform, Imax 7 screens with Bestar, Shengjia International Studios interview, 24h automated private cinem…

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…

Gränbystaden - Nordisk Film multiplex coming in 2018. (image: artist's impression)

CJ Cinema News Digest – Tuesday 22 March 2017

Nordisk takes battle to Sweden, Ymagis launches premium Sphera, Sony goes RGB laser, Hong Kong mandates cinemas, Alibaba buys Damai, release windows (redux) and Reed v League smackdown, “Beast” release in Malaysia, Springtime up 10%, putting VR into PVR, SRS “too expensive” a…

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…

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-…

Showtime Analytics Alibaba CineAsia 2016

CJ Cinema News Digest – Monday 12 December 2016

Alibaba invests in Showtime, GIC pumps $260m into Cinema XXI, Atom Tickets profiled Redux, cinema stocks fall, Odeon-AMC Manchester conflict, Showtime Taipei is Christie Vive's 400th, Korean cinemas' variable pricing, Canada cinema hack, Indian cinema national anthem arrests, Inox plans, MK2 VR venu…

A scene from “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” starring Joe Alwyn. Credit TriStar Pictures

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 29 August 2016

"Billy Lynn" screening challenge, Alibaba cinema investment, VRrOOm VR cinemas, Aries' Indian 10,000 4K plan, Osman Exhibitor of the Year, Indian single screens and piracy, 'Jason Bourne" 3D complaints, Argentina cinema stabbing, German outdoor cinema washout, Tarunga multiplex and "Nine Lives" 19 m…

CJ Cinema Digest – Wednesday 17 August 2016

Alibaba goes cinema, Vox goes Saudi, CGV charged, Brazil cinemas need banks, Alamo grows, NCM bonds, Profits@Dundrum, trailer trauma, Guzzo baby surrender, UFO sues cinemas, deaf man sues Celebration Cinemas, laser survey, Sunshine bomb hoax, Reel goes luxury at Palm, Vue facelift, Pathé and Gaumont…

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 16 May 2016

Alibaba ticketing worth $2bn, India cinema deaths, Ballantyne overhaul, PVR piracy trace, FilmExpoGroup website re-launch, Live Cinema Conference streams, Overwatch globally and dog cinema.