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"Rogue One" China film poster (cropped)

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 12 January 2017

CJ China Cinema News is back, looking at stolen BO, consolidation in 2017, staffing & training woes, a Trump year ahead, BBC goes Imax, Wanda opens 200th Imax screen, lost iPhones, private cinema prosecuted, China Intercom and Dadi, plus blind "see" cinema.

China’s Box Office ‘Slump’ Is Worse Than You Realise

CJ looks at what caused the box office in China to crash in 2016, what the actual business climate is and the future prospect of the Chinese cinema market.

Hollywood Box Office In China

CJ Cinema Digest – Monday 14 November 2016

China screens overtake US, Reading suitor revealed, MM2 buys in Malaysia, Ymagis controls DSat, Indian cinema rupee woes, Empire debt-free, Warner joins German ticketing platform, Imax VR funding, Europa Cinema awards, ideal viewing position in cinema, Qube Wire launched, Arclight & Meyer sound, Cin…

China Box Office Fraud – Too Big To Ignore

Major box office fraud appears to be behind the success of martial arts blockbuster "Ip Man 3" with Chinese media and authorities finally tackling the well known problem.

China micro cinema summit

China’s Micro Cinema Business Gets Serious

The first ever summit has been held for the micro cinema business in China. Also known as private cinemas, the sector is growing but still faces issues such as piracy.

China Cinema Digest – Thursday 28 January 2016

Wanda 100 screen Dolby Cinema deal, China's global ambitions, Times United IPO, HK cinema building law, Sherlock in China, MediMation

H.Brothers Research

How Sustainable Is The Chinese Cinema Market?

In 2011 the average ticket price in China was CNY ¥37 (USD $5.62) but by 2015 this had fallen to nearly CNY ¥35 (USD $5.32) despite the growth of Imax and premium screens and the increase in cinema ticket prices in all other major economies. Mobile ticketing by third-party vendors is the main cause,…

China to Crack Down on Box Office Fraud

Chinese authorities are cracking down on box office fraud, with severe punishments for cinemas, ticket software vendors or apps caught siphoning off BO.

Baidu and Stellar

China Cinema Digest – Thursday 15 October 2015

Now that the sheen has come off China’s stock market and overall economic growth, hard questions are starting to be asked about the success of China’s cinema box office. Reuters is the latest to have woken up to the fact that tickets are being massively subsidised by third-party e-commer…

Imax Shanghai

Imax Q3 Earnings Up, Pins Hope to China, Blasted for “Star Wars” 70mm

Meanwhile there is an online backlash growing that “Star Wars VII” will only be screening in Imax 70mm in 11 US states (not including Washington DC) and one Canadian province. By way of comparison, “Interstellar” opened on four times as many 70mm screens. In total “Star…