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Chinese $450m Cinema Merger Points to Recovery

Chinese cinema operator Hengdian Film and Television (known as HG Entertainment) looks set to become the country’s second largest operator, following a proposed Shanghai Xingyi Cinema. This is the first large-scale merger and acquisition in China since the start of the pandemic, and points to…

Vision Time private cinema. (photo: 36Kr)

CJ China Cinema News – Friday 18 August 2017

Private Cinemas for Tier 3 & 4, Luxe Laser in Shangahi, JD.com + WePiao, Dadi’s Deputy GM Xu interview, HG Entertainment fund expansion, Evergrande 100th cinema, “Wolf Warrior 2” ticket fraud, fans ‘lock’ screenings for stars, “Manchester by the Sea” fir…

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…

A jukebox of film selections. (image: Sohu)

CJ China Cinema News – Thursday 1 June 2017

Private cinema plans, FT’s China market overview, quota re-negotiations in August, “Dangal” to cross CNY ¥1 billion, Fan Bingbing supports art-house, fixed-fee imports, Hong Kong’s cinema push, ‘vertical industry chain integration’, Dadi live cinema concert, pre-…

Bona and Wanda agreement.

CJ China Cinema News – Monday 22 May 2017

Wanda gets Bona cinemas, yet isn’t China’s largest circuit; Dadi launches event cinema; Dangal surprise Bollywood blockbuster; BesTV signs private cinema agreement; Times United Cinema IPO; no summer blackout for Hollywood; The Great Wall earnings; Shanghai DFC Baoshan Studios loyalty pu…

"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…

Celluloid Junkie's Top 50 Women in Cinema 2017

CJ’s Top 50 Women in Global Cinema – 2017

In the second year that Celluloid Junkie celebrates the top female executives in the global cinema industry we have expanded the list from 25 to 50 amazing individuals. Even then we have not been able to include all inspiring women that we have come across or who were nominated. We also had long dis…

"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…

Dadi Digital Cinema

Dadi Challenges Wanda With $0.5bn China Cinema Acquisition

Dadi has acquired the China cinema operation of Orange Sky Golden Harvest for close to $0.5bn, intensifying rivalry with its larger competitor Wanda.