After three lengthy years of pandemic drift and deterioration, China’s film box office was again in booming type over the week-long Lunar New 12 months vacation. Complete ticket gross sales over the six-day festive interval, China’s most profitable moviegoing window of the 12 months, climbed to $993.8 million this 12 …
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At long last, Marvel and Walt Disney appear to be getting a break in China. The studio’s superhero tentpoles Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania both have locked down China release dates, ending a de facto three-and-a-half year ban on all Marvel movie releases in the …
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Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) on Thursday unveiled a rich, 28-title selection for its forthcoming 21st edition, featuring promising projects in development from Singaporean Camera d’Or winner Anthony Chen, maverick Hong Kong director Fruit Chan, rising Thai talent Jakrawal Nilthamrong and veteran festival ringmaster Marco Mueller, among many others. …
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The Wandering Earth 2, the sequel to the Chinese language sci-fi blockbuster that earned $700 million in 2019, is charting a course for North America, due to a deal inked by distributor Effectively Go USA. The specialty label has acquired the home theatrical rights to the movie and set it …
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