Family feature animation, Norm Of The North, has been set for a debut in China this coming April. Under a deal between producer Splash Entertainment and Shanghai-based Yang Yang Pictures Corp, the latter will serve as a major investor for the Middle Kingdom release which will be handled by … Read entire story.
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UPDATE, WRITETHRU: With a $52.6M two-day China opening this weekend, Star Wars: The Force Awakens set a new record as the biggest Saturday/Sunday Middle Kingdom debut of all time. That was after it landed in the PROC, its final market, on Saturday with an estimated $33M … Read entire story.
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The Chinese government released official box office figures for the year late Thursday night, showing a 48.7% hike from 2014 to over 44B yuan ($6.77B). This is the highest percentage increase since 2011, media authority SAPPRFT said. Industry execs believe China will overtake North America as the world’s biggest box office … Read entire story.
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