China box office smashes summer records, Hollywood contributes little

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Interesting numbers. Between 2014 and 2018, China's box office doubled while US counterpart increased 10%.

 

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Gee, there was a big increase between 2020 and 2021. Who would have guessed that?!

 

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I seem to have forgotten to count the Hong Kong and Macau box office.

okya, let's wait until the end of 2023 to see who is the biggest film market in the world.

Almost December

US

Domestic Yearly Box Office

www.boxofficemojo.com

2023

$8,144,821,562

China

China Box Office: Annual Total Passes $7 Billion as ‘Across the Furious Sea’ Sails Off With Weekend Win, Disney’s ‘Wish’ Opens Fifth

Cao Baoping's 'Across the Furious Sea' wins on its opening weekend as China's box office hits fresh milestones, but remains difficult for Hollywood.

variety.com

China’s nationwide annual box office passed the symbolic $7 billion and RMB 50 billion marks in recent days, confirming a decent, but still incomplete recovery of the theatrical cinema industry.

According to consultancy Artisan Gateway, the running box office total to Nov. 26 was $7.15 billion.