China box office up a third in six months
In the first six months of 2013, cumulative box office receipts in China rose 36 percent over the same period last year. This was reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The largest increase was due to Chinese-made movie projects. The share of foreign movies dropped by 21 percent, despite the success of movies such as Iron Man 3 at national box office. In absolute terms, movies earned $ 1.79 billion in absolute terms, of which $ 675 million dollars fell on foreign movies. The leader of the Chinese box office was the movie `` Journey to the West: Conquering Demons '', directed by Stephen Chow ($ 204 million). In second place was `` Iron Man 3 '' ($ 123 million). In the third, the Chinese romantic comedy "So Young" ($ 117 million). The Topic of Article: China box office up a third in six months. |
