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Booming Chinese film market is still vulnerable

Two phenomenal tentpole films soared into the top five ranks of all time on the Chinese box office chart, but filmmakers are still worried about the future.Chen Sicheng's Detective Chinatown 3, th

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Spring Festival film season takes in record-breaking $1.2B

Blockbusters that debuted during the seven-day Chinese New Year holiday smashed several box office records, raking in 7.82 billion yuan ($1.2 billion) — one of the largest box office takings in histor

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Domestic daily box office breaks $250m on Chinese New Year

A poster for the Chinese comedy film "Detective Chinatown 3" is seen at a movie theater in Yichang City, central China's Hubei Province, February 10, 2021. /CFPChinese

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Spring Festival movie guide 2021

A combination of posters for seven upcoming Chinese blockbusters set for release in time for Spring Festival 2021, including "Detective Chinatown 3," "Assassin in Red," "The Yinyang Master," "Hi,

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'Detective Chinatown 3' tops $100M in advance sales

Detective Chinatown 3 saw advance ticket sales for the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, usually a busy moviegoing season in China, top 680 million yuan (about 105 million U.S. dollars) by Thursday mo

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'The Yinyang Master' brings mobile game to the big screen

The main protagonist of The Yinyang Master is half-demon and half-human. In much the same way, the movie itself is an exotic mix of cultures — half Chinese and half Japanese.The novel Onmyoji was writ

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China's pre-sale box office tops 500m yuan for Spring Festival period

During the first week of February, the box office in the Chinese mainland reached 300 million yuan (about $46.53 million), down from the 396 million recorded the week b

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Movies to anticipate during the 2021 Spring Festival holiday

Staff disinfect a cinema in Weifang, Shandong Province, January 26, 2021. /CFPBesides eating dumplings and pasting window paper-cuts, watching movies is also a popular

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'Detective Chinatown 3' leads China's advance Spring Festival sales

Detective Chinatown 3 saw advance ticket sales for the weeklong Spring Festival holiday, usually a competitive season for films in China, top 300 million yuan (46 million U.S. dollars) by Sunday morni

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Movie pre-sales top $50m, Beijing cinemas readjust seating capacity

A poster of the Chinese fantasy movie "The Yinyang Master" is seen outside a cinema in Beijing ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, January 30, 2021. /CFPAdvance box of

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'A Writer's Odyssey' creates visual feast milestone

The upcoming fantasy action blockbuster A Writer's Odyssey could set a new milestone in China's film history in terms of visual effects.I want to go along in step with you to make a really awe

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Race for Spring Festival blockbusters starts Friday

Presale tickets for Spring Festival movie blockbusters opened on Friday with Detective Chinatown 3 taking the lead.The week-long Spring Festival holiday, starting on Feb. 11, is usually the busiest an

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Tango popularity grows in China

04:05 Buenos Aires is said to be the farthest city from Beijing. But, despite a distance of over 19,000 kilometers, the two cities share something in common — a love fo

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China's box office leaps ahead of holiday, 'Shock Wave 2' wins big

As the holiday season draws near, a series of new movie releases have given China's film market a big boost. The country's domestic box office revenue exceeded 1.1 bill

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Domestic titles lead China's box office revival after bumpy 2020 start

2020 has been a tough year on everyone, and the film industry is undoubtedly one of the hardest hit sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dozens of filmmakers and producers

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Travelogue: The Yin-Yang of Chinese Food

When Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is mentioned, you may think initially of acupuncture or some similar healing method. But did you know that the principles of thi

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China's film giant reveals attractive future projects

China's entertainment giant Huayi Brothers Media unveiled a new list of future releases on Wednesday to demonstrate its confidence in the country's film industry.A photo shows the headquarters