"Police Story 2013," a new action thriller from Jackie Chan, ruled China's box offices in the past week, grossing nearly 288 million yuan (47.29 million U.S. dollars) in the six days since it hit screens on Dec. 24, according to a film industry weekly.
Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj said on Monday his film on Kashmir "will truthfully reflect 25 years of pain and sufferings on screen."
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" thrashed other competitions over its first weekend at the box office with an estimated 161.1 million U.S. dollars in 4,163 theaters and generated the second best debut of 2013 behind "Iron Man 3". Only three films have ever opened higher than "Catching Fire" of all time. Marvel's "The Avengers" holds the No. 1 place with a stunning 207.4 million dollars. "Iron Man 3" is the second with 174.1 million dollars, and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" marks the third with 169.2 million dollars.
Iconic Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi won the best leading actress award at the Golden Horse Awards, considered the Chinese-language Oscars, for her performance in the film "The Grandmaster."
Europe's largest Chinese-language film festival has begun in London for its fifth year. The hope is to make British audiences more familiar with Chinese films and esthetics. It runs for six days until Sunday. Let's check it out.
The names of A-list talent headed for the Rome Film Festival this year continued to grow as the eight-year-old event got underway Friday with the world premiere of "The Fifth Wheel," the latest comedy from Italian director Giovanni Veronesi.
A 35-million-U.S.-dollar film which chronicles the life of former South African President Nelson Mandela was premiered here Sunday evening, stirring emotional memories of the anti-apartheid icon.
Dalian Wanda Group, owned by China's richest man, Wang Jianlin, unveiled a plan on Sunday to build the world's biggest film studio in the eastern coastal city of Qingdao.
Director James Wan's latest film "Insidious: Chapter 2" has once again turned into a dominant force at the North America box office, finishing in the top slot with ease over the weekend.
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg's next production project, "Jurassic World," is set to debut on June 12, 2015, the Universal Pictures said Tuesday.
With the general public’s awakening interest and the huge market as the momentum, Chinese movie business is booming, stimulating tourism and culture industry to flourish, said renowned professionals in a forum on Sept. 10.
"Tiny Times 2.0," a sequel to domestic young-adulthood film sensation "Tiny Times," will hit Chinese theaters on Thursday.
Jay Chou's second film "Rooftop" raked in 118 million yuan (19.2 million U.S. dollars) as of Tuesday following its debut in Chinese theaters on July 11.
American sci-fi adventure "After Earth" topped China's box office charts for a second week making 102 million yuan (16.6 million U.S. dollars) at movie theaters.
"Despicable Me 2" succeeded in finishing as the most popular film in North America over the Independence Day weekend as it beat up Johnny Depp's vehicle "The Lone Ranger" with ease and style.
"Monsters University" opened as the No. 1 grossing film in North America this weekend, raking in 82 million dollars worth of tickets and set multiple industry records including the second highest debut for a Pixar film.
"Iron Man 3" has grossed 400 million U.S. dollars worth of tickets in North America since it debuted more than six weeks ago, distributor Walt Disney Pictures announced on Wednesday.
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