Hollywood's China Box Office Hopes Dim
►Is the love affair over? Chinese films have reaped record earnings at their country’s theatrical box office in 2021, but Hollywood ticket revenue in the Middle Kingdom remains mostly in the doldrums. In 2021, imported U.S. studio films had earned just $700 million as of July 31, down 66 percent compared to sales over the same stretch in 2019 ($2.1 billion), and falling 61 percent from 2018 ($1.8 billion).
THR's Asia bureau chief Patrick Brzeski considers the structural and political reasons for the waning popularity and dearth of Hollywood releases in China at the moment and the challenges that lie ahead.
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