China shows its strength

By 2009-05-22T10:15:00

John Woo’s war epic Red Cliff Part 2 grossed around $36.6m (rmb250m) in China in January

The Chinese box office got off to a bright start in 2009, boosting the theory cinema booms in a downturn. Can it continue throughout the year?

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