Beijing box office expected to drop 50% during Olympics

By 2008-08-12T04:50:00

China's public services and private companies all had the day off on Friday (Aug 8), the opening day of the games. In Beijing, shops and malls were closed by 6pm. And all cinemas in Beijing were closed between 6pm and 7pm, at the end of their afternoon screenings.

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